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Free online resources on media production and journalism from the BBC. 

Going to spend a bit of time looking at the stuff about lighting in the production section.

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....and another iste from UMW. This one's about video - lots of practical guidance in this one.

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Another extensive site from UMW, this time on digital imaging

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Resources and tips on Digital Audio from the Uni of Mary Washington

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Title pretty much says it all. Good advice from JISC Digital Media

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Does what it says on the tin. Stats from Technorati, 2009 so quite out of date now. Still interesting.

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MS guide to creating digital stories. Good overview of what MS has to offer in terms of tools but there are also useful guides on how to structure storytelling activities. (via @rmbyrne)

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JISC Digital Media provide advice and training on the use of images, sounds, video etc for educational use. 

This is a really valuable resource, especially if you;re looking for guidance on finding and using digital media responsibly (i.e. not breaking copyright)

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This feels like the beginning of something. Ingenious application of a hacked MS Kinect device to create 3D video. There's another example where he augments the video with a 3D animated monster which I'll try and track down

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Blog post showing a workaround in iMove11 for regaining a more traditional timeline-based video editing arrangement.

I was disappointed by the iMovie08 update that lost the traditional timeline function, mostly because it made skills learnt on 1 platform weren't easily transferable to another, a big deal when working with kids and (in some cases) reluctant teachers.

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Example of storytelling using slideshow, music and voiceover, recounting the story of Mary Anning, famous for discovering many fossils in the early 1800's. 

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Interesting insight into the social media policy of a reasonably enlightened newspaper group. Encourages engagement with integrity.

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Article from Giga-Om about reluctance of traditional media outlets to embrace the social, personalised nature of social networking.

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Influential news blog site from the US.

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A pdf of a slideshow given in March 2010 about the use of podcasting and digital storytelling to enhance learning during geography fieldwork activities.

Interesting student response data and comments.

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A nice-looking tool with associated iPhone app for creating stories out of a range of media. Sort of like a multi-media timeline.

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This software is available as a free unsupported download

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Excellent screencast resources from the University of Westminster. Part of a JISC supported project. Good for help with things like Flash, Dreamweaver, After Effects and Director etc as well as general web design skills.

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Very comprehensive list of sites via @shackletonjones

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A critical look at new literacies

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