November 2006
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by jlesage & 9 others
like postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
Third Coast International Audio Festival // Chicago Public Radio
by jlesage
one of the best sources for audio documentaries; here also are many how-to sessions
BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Audio slideshow: Eel and pie shop
by jlesage
the restaurant has been running in London since 1862. Audioslideshow
October 2006
Jeffrey Ruoff: Publications
by jlesage
major writer on visual ethnography has many of his essays online
I Photograph to Remember
by jlesage
Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
MediaStorm: A Multimedia Production Studio Founded by Brian Storm - Multimedia, Photojournalism, Photography, Video, Audio, Storytelling
by jlesage
audio/slideshows with international stories by accomplished photojournalists
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by jlesage
artist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet
TDR: "'You are here': the DNA of Performance"
by jlesage
essay by Diana Taylor about how traumatic events may be represented and possibly transmitted to those who did not experience them
Kate Bornstein's Blog for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws: The Voice Lesson
by jlesage
"Kate Bornstein in a slide show version of "The Voice Lesson," a trans-positive, feminist, funny look at how women are expected to talk." Makes good use of audio as unique medium for exposition of this content. Example of how audio slide show works.
September 2006
One sentence that relates something true
by jlesage
good for autobiographers, bloggers, screenwriters--folks who want to write pithy impactful accounts of their and others experiences.
One Sentence - True stories, told in one sentence.
by jlesage
Like one of my favorite sites, postsecrets, this has a kind of documentary wit that resides in brevity and style.
July 2006
Pew Internet - Bloggers Report, July 19 '06
by jlesage
Most bloggers are diarists and do not consider themselves reporting on news, politics, etc.; pdf file of complete report available here
MemoryMiner - Digital Storytelling Software - Software
by jlesage
"Photos as individual frames in an endless story board, allowing sound, video, documents and URLs added to each frame. "
Local Projects
by jlesage
designers of the installations for many important storytelling projects, most notably the StoryCorps booth; "an award-winning design studio that seeks to tell stories in public spaces, museums, and over the internet, often simultaneously."
Home-Maker // Jeanie Finlay
by jlesage
The housebound talk about artefacts collected over a lifetime that represent memories. The panoramic format echoes their enclosed worlds.
StoryCorps - Interview Your Loved Ones
by jlesage
Go with a friend to a storybooth and have her interview so you can tell your story. On of the most important audio autobiography projects.
Audio documentary by Chuck Kleinhans
by jlesage
much radio documentary and many audio archives focus on first person narration
MemoryArchive - MemoryArchive
by jlesage
a free way to store your memories; many witness accounts of important historical moments
June 2006
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