2. Digital Storytelling vs. Making Movies
âą Point of View
âą Dramatic Question
âą Emotional Content
âą Gift of Your Voice
âą Power of the Soundtrack
âą Economy
âą Pacing
Brennan, Joe. âDigital Storytelling vs. Making Movies.â [weblog entry] Digital Storytelling. Discovery Educator Network. December 19,
2006 (http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/digital_storytelling/category/the-center-for-digital-storytelling/). April 22, 2009.
9. Tip:
Before you begin downloading
media, create a folder on your
computer to store all media and your
Photo Story / Movie Maker file.
Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
10. Find Images
âą Log into Discovery Education streaming
and find the images that you want to use
âą Download the images into a folder on your
computer
11. Click or right-click on the download size for your
video (Medium for typical videos and Large for
higher-quality videos)
12. Be sure to copy the citation information for each
image.
13. Tip:
Itâs a good idea to maintain a
working bibliography for media
resources during the collating
process. It will save time when
creating the projectâs bibliography
and credits.
Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
14. etâs Make Some Magic
âą Open Photo Story
and click âBegin a
new storyâ
âą Click âNextâ
15. mporting Images
1. Click on the âImport
Picturesâ button
2. Navigate to the
images that you want
to import
3. Click on the ânextâ
button
*Tip: Use your shift key
to select multiple
images.
16. dding Your Own Narration
1. Click on the Red
Button to begin
narration
*TIP: Use the text area to type in a script of
your narration first â this will help eliminate
the um-s and ah-s.
18. dd Music or Sound Effects
1. Either from your
computerâŠ
2. Or create your
own music in
Photo Story!!
* Tip: Adjust the volume level of your
audio so that it doesnât overwhelm
your narrations.
19. inish Your Story
âą Save your story to
your computer.
âą Save project for
future editing.
21. Find Video
1. Log into Discovery Education streaming
and find an Editable Clip
2. Download the clip and save it into a
folder on your computer with the rest of
your content.
22. When searching for video content, select Editable under
Narrow My Results to filter your results for Editable
content to use in your digital stories.
23. Set your Download Type to Media Player.
Click or right-click the Download icon.
25. Tip:
If you right-click on the video file
after you have downloaded it and
select Properties, you can paste the
citation information into the
Description section to make creating
your Bibliography and/or Credits
easy!
Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
27. Collection
A collection contains audio clips, video clips, or pictures that
you have imported or captured in Windows Movie Maker.
28. Project
A project contains the arrangement and timing information
of audio and video clips, video transitions, video effects,
and titles you have added to the storyboard/timeline.
A saved project file in Windows Movie Maker has an
.mswmm file name extension.
29. Movie
A movie is the final project you save by using the
Save Movie Wizard.
Note: A movie will open in Media Player.
31. Timeline view is great for layering audio, text,
transitions, and special effects.
32. Letâs Make Some Magic
1. Open Windows Movie Maker
2. From the task bar on the left,
choose âImport Videoâ
33. Tip:
You can also drag and drop files
directly into your content âcollection.â
Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
34. 1. Navigate to your
movie file â it must be
.asf, .avi, .wmv, or
mpeg file.
2. Click âImportâ
35. Drag and Edit
Note that the video segment is now broken into tiny pieces
1. Drag the clip
that you want
to edit into
boxes below
2. Click on the
icon that says
âShow
Timelineâ
36. Tip:
You can import video, images, and
audio using the same basic process.
Stick Figure Thinking. . 2009.
Discovery Education. 7 July 2009
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>
37. Adding Your Own Narration
1. On the Audio
track line,
choose a section
of audio that you
want to mute and
right-click on that
section
2. Choose âMuteâ
38. Record Your Narration
1. Click on the
microphone icon to
record your narration
2. Record your
narration and save
the file in your
content folder on
your computer
39. Finish your movie
1. Choose âsave to my
computerâ
2. Save your project for
future editing.
46. Combining Clips
You can combine clips to make them easier to edit
and organize.
47. Adding Titles and Credits
1. Select where you want your title to appear
in your movie.
2. Enter text for the title.
3. Select an animation style for the title.
4. Select the font and colors for your title.
5. Add the title to your movie.
55. Video Transitions
A video transition controls how your movie plays from one
video clip or picture to the next.
You can add a transition between two pictures, video clips, or
titles, in any combination, on the storyboard/timeline.
56. Special Effects
A video effect determines how a video clip, picture, or title
displays in your project and final movie.
Video effects let you add special effects to your movie.
57. Special Effects
A video effect is applied for the entire duration that the video
clip, picture, or title displays in your movie.
59. Chroma Key in Movie Maker
http://www.wikihow.com/Chroma-Key-in-Windows-Movie-Maker
60. Learn More
Jason Ohlerâs Storytelling Resources
http://www.jasonohler.com/storytelling/index.cfm
Bernajean Porterâs DigiTales
http://www.digitales.us/
Joe Brennanâs Digital Storytelling Blog
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/digital_storytelling
Hall Davidsonâs Media Matters Blog
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/media_matters
Jen Dormanâs Digital Storytelling Page:
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalstorytelling