Last year The Digital Canopy had the opportunity to visit teachers and students around the world who are collaborating through iEARN (International Education and Resource Network). Check out their stories.
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On the Record: Palestinian Journalists Reporting from the United Nations
This week we wrapped up our 3rd annual Multimedia Training for Palestinian Journalists at the United Nations. As always, we can't express how much we learn from these colleagues on the front lines. Throughout our training the journalists practice a range of digital media and publish it at On the Record:Palestinian Journalists Reporting from … Continue reading On the Record: Palestinian Journalists Reporting from the United Nations
Teaching the Dramatic Arc
Hello digital storytellers! You all produced some amazing media at the workshop. Now that you are experienced filmmakers, we hope that you share what you've learned with your friends and colleagues. This time, you will be the storytelling instructors. The first step is to teach about the importance of using THE DRAMATIC ARC in videos, … Continue reading Teaching the Dramatic Arc
Quite possibly the happiest video on the Internet…
Recently, we followed Steve Cutt's animation to the depths of despair with his film "Man." Let's walk you back from the edge. Let David Attenborough and BBC filmmakers show you our wonderful world.
Black Gold Boom: How Oil Changed North Dakota
Note: at the Digital Canopy we're always on the hunt for examples of great digital journalism, like the Black Gold Boom. When someone says "growing up in the heartland," what comes to mind? Church picnics and county fairs? Small town life? Long empty roads dissecting farmland? Well, the times are quickly changing. N. Dakota native … Continue reading Black Gold Boom: How Oil Changed North Dakota
Not Just Another Nature Film
On a Digital Canopy Expedition to Costa Rica or the Cascade Mountains, our digital filmmaking workshops aren't about making "nature films." We look for new ways to explore human interaction with the natural environment. Without trying to sound too cliché, that's why we share examples of media that push boundaries. Pushing boundaries isn't just figurative, … Continue reading Not Just Another Nature Film
Possibly the Most Disturbing Video on the Internet…
...and yet so beautifully made. After the jump, take a look at Steve Cutt's "Man" to see how a 3 minute animation puts it all into perspective.
Here’s your cage: Volunteering at a Guatemalan Endangered Animal Shelter
Here's the skinny: at about 6 minutes in, watch the foreign volunteers try to get the baby alligator out of the pond which needs cleaning. "Endangered Animal Conservation" is part of a series of short films produced by students from the UK's University of East Anglia (most known for its climate change research). Well shot … Continue reading Here’s your cage: Volunteering at a Guatemalan Endangered Animal Shelter
Good luck with this one…
Note: The Digital Canopy was asked to edit a handful of video clips shot by teenagers around the world -- alumni of the U.S. Department of State's Youth Exchange and Study program, or YES. Who made it possible for the US Department of State to sponsor 8652 high school student exchanges to 45 countries over … Continue reading Good luck with this one…
What kind of a person poaches a tiger?
You might be surprised. "Broken Tail" is a magnificent young Bengal tiger-- playful, smart, arrogant. But after 600 straight days of following him, the film crew of "Broken Tail: A Tiger's Last Journey" loses the giant cat's trail. Broken Tail has wandered out of one of India's protected national parks and into the surrounding farming … Continue reading What kind of a person poaches a tiger?
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