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 included hands-on instruction to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere and script/storyboard development. Center for Digital Storytelling Staff provided each attendee with specific assistance on their projects, including design, scripting, and other issues regarding the use of the digital storytelling.

Attendees completed a 3-5 minute piece which will be output to CD ROM, DVD and/or VHS after the completion of the institute.

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Center for Digital Storytelling founder and director Joe Lambert led a special day and half workshop to explore the issues of facilitating work in Digital Storytelling. The workshop included an in depth self-assessment of skills needed to facilitate the process, close examination of the elements of storytelling, using creative writing prompts to assist with workshops, group and individual story feedback, and issues of managing production within different contexts. The workshop concluded with an extended consulting session on your digital storytelling projects.

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Prerequisites:
Participants registering for the Train the Trainer Institute must have attended a digital storytelling workshop or have equivalent experience as an educator working with introductory digital video production. Please send an email describing your experience to nancy@nmc.org if you haven’t participated in the workshop. Applicants will be reviewed prior to final registration, and contacted by email.

If you would like to attend both the three-day Digital Storytelling Institute and the day and half Train the Trainer Institute a $95 discount is offered.