At the beginning of this class, I had no idea what a digital story was and never gave any thought to the concept. I certainly didn’t think that I would be able to create one myself. However, it’s incredible the things we can produce when we devote all of our attention. I’m such a procrastinator that I stayed up all night putting together a project that I am exceptionally proud of because I had no idea I was capable of pulling this off.
For my digital story, I decided to build on and decorate the story of me being the first child that I describe in our sound story project. This story is important to me because being the first child and oldest of five has had a significant impact on the woman I am today. It’s a role that has brought me as much strain, as it has joy and fulfillment. I want viewers to experience an understanding of the situations that a first child may face but, also take pleasure in a story that is meant to highlight the good and the bad in a lighthearted way. The story itself is beyond valuable and now being able to bring it to life through this digital story is a priceless feeling. After the sound story project, I was able to walk away no longer hating the sound of my voice. Now after listening to myself a million more times, I can say that I genuinely do not hate the sound of my voice anymore and I actually put together a project with multiple parts using iMovie.
While the sound of my voice helps to keep viewers engaged in the story, the images bring the story alive by immersing viewers into the movie that plays in my head when I think about this experience. After choosing what images that would best help me bring this story to life, my next task was figuring out the order that would be consistent with the flow of the story. I must have reorganized the images a thousand times until I was satisfied with how they flowed throughout the story. Afterward, I added a little background music to increase the flavor of the project. I also just wanted to see if I can actually put all these moving parts together and I think it worked out pretty well.
After our peer review yesterday, I made small adjustments to the audio because it didn’t sound as clear as when I first put the project together. My final takeaway is that I am much more confident in myself and my ability to create different projects like these.