Research Guides: English: Digital Storytelling

Getting Started

Immigrant Stories
Website where you create and edit your digital story
Tutorial Videos for Immigrant Stories
Reserving equipment
Need a microphone, webcam, or other piece of equipment? Login with your St. Kate's information to request items here.
Reserving a study room
Need a quiet place to record? Reserve a library study room using these instructions.
Storyboard template
Use a storyboard to map out what visuals you plan to use in connection with your script. Feel free to copy and modify this example for your own use.

Scanning Photos

Scanning apps

Using Images

Using images for digital storytelling:

1. First try to use your own images (family photos, pictures you took, etc)

2. If you don't have your own image that will work, try finding a public domain or creative commons image using the links below

3. If you can't find the right image this way, reach out for help from a librarian or your professor

4. Still can't find the right image? Search copyrighted images & make a fair use assessment or ask permission

Creative Commons Search
Search for Creative Commons licensed media
Links to copyright-free materials
Click here for a list of sources of copyright-free & openly available content.
Wikimedia Commons
A database of over 7 million freely usable media files to which anyone can contribute. Search for videos in the "Videos" category at the top of the page.

Citing & Crediting Images and Video

Image/Video Credits:

What (describe the image/video/etc), Who (creator/website), Where (shortened url)

Ex). photo of bunny by SimonaR, https://goo.gl/amRUL3

photo of cat from Pixabay, https://goo.gl/h6RK71

Use one of the link shorteners below:

Music

Links to openly licensed music.

Most of this music is free to use, but you still have to give attribution in your credits!

Captioning Your Video

You can create captions for your video by using the closed captioning feature on YouTube. See the instructions for adding and editing closed captions on YouTube below:

Closed Captioning/Subtitles using YouTube
This video shows you how to use YouTube's automatic subtitle feature as well as edit and make corrections to the subtitles.