2012 Webinar Series · • To discuss the benefit of digital storytelling in a healthcare setting...
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2012 Webinar Series
Digital Storytelling Made Easy
The Society is grateful to the National Endowment of the Arts for its support of this webinar series, which strives to provide affordable resources to individuals and organizations wishing to establish or advance arts and health programming.
Presented by
Dina Bey, MS Ed. School Teacher
Children’s Hospital of Michigan &
André L. Key A. Key Productions Director/Producer
July 25, 2012
Learning Objectives
• To define digital storytelling
• To learn about the various stages of production
• To show how to maximize the aesthetics by using the
appropriate equipment settings and proper placement.
• To discuss the benefit of digital storytelling in a
healthcare setting
Digital Storytelling is a modern derivative of oral
storytelling, which is an ancient tradition that has been
passed down from generation to generations
Date of origin is unknown. One of the earlier pioneers of
digital storytelling is Dana Atchley, The Center for Digital
Storytelling, Berkeley, CA
Review of Literature: • Digital stories are 3–5 minutes of visual images
synthesized with video, and audio. (Bull, G. & Kajder, S., 2005 & Gubrium, 2009, Matthews-DeNatale,
G.)
• Digital storytelling is also considered an
educational and therapeutic tool. (Sawyer, B. and Willis, J, 2011)
Digital Media Stories/Programming at Children’s Hospitals
At Children’s Hospital of
Michigan (CHM) the child-life
(CL) staff works with patients
to produce or direct digital
stories.
Hospitals with digital media
programming: 1. The Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
2. St. Louis Children’s
Hospital
3. Mount Sinai Kravis
Children’s Hospital
Approaches/Process
Academic approach
media or resources used to develop the story
(communicate)
the movement of the story or movement used by
participants (connect)
relationships types and formations (share)
content or the elements that gives meaning to the
story (produce)
the type of communication used (evaluate)
http://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/ideas/digitalstorytelling/process
Most common approach: 7 Elements of Digital
Storytelling, which was introduced by the Center for
Digital Storytelling (CDS) of Berkeley, California
II. Elements
Story, point of view (POV), or theme—the digital story’s roots
or big idea
A dramatic question
Emotional content
The gift of the author’s voice
Sound (music or sound effects)
Impact/economy
Pacing (the speed or tempo of the story)
Digital storytelling elements are half the battle of producing a quality
digital story. How well you move through the production process
dictates the quality of your production.
Production Process:
• pre-production
• production
• post production
III. Stages of production An overview of important elements of each stage
A. Pre-production
1. Scripting—a written record of your story from beginning to
the end.
2. Storyboarding—a visual map of your project’s main
points. (See examples of storyboarding)
3. Site survey—it provides you with a realistic look at the place
where your production will be recorded.
See Storyboard template
See blank storyboard template
Storyboard template
(http://courseweb.lis.illinois.edu/~nkaffe2/Samplestoryboard.htm)
B. Production—carefully consider how to choreograph the
production elements in a way that best brings your story
to life.
1. The Camera
• can make or break your project
• captures and tells your story.
• determines the recording format (tape or digital
cards)
• Camera’s settings
a. White balance Not all cameras offer this option
b. Focus c. Common Aspect Ratio:
• (4:3) Old television & computer monitor standard • (16:9) HD video standard
White balance with a point and shoot camera
4:3 Ratio (Standard TV picture view)
16:9 Ratio (high definition TV picture view)
2. The Shot of the cast/the set draws your audiences into your
story and creates the tone/mood. Try to vary your shots and
remember the rules of composition.
a. Establishing Shot—This shot is a point of reference,
which shows the relationship between the images on
the set.
b. Wide (or full shot)—a shot from head to toe, usually
placed within some relation to its or his or her
surroundings
c. Medium—a shot from the knees up or the hips up
d. Close—a shot from chest up.
References:
http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~candace/basics/shooting.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/myplacemyspace/promote-your-day-out/with-
film/planning-your-shoot.shtml
Close up
Medium shot
e. The Rules of Composition
1. The Rule of Thirds—thirds horizontally and
vertically imaginary markers, in which images are
place (on the line of axis)
2. Framing—consider allowing for titling, look space,
walk space, and headroom
Framing
Rules of Thirds
Angles
a. Low level—shows the subject looking
down at the camera (see example)
b. High level—shows the subject looking up a
the camera (see example) T
Reference website: http://www.thewildclassroom.com/wildfilmschool/gettingstarted/camerashots.html
High angle
Low angle
4. Lighting
a. Three-point vs. four-point lighting
b. Type of lights (tungsten and fluorescent)
5. Audio (mics)
a. Camera mic
b. Boom mic
c. Lavalier mic
Four Point Lighting
C. Post Production
• Editing
D. Finished product
• Encoding to DVD or to video file (.mp4, .mov,
.mpeg, etc.)
• Screening—this can be as simple as showing the
patient, staff, friends, and family your final cut
Licensing (only reference a website-- http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/copyright.html &
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/)
III. Benefit of using digital storytelling in a healthcare setting
A. “a method for teaching values and attitudes, for
professional development, and enhancement of
interpersonal communication”
(Borkan J, Miller W, Reis S; 1992; Hensel W, Rasco T,
1992; Rabinowitz S, Maoz B, Weingarten M, Kasan R,
1994)
B. Also according to Professor Aline Gubrium, PhD,
“influence indigenous healthiness and resilience by
offering a means of owning and being able to tell one’s
own story” (Gubrium, 2009).
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