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Friday, September 3, 2010

Beyond Words

Posted by angel on 25 August, 2010

Please email regina @ bookcouncil.sg to sign up for the coming Digital Storytelling Congress on 4 September or the Workshop from 6-8 September led by Barrie Stephenson from the UK.

More details at Singapore Storytelling Festival.

Let her know that you were referred to by us to enjoy the group discount price.

Facilitator in Training workshop

Posted by aurelia on 20 August, 2010

We made it! Angel and I attended the Facilitator in Training workshop conducted by the Center for Digital Storytelling at Stonebridge Farm (Lyons, Colorado), 9-14 August 2010. We met and enjoyed fellow digital storytellers from various states and one from Canada. Sara, Bev, Charlene, Kate, Melissa, and Nina – we will remember you for a long time! Daniel Weinshenker, Stefani Sese, and Kayann Short – thank you for the wonderful time! You have been a great help in our learning process.

My Dream

Posted by aurelia on 19 August, 2010

“I had always wanted to be an astronaut since I was six years old…”

A digital story by Vaishu. Digital Storytelling Workshop at the Canossa Convent Primary School, Singapore, June 2010.

Of dreams and uncertainties

Posted by aurelia on 28 June, 2010

“Everyone has oceans to fly. Is it reckless? Maybe, but what do dreams know of boundaries?” – Amelia Earhart

After seeing doors being opened and closed for us, we have decided to leave our current jobs to pursue our passion in digital storytelling and other media-writing-related jobs on a full-time basis and a larger scale. There are many uncertainties, for sure, but we are giving it our best shot! What do dreams know of fears and uncertainties? :-) So, here we go!

I will be based back in the Philippines for the time being. But for the next couple of months, we will be on the road!  

In less than three weeks, we will visit the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) in San Francisco (where digital storytelling (DS) started). In August, we will join a five-day Facilitators Intensive Training conducted by CDS in Denver. We will also conduct a three-day digital storytelling workshop with the Navigators in Colorado Springs and attend Via Affirmativa, a conference for people in the arts and media. Every summer, about a hundred art makers come together for a festival and a celebration of beauty and creativity. This year’s theme is “Unfolding Stories”.

We are happy to have been invited to give a two-hour presentation about digital storytelling for this event. :-)

For A Friend

Posted by aurelia on 26 June, 2010

“I will never forget Pete. He showed me that a person can be happy if he looks for the good in all things. He showed me that giving one’s best is the only way to do something. He showed me that judging other people only leads to unhappiness within. He showed me that a good beer is always better than a bad one. Most importantly, he showed me that being a true friend is the greatest gift a person can give. Pete may be gone from this world, but I try to be a little bit more like Pete each and every day.”

A story by Colin Emerson. Digital Storytelling Workshop, 8-10 April 2010. Singapore.