From the multimedia novice to the professional this special three-day institute is a great introduction to working with digital imaging and digital video softwares. The institute includes hands-on instruction to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere and script/storyboard development. Center for Digital Storytelling Staff will provide each attendee with specific assistance on their projects, including design, scripting, and other issues regarding the use of the digital storytelling.

Attendees will complete a 3-5 minute piece which will be output to CD ROM, DVD and/or VHS after the completion of the institute. Attendees will also receive a copy of both Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0 after attending this session.

On Day One, digital storytelling will be introduced with samples of prior students work and analyzing strengths and weaknesses of various pieces. Trainers will discuss with attendees their own project plans, preparation of material including scripting, rough source material selection and storyboarding. There will also be an overview to Premiere software and procedure for preparing still images in Photoshop. Each attendee will be scheduled for input of source material to individual workstations, scanning and sizing images in Photoshop, capturing soundtrack audio and video, and recording voiceovers.

Day Two will be a training a practice day where attendees will learn to:

• Review and re-write scripts
• Finish recording voice-overs
• Begin rough edit in Premiere

On Day Three, attendees will work on finalizing their projects by:

• Continuing to edit in Premiere
• Complete second edit where attendees will explore special effects
  for their work in Premiere including image pan, motion,
  superimpostions, transparency and titles.
• Final edit and review where attendees will complete editing and
  make a snapshot of the final version of their digital story for session
  presentation during the NMC Summer Conference.