Every organisation has a story to tell, and video definitely helps get those stories out there these days. But for a volunteer-led non-profit, it's not always realistic to expect volunteers to have the skills necessary to tell them in a professional digital format, likewise to be able to afford to access courses to learn them. Really appreciated this opportunity and will happily share the knowledge gained with other members, so the value - along with the member stories - will be shared far and wide. Thank you!
A two-day digital storytelling workshops aimed to enable learning facilitators, champions and ambassadors in Ōtautahi Christchurch, to create your own digital stories, using smartphones and other affordable equipment. Deep-diving in storycraft to help refine your story, get you hands-on with the latest tools for creating films using your smartphone or tablet. By the end of the two days you will have gone through the complete process of making a short film from start to finish.
In May 2025, we partnered with Digital Storytellers and Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury’s Te Pokapū Pāhekoheko Hapori Community Engagement Research Lab. This workshop series gave participants the skills to FIND, MAKE, EDIT & SHARE impactful stories for projects, causes and organisations.
Over two days, participants completed a short practice video, from start to finish and have the skills to continue creating stories in the future.
What participants learned:
- How to use the Story Canvas tool to brainstorm story ideas and develop a powerful story strategy
- Narrative frameworks
- How to use mobile phones, cameras and accessible technology to film interviews and cutaways
- Authentic story listening and engagement
- How to capture better quality audio
- How to pull footage together and edit on smartphones, tablets or computers
