Digital+Story+Telling+DS

This page was created to show a project I created about how Call Of Duty Modern Warfare: 2 is truly the best game. I have always thoroughly enjoyed playing video games, especially Call Of Duty, so when assigned to tell a story about the topic and use the different skills in technology I have learned to tell it, I was able to bring it to life. The following is my digital storytelling project that I have created, with the help of a roommate and some time behind the XBOX. A fair amount of time is needed to film and edit, but the end results can be useful in today’s classroom.

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My New Skill: The new skill I learned while making my digital story telling project was how to use the Ken Burns affect. The Ken Burns affect is a technique applied to still images that make it appear as if they’re moving. For example, a picture will move from the bottom right corner, and move across the picture until you reach the other side. This affect makes a still picture seem as if it is moving which in turns keeps the audience from being bored. When you insert images into iMovie as a part of your project, a basic version of the Ken Burns affect is applied.======

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The Ken Burns affect is a very simple tool that can be applied to still pictures, making them more interesting. It really brings the images to life, and keeps the presenters audience intrigued. I felt that the Ken Burns affect made my project more professional looking, and more like a movie rather then a slideshow. I would shift the view from one end or corner of the photo to another, or zoom in and out of photos depending on the mood I wanted to give off. The different uses of transitions also helped make the project more attention grabbing.======

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