#METC14 presentation talking about creating 6 word stories and then creating 6 unique shots of a video to tell that story for ANY K-12 class for ANY subject matter.

1. Digital Storytelling
Creating across curriculum
6 word stories
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Ladue Horton Watkins HS
Broadcast Technology, Film & Multimedia Instructor
@dgoble2001
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4. Crackhead mayor goes crazy once again
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5. Bieber drag race caught on Instagram
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6. We can redirect
negative media narratives
#medialiteracy
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7. “Can’t wait to play...inform...perform.”
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8. Digital Storytelling
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digital media production
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sharing stories
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accomplish in any subject matter
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9. Digital Storytelling
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video
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video with sound, animation
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still photos
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still photos with audio
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12. Devices
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13. How do I
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14. Word
Stories
6 Unique
Shots
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15. Any teacher, in any class,
can offer this lesson
Challenge my students to create a video
we have never created before.
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16. Goal
Create a 6 word story & produce into a
6 shot video.
Brevity is a virtue
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway
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17. For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
—Ernest Hemingway
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The original short short story
In the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway’s colleagues bet him
that he couldn’t write a complete story in just six words.
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They paid up.
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Hemingway is said to have considered it his best work.
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18. Research
Six word stories can say lots
★ 6 Word Story Project
★ 6 Words
★ 6 Word Memoirs: Tell Us Yours
★ 6 Word Stories
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19. Collaborative script writing
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20. Storyboard
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21. Objective
Tell the story of YOU
No 2 shots can be alike
Must use 6 different
angles
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22. YouTube search:
Basic Camera Shots
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23. 1. ES = Establishing shot
★ setting, location
2. WS = Wide shot
★ scene begins, introduces character
3. MS = Medium shot
★ Offers some detail of action, narrows focus
& character
4. CU = Close Up
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Offers greatest detail, reveal resolution
Record EACH shot for a minimum of 10 seconds
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24. 1.
ES = Establishing shot
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setting, location
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25. 2. WS = Wide shot
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scene begins, introduces character
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26. 3. MS = Medium shot
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offers some detail of action, narrows focus & character
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27. 4. CU = Close Up
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offers greatest detail, reveal resolution
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28. Click the image to see the final 4 shot video
Each shot edited to :03 each for a total :12 video

29. Storytelling
Be creative
Beginning, middle and end
Color & light
NO to the 1st thought
Dare to be DIFFERENT
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30. 4 P’s to storytelling
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People - Who is in the story?
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Places - Where does the story take place?
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Plot - What is the conflict and the journey?
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Purpose - Why should anyone care? What is the
meaning of your story?
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32. Audio
Voiceover
Royalty - Free Audio
Natural Sound
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33. Royalty - Free Audio
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34. Video duration
< 3 seconds and > 5 seconds
Total :18-:30 seconds
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35. Production reminders
4 things to consider BEFORE picking
up a video camera
★ Video Production Tips
★ 5 Deadly Sins of Amateur Video
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36. Post-Production
Publish to SchoolTube.com
Embed to Weebly
Blog 5-10 sentences
Full page of student examples
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37. “Told one lie, trust was broken”
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38. Literacy Outcomes
Media
Digital
Writing
Reading
Math
Reflection
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39. Assessment
Story
Planning
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storyboard
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beginning, middle & end
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script
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4 P’s clear
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research
Audio
Video design
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6 clearly different shots
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color
proper volume
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enhances story
timing
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Met deadline
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40. “I might be a little crazy”
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41. “Life begins with a blank canvas.”
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42. “Chinese American, different cultures, same person”
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43. What is your
word video story?
The#powerofvideo
changes lives
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44. free iBook is coming!
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45. Q&A
Connect with me:
dgoble@ladueschools.net
about.me/dongoble
follow me on
Twitter @dgoble2001
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