A websites success surely depends on its interactivity and it’s general appearance. Worlds best Websites judging criteria put a lot of emphasis 20% in fact on a website’s aesthetics. As important as it is to have an “effective use of leading edge technologies” as WBW believes, Daniel Meadows, digital story teller extraordinaire has proven less in indeed more.
Hi technique of using images within videos is fascinating and a medium which is attractive on a website especially. What strikes me is that a sequence of pictures with a narrative, like Daniel’s can also portray a story in ways a film does, at times more effectively. Daniel Meadows taught volunteers in small communities how to use digital story telling technology to tell THEIR stories as part of a scheme he worked in with the BBC. On their own, Mr X’s story is interesting if you’re like me, naturally inquisitive, but coupled with pictures and a narrative Mr.X’s story comes to life.
This lecture made me want to explore more examples of this medium. Here are some I found whilst trawling the internet, and also some examples I found on T.V aswell.
When watching them, I like to consider how the story stands individually, but then is enhanced by the magic of digital story telling.
The simplicity of Noah.K who took a picture of himself every day for six years and then put them in a short film is what makes it powerful.
More copycats have also followed suit:
This is on Soccer AM weekly (Our man in a Caf) and use images to run in parallel, rather crudely but makes the sketch more entertaining. Click the link, skip past the advert and enjoy.
Tags: Daniel Meadows, Digital, Digital Story Telling, Noah.K, Our man in a caf, Photobus, Soccer AM, Story, Telling
