digital storytelling
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Digital Storytelling. Use of Windows Live Movie Maker to create a digital story. Go to start programmes and click on the folder called Windows live. Then click on Windows Live Movie Maker. This is the Windows Live Interface: It is designed using tabs like most Microsoft 2007 software. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Digital Storytelling
Use of Windows Live Movie Maker to create a digital story.
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Go to start programmes and click on the folder called Windows live.Then click on Windows Live Movie Maker.
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This is the Windows Live Interface: It is designed using tabs like most Microsoft 2007 software.
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The Home tab. This allows you to add photos initially for your digital story. Later we will look at the other functions from this tab.First drag your folder with photos onto the desktop of your computer.
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Click on the Add videos and photos button. This will allow you to add your digital story photos into the movie software.
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Navigate to the folder where your images are saved.Click on open to transfer the location of the images into Movie maker.
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Hold down control and click on the images you wish to import into Moviemaker for your digital story. Click Open.
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Images have now been imported into Moviemaker.Not it is the link that has been imported: not the actual files. i.e. if your source is a usb stick and it is removed: the link will be lost.
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If you click on the play button it will play through all the images with each image showing for five seconds. This time can be altered to suit.
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To alter the image duration: click on the Video Tool tab then adjust the time in the duration window.
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You next need to alter the order of images to suit your digital story in the moviemaker view. Just click on the image and drag to the desired location.
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In the view tab you can adjust the size of the image icons to allow easy editing and change of order.
If you are going to display on a widescreen TV choose the second option.
View tab
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At the heart of each digital story is your script and “voice.”You now need to have your script ready: with each image tagged with your spoken script:
The iron dinosaur bit into the brick
Calm before the storm
Keeping the dust down.
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You now need to record your script: you need a quality microphone and preferably audacity. Otherwise use windows sound recorder.
Recording sound:
Load Sound recorderPlug in microphone
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With your microphone plugged in click on start recording and record your sentences: (one by one) don’t try and record your entire digital story at once. Save your recording as record1, record2, etc….. In a folder on your computer.
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Start speaking and recording your script. When you have finished your sentence click Stop Recording.
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You can either continue recording by clicking on Resume Recording or save the file as a windows media audio file (wma): name each one as sound1, sound2, etc.. To ease placement in moviemaker. Save all the sound files in one folder.
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Save all the wma sound files in one folder: numbered numerically to ease placement in digital story. Before inserting in your digital story it might be a good idea to listen to them to make sure your voice is clear and loud enough. The better the quality of the microphone: the better the sound.
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You now need to insert your voice tracks at the appropriate part of your digital story. Move the slider to the point where you wish to insert your first audio file. Click on the line with your mouse and move.
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Click on Add music at the current point.
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Choose the sound file you wish to insert at this point and click Open.
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Note: sound1 is longer than the image one so we have to increase the duration of image one to suit.
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By holding the cursor over the sound file: I can see that the length of the sound file is 8 seconds so I need to adjust the image duration to around 10 seconds.
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Click on the edit tab and adjust the image duration to 10 seconds
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The sound file now fits in comfortably within the duration of the image.
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Repeat the same process with the rest of your sound files inserting the sound file on the planned image. Adjust the duration of the image to suit.
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Animation Tab:Place the cursor where you wish to insert the transition between the slide. Click on the transition window and choose the transition then click. The transition will be inserted at the chosen point. The transition ensures a smooth transition between slides and should be as unobtrusive as possible. Note the transitions will add time to your digital story.
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Once transitions are inserted they are shown here: hover your mouse over the gap between the slides to see details of transitions and effect etc…
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You can also alter the length of the transition here:
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Pan and Zoom
Pan and zoom is what brings the still images to life. Originally used by Ken Burns to bring movement to WW2 images.Pan and Zoom makes an image ‘move’ , either panning from side to side, up and down or Zooming in on a particular spot.Click on the Animations tab to access the pan and zoom.
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These are the pan and zoom effects available.Position the black timeline over the image and then click the pan and zoom effect that you want.Watch the preview window to check that this is the correct effect.
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When a pan and zoom effect has been applied to an image: this icon appears in the top right of the image.
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If you hover your mouse over the image: you can see the details of the effects that are associated with the image.
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Carry on adding the transitions and pan and zoom to all the images in your story line.
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Preview your digital story by playing it through in the project window, watching and listening to check everything works as planned. Make any adjustments to image duration or transition duration or change the pan and zoom.
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Images can be change from portrait to landscape by clicking on the rotate left 90 or rotate right 90.
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Visual Effects Tab:This is where you can ‘drop’ a variety of visual effects onto an image. Move the timeline to your image and click on the effect.
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Here the edge detection filter has been applied to the digger image.Only use this is really necessary: trying to be too clever can mess up a digital story: KIS (keep it simple) is good.
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The brightness of individual images can be adjusted by moving this slider.
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Title: Your digital story may need a title to introduce your story:Position the timeline tool at the start of your movie and click the Title icon.
Title
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The title tools will now appear: Start typing the title of your digital story here. The rest of the tools for adjusting the title effect are present in this tab. You can alter the text, start time, text duration and special effects in this tab.
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Preview the different effects by moving your cursor along the effects. You can also alter the start time and duration. Make sure the title fits inside the image duration.
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Preview your title by clicking on the play button.
Your title is in place on the timeline.
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Captions: By clicking here you can add a caption to an image.You need to position the timeline indicator over the image first.Then click the caption tool.
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Enter your text for the caption here:
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Caption: you can edit the text, start time, duration and effect by clicking on the tool bar.
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Credits go at the end of your digital story: click the credits button to add credits.
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Type in your credits in the preview window and use the tools to adjust text, background colour, timing and effects.
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After previewing your completed digital story you are now ready to publish your digital story (sharing) for viewing on a DVD player or computer or YouTube.Note: Moviemaker will not burn a DVD straight from the software: you need to burn a movie file first onto your computer, then transfer the movie onto a DVD using the windows DVD software.
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These tools allow the user to render their digital story into a movie file.Options:1. YouTube2. HD quality (suitable for wide screen LCD or Plasma)3. Computer based movie format: TV or Computer or Cell phone
or portable device or mobile phone and finally an email version.
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Click on the movie version you require: HD takes the most megabytes' per minute of video while email takes the least. Note the quality will go down as you move down to the email version.
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When you click on a sharing icon you will be prompted to give your digital story a name and a location to save the movie to. Save to the desktop so you can find your completed digital story easily. The rendering process will take a while…..
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The rendering process: it does take time. The software is assembling all your ingredients in the correct order: the equivalent of baking a cake in an oven!
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When complete you should get this!You digital story is now ready to play.If you want a musical background to your digital story you need to complete the following steps.
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Click on File: New projectSave the new project under a different name from your original
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The next step is to add your recently completed movie into the movie maker software.
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The original digital story is now loaded into Movie Maker ready for the background soundtrack to be inserted.
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Click Add Music, then Add music at current point, you need to position the timeline at the correct point first.
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Locate the music file you wish to use on your computer or usb drive. Then click open.
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Once the music is showing on your timeline: press the play button in the preview to listen to sound levels of you voice and background music.
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Click on the Music Tool tab. Here you can adjust music volume, fade in and fade out. The volume is important as you do not want the music to over power your voice.
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Publishing: go to the Publish tab and then choose your format and render your movie again, this time with the background music.
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You can also burn your digital story movie to a DVD using the computer’s DVD burning software.
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Enjoy your digital story
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