Pitch: A story about the day a young boy flatlined. View on YouTube Story by Christian (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) Behind the Scenes To recreate this story I went … Continue reading Although many of the links below refer specifically to working with live video, you can apply anything you learn about live video […]
Understanding Shots and Scenes Understanding Shots In the context of cinematic storytelling, a “shot” is a short clip of visuals in motion that you plan to cut together with other … Continue reading ABOUT THIS EXCERPT: The selections below are from the “Camera Techniques” section on this page: Part III Technology, Techniques, and Resources, which […]
Understanding Shots and Scenes Understanding Shots In the context of cinematic storytelling, a “shot” is a short clip of visuals in motion that you plan to cut together with other … Continue reading The resources below help you learn more about using writing to plan a visual project. But before you try these strategies, make […]
–Allison K Williams Memories, memories! Help me get started! Here are some ideas on excavating your memory for new material. • Your first day of school. Buffy tails. A navy-blue sailor dress. Matching navy leotards that made me itch. “Buster Brown” shoes I was not to scuff on pain of death. A hand-made, purple corduroy […]
The most common reason why you might have trouble viewing a post you submitted to the class blog when you try to find it from the front end is that you didn’t actually publish it but instead left it in “Draft” status. Go to the Dashboard and click on the Posts tab. If you see […]
When you first open a post editing window, you’ll most likely only see one row of tools in the formatting toolbar, which will look like this if your post is in Visual editing mode: If you click the button near the right end that has little colored dots on it, a second row of tools […]
Re-posted from: http://captura.llanogrande.org/writer.html Activity: Drawing Out Critical Moments w/ Moment Maps One activity we have used to help people think about the story they want to share digitally involves an activity we call “moment mapping.” During the moment mapping process, participants are asked to think about critical moments in their lives, and then to “map […]
To access Google Docs, you will need a Google Account. Once you set that up, you can use it to access any of Google’s long list of free products, and you can also use it to create and log into accounts on a variety of other sites, including YouTube, Diigo, and many others. GOOGLE ACCOUNT […]
Which Version of iMovie Do You Have? If you have iMovie ’13 (which came with Mac OS 10.9), follow the steps below. If you have iMovie ’11 (which came with Mac OS 10.7 and 10.8), follow these steps instead: HOW TO – Export a Web-Ready Video from iMovie ’11 Here’s a quick guide to exporting […]
Interesting article on the value of using video as a way to document and promote the work of a writing program: “Re-articulating the Mission and Work of Writing Programs with Digital Video” Perhaps this might inspire a few faculty members to think of ways we might make our own videos, if not for the whole […]
I very rarely use Windows, so my old handout on this page was outdated. Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’ll just give you a few helpful links: A Guide To Using the Snipping Tool in Vista & Windows 7 to Take Screenshots Using the Snipping Tool in Windows 8
Amy’s WRTG classes require students to compose projects using a variety of digital media, which means that students should have access to the following hardware equipment: If you’re a student or faculty member at the University of Colorado, you can check out some of this equipment through the Digital Media Lab in ATLAS. Contact Tim […]
As everyone in higher ed knows, the end of the semester is a dangerous time for grandparents and computers, both of which are far more likely to die around this time than at any other time of the year. I can’t do anything to protect your grandparents, but I can help you protect your computer […]
(handout created for the August 2010 PWR Mobile Lab Workshop) This handout describes several ways to use the review tools that come with most word processing software to help students identify specific issues in their classmates’ drafts as well as their own. The review tools include the highlighter and comment bubbles (but not Word’s “Track […]
