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This page is dedicated to an exciting project I created about a trip around the world. I have always wanted to travel, so when I was asked to tell a story and use different technological skills I had learned to tell it, this is the story I decided to tell. This digital storytelling project took a lot of time and work to complete, but the results can be very effective in the classroom.

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 * Title: Around the World**

My New Skill: The new skill I learned was how to successfully apply the Ken Burns affect. The Ken Burns affect is a technique applied to still images. At first you see a part of the the image, for example the top left corner, and the affect shifts the focus across the photo so that the end view is maybe the bottom right corner. This affect makes a still image look like they are moving, making them more interesting to watch. When you insert images into iMovie as a part of your video, this program automatically applies a basic version of the Ken Burns affect. however, it is barely noticeable. To make it more noticeable and to vary the direction of the shift in focus for each image I used, I fiddled with the clip applications and was able to pull up a tool that allowed me to adjust the affect for each image. This is a very basic and simple tool to apply to still images, yet it can be very effective. The most obvious application is to bring still images to life. Especially because Iw as using only still images in my project, the Ken Burns affect made my project feel more likea movie than just a handful of photos laid out in a certain order. This affect also allowed me to control what the viewer saw if each photo and when. Sometimes I started with a wide view of a photo and zoomied in. Other times I shifted the view from one end or corner of the photo to another. This really helps keep the transitions between photos smooth.

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