Photofilms
In the spring of 2013, I did a short course to learn about making photofilms, run by the extremely talented team at duckrabbit (www.duckrabbit.info/).
Photofilms are a form of audio-visual storytelling, using soundtracks, recorded interviews, still photography - and sometimes video. They tend to be reasonably short - perhaps only a few minutes in length - but pack a powerful punch in terms of getting across a clear story and message.
Since the course, I've created a number of photofilms using audio interviews, and still photographs - initially for individuals and organisations wanting to share their story, but more recently I've also started sharing my own stories (from my life, as well as fiction). You can find all my publicly available films on my Vimeo page.
The two still photographs on this page are taken from my first film, called 'Just Treat Yourself', about dressing fashionably on a very low budget, developed for someone who'd just started blogging (at the age then of 67). You can look at the film, here. You can find the Frugal Fashion Shopper blog, here.
For those who've not seen a photofilm (or, at least, don't think they have), duckrabbit's website has a number of examples. You might also find photofilms on the websites of newspapers, or on the BBC News website. They are sometimes also called audio slideshows.
They are an interesting and powerful way of telling a story about a place, or about a person, an experience, or a view. I think they offer tremendous possibilities for organisations and individuals, especially those seeking to share their stories with as wide an audience as possible.
Photofilms are a form of audio-visual storytelling, using soundtracks, recorded interviews, still photography - and sometimes video. They tend to be reasonably short - perhaps only a few minutes in length - but pack a powerful punch in terms of getting across a clear story and message.
Since the course, I've created a number of photofilms using audio interviews, and still photographs - initially for individuals and organisations wanting to share their story, but more recently I've also started sharing my own stories (from my life, as well as fiction). You can find all my publicly available films on my Vimeo page.
The two still photographs on this page are taken from my first film, called 'Just Treat Yourself', about dressing fashionably on a very low budget, developed for someone who'd just started blogging (at the age then of 67). You can look at the film, here. You can find the Frugal Fashion Shopper blog, here.
For those who've not seen a photofilm (or, at least, don't think they have), duckrabbit's website has a number of examples. You might also find photofilms on the websites of newspapers, or on the BBC News website. They are sometimes also called audio slideshows.
They are an interesting and powerful way of telling a story about a place, or about a person, an experience, or a view. I think they offer tremendous possibilities for organisations and individuals, especially those seeking to share their stories with as wide an audience as possible.
