| Workshop Details | |
|---|---|
| Level | Introductory |
| Prerequisite | None |
| Length | Six 2-hour meetings |
| Time | 9:00 am Pacific Time |
| Location | Online |
| Capacity | 15 |
| Tuition | $750 |
Explore how food connects us to culture, place, and the stories that shape who we are. Through StoryCenter’s globally recognized digital storytelling approach, you’ll reflect on the foods, traditions, and memories that connect you to the places and communities you call home.
Food carries the stories of our families, our histories, and our relationships with the land. It can reveal the influence of migration, cultural traditions, local ingredients, and changing landscapes.
In this workshop, you’ll create a personal digital story exploring what food means to you and how it reflects your relationship to culture and place. You’ll write and record a first-person narrative in your own voice and learn to use photographs, video, and sounds to bring your story to life.
This workshop is for people of all video-editing experience levels and includes six group meetings, plus individual support. Through engagement in the workshop activities and individual assignments, participants will:
Identify a personal story about food and its connections to culture, place, and lived experience.
Craft a written narrative or script that explores the meaning behind a food, meal, ingredient, or culinary tradition.
Create an audio recording of their narrative.
Assemble photographs, video clips, and sounds—including images of food, its preparation, and the places and people connected to it—to accompany their voiceover.
Edit and finalize a short digital story, with support throughout the process regardless of previous video editing experience.
Together, we’ll explore how food connects personal experience to larger stories of cultural identity, belonging, heritage, and our relationships with the places we inhabit. Each participant will finish the workshop with a video they have made based on their story.
This workshop requires attendance at six online sessions. Each session is two hours and begins at 9 am Pacific Time/ 11 am Eastern Time.
The workshop closes when registration reaches capacity.
For details regarding tailored digital storytelling workshops for your organization, please email info@storycenter.org.
WORKSHOP Activities
StoryCenter’s signature participatory process includes:
An introduction to StoryCenter’s Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling Framework, using food as a lens for exploring culture, place, and personal experience.
A story circle in which participants share ideas, listen to one another, and explore their stories.
Instructions for recording audio and editing video, including ways to use photographs, video clips, and sounds to bring food stories to life.
Individual feedback and support for crafting a personal narrative and editing a digital story.
A final group screening of the stories created during the workshop, offering an opportunity to witness and celebrate the diverse experiences, traditions, and connections shared by participants.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This workshop is designed for anyone interested in exploring personal stories about food and its connections to culture, place, and community. Whether your story centers on a family recipe, a meaningful meal, a cultural tradition, a local food, or a place that has shaped your relationship with food, you’ll have the opportunity to reflect on your experiences and share them with others.
SPECIAL NOTE
You will need a computer with a Chrome browser and a smartphone. The computer can be a PC, Mac or Chromebook.
StoryCenter provides a license to the cloud-based WeVideo platform for the duration of the workshop.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Before the workshop starts, we will send you instructions about how to prepare and what to expect.
