Comments on: Grandma and Me http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/ cheryl colan's mixed media podcast - vlogging and sharing audio for fun and non-profit. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cheryl Colan http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Cheryl Colan Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:15:13 +0000 http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/#comment-1951 Verdi, thanks. Verdi, thanks.

]]> By: Cheryl Colan http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1950 Cheryl Colan Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:41:40 +0000 http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/#comment-1950 Thanks B. I love what you said about our grandparents being from a generation of dignity. They really are. My grandma gave me everything she could, and I can't do better than pass that as best I can. Rupert, she definitely helped me make the video! Josh, it was all created for this video. It's a process I teach my digital storytelling class. You get out 6-10 objects that relate to the story you want to tell, and you sort of string them together into a story. You tell it orally and get feedback, and then you refine. When the words feel ready you record them and put them into your edit system timeline, and get the audio set. Then you go image gathering, find photos or make video to support your storytelling, and edit them into the video. You can also add music and sound effects but of course everything has to serve the story. If you want to see more of these, check out the results of a workshop I give for teachers. I recommend watching "Homeland Security." http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/learnshops/digital/ Thanks B. I love what you said about our grandparents being from a generation of dignity. They really are. My grandma gave me everything she could, and I can’t do better than pass that as best I can.

Rupert, she definitely helped me make the video!

Josh, it was all created for this video. It’s a process I teach my digital storytelling class. You get out 6-10 objects that relate to the story you want to tell, and you sort of string them together into a story. You tell it orally and get feedback, and then you refine. When the words feel ready you record them and put them into your edit system timeline, and get the audio set. Then you go image gathering, find photos or make video to support your storytelling, and edit them into the video. You can also add music and sound effects but of course everything has to serve the story.

If you want to see more of these, check out the results of a workshop I give for teachers. I recommend watching “Homeland Security.” http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/learnshops/digital/

]]> By: Verdi http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Verdi Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:33:20 +0000 http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/#comment-1949 Beautiful. That made me cry. Beautiful. That made me cry.

]]> By: Josh Leo http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1947 Josh Leo Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:02:34 +0000 http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/#comment-1947 What a great little history! Great storytelling... did you write all this down before or was it all created for this video? What a great little history! Great storytelling… did you write all this down before or was it all created for this video?

]]> By: Rupert http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 Rupert Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:54:07 +0000 http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/#comment-1946 Wow, this is a lovely film. I'm sure she's loving it, wherever she is. Perhaps she helped you make it :) Wow, this is a lovely film. I’m sure she’s loving it, wherever she is. Perhaps she helped you make it :)

]]> By: B http://hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 B Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:43:52 +0000 http://www.hummingcrow.com/2007/04/01/grandma-and-me/#comment-1940 I can't begin to tell you how much this resonates with me, Cheryl. I'm lucky to still have three of my four grandparents, but this year, both of my grams moved into assisted living. I went back to Indiana to help my windowed grandma with her move and now have most of her clothes and scarves, which I'm seen wearing in some combo most days. I like to think I have my gram's energy with me that way. If they lived closer, I'd probably be taking care of my elders too. Instead we settle for frequent phone calls and visits. They're stunning, inspiring people from a generation of integrity. This is a beautiful tribute. I can’t begin to tell you how much this resonates with me, Cheryl. I’m lucky to still have three of my four grandparents, but this year, both of my grams moved into assisted living. I went back to Indiana to help my windowed grandma with her move and now have most of her clothes and scarves, which I’m seen wearing in some combo most days. I like to think I have my gram’s energy with me that way. If they lived closer, I’d probably be taking care of my elders too. Instead we settle for frequent phone calls and visits. They’re stunning, inspiring people from a generation of integrity. This is a beautiful tribute.

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