A friend of mine spends quite a few hours converting his photographs into interactive slideshows complete with music and text. He brings the resulting disks over to show me and I must admit he does a good job for someone who is still learning the basics. He also has a video camera with film clips which he is learning to edit. I have always intended learning to edit all my daughter's video disks and perhaps create my own slideshows, but somehow I have never allocated the time to do it. I have too many projects in the fire - transcribing my Gt Grandfathers diaries, writing my parents and my own biographies, finishing all those stories that just exist as outlines in folders etc etc. (playing games on the computer which takes precedence over all) - things that I had better complete before encroaching Alzheimer's or that dreaded finger of fate puts a stop to any such activities.
However, a colleague's blog has just drawn my attention to a new form of digital creativity entitled digital storytelling. This is an enhanced programme which allows us to add photos, videos and dialogue to our own little movies. Very interesting. A quick Google search located free downloadable software which I will have to check out - so guess what I am going to try while I am on holidays? Perhaps I'll be able to produce something that will make my friend jealous. Perhaps I'll be able to make so many films that everyone dives for cover when they see me approach with a disk in my hand. Oh the power. Watch out Spielberg, move over Cameron, hide Jackson - Jen is on her way.
You know what? I think you'll never get Alzheimers because you're learning all the time. Neuro science has already confirmed that constantly learning new skills helps to provent brain slipping into aging mode such as Alzheimers. Note, it is to learn new skills but not repeat what you've already learned because one needs great concentration to a new learning. Also computer game is another way for aging prevention. For a young mind, learning improves brain.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to watch the movie to be made by you. But I have to be hurry to do a screen something myself. Otherwise you'll be more ahead of me.
Neuro science says 'fire together, wire together' - means the more we learn (fire) the more neuron connections (wire) we have, the much younger our brain is.