The Center for Digital Storytelling is a nice resource for those interested in using technology to express themselves. Digital storytelling is a broad term and can include many types of presentations. A few that come immediately to mind are family history, memorials, documentaries of important events and historical profiles. Perhaps the most influential practitioner of digital storytelling is Ken Burns, who pioneered many of the techniques such as panning and zooming with his camera to animate old photographs. There's even an effect in iMovie, named after Mr. Burns that all of us can use to create a similar effect with photos in a video piece.
The Center offers tips and techniques for making your own digital stories. While some of the techniques are specific to software tools (Premiere and Photoshop), others offer general advice on planning and creating digital assets.
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