For this assignment, I ask you to put together a montage of still images with music. Some of you may want to get fancy and add a layer of narration or sound effects. That would be cool, but not required. You could think of Ken Burns, The Civil War, where the use of historical photos helps recount a time/place/set of events that is long gone. Or the Notre Dame sequence in Man on Wire, where music and image and narration recreate a powerful moment.

I’d like you to use your own photographs – or archival photographs from publicly available collections that could support a story you want to tell. I’d like you to use freely available or licensable music – so that you don’t run into copyright issues.

Your goal is to make a short sequence that tells a story with still images and music.

Keep it short: 30 to 60 seconds would be great. Work on pacing and movement to help create an emotional impact. Above all, this is a chance to work with DVR to learn the techniques of using still images with audio.

When you are done, export your timeline as .mp4, upload your film to OneDrive, and share with me – then post link to the Moodle assignment.