Websites
by Creative Narrations:
The internet has revolutionized the ability of all individuals
and organizations to put out their message in a public way. Yet
most community organizations have not yet tapped into the internet
as a means to portray the stories that drive their work. The
following websites illustrate the potential for integrating video,
audio, photography and text in order to represent community driven
efforts. Creative Narrations specializes in all aspects of website
production, from training in web-design to identifying inexpensive
hosting solutions.
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Somerville
Community Mapping Project
During the summer of 2005, Somerville
Community Corporation interns and community members collected
data and stories about East Somerville to create a large community
map. Creative Narrations and Optay
Studios took the information and transformed it into a
multimedia website. SCC is now using the website as a community
planning tool. |
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Blue
Cross Blue Shield Foundation
Community Leadership Institute
This fall, Sean Effel Creative Narrations worked with the
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to launch
a website for The Massachusetts Institute for Community Health
Leadership. The website features a log-in and blog area for
Institute members, a calendar and events page that Foundation
staff can easily update, and videos produced by associate
Julie
Mallozzi. |
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Schott
Fellowship in Early Education
Creative Narrations associate Sean Effel created a website
for the Schott Fellowship using a drupal platform. This approach
will allow Schott staff to update the site themselves, manage
events, and upload new publications. |
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Inhalant
Abuse Prevention
Creative Narrations worked with The
New England Inhalant Abuse Prevention Coalition to document
the work of the Coalition and its state partners through text
and video. This multimedia site is innovative in its use of
video interviews as a tool for evaluation. |
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Stories
of Survival
Natasha Freidus and Jennifer Audley of Creative Narrations
worked as artists-in-residence at the South
Area Solomon Schechter School from 2004-2006. This website
presents videos created by the current eighth grade class
following their interviews of local area Holocaust survivors.
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Asking
the Right Questions
Part of the ongoing collaboration between Creative Narrations
and The Right
Question Project, this website and DVD document the impact
of RQP's work in early childhood settings. View interview
clips with parents who have used RQP's methods and see digital
stories created by early childhood teachers. |
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Close
to Home
Close
to Home Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative's unique approach
is documented through their multimedia website. Residents and
organizers in Dorchester have used the digital stories on this
site as tools for breaking the silence around domestic violence.
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Changes
in the Valley
This website was created as part of a Masters
thesis for the Department of Urban
Studies and Planning at MIT. It incorporates photography,
audio, and digital video to illustrate the changes that occur
in individuals through their participation as community leaders.
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