Considerations

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Considerations 

Consider these issues to determine the tools to use for your project.

Who is your audience? 

     Family, clients, students, employees, evaluators.

What types of artifacts are you going to use? 

     Video, 8mm movie film, photographs, 35mm slides, newspaper articles, letters, souvenirs, craft projects, art objects, audio tapes, phonograph records, music CDs.

How much material do you want to create? 

     Live interviews, voice-overs, titles, transitions, still motion (Ken Burns effect), original music.

How are you going to publish you story? 

     Full motion video, slide show, illustrated manuscript, hyper-linked multimedia.

In which media are you going to publish?

     CD-ROM, DVD, VHS tape, web-site, print.

 

 

 

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