Peter Zimmer, an 81 year old widower from England, has done an incredible video on his life story. His youtube channel has had over 2 million views. You can also visit his youtube channel at:
Geriatric1927
Or visit his website at:
AskGeriatric.com
Sunday, May 24, 2009
81 Year Old Has Over 5,000 5-Star Ratings, Over 360,000 Views on Youtube for this Life Story Telling Video
Monday, May 18, 2009
How to Narrate a Video in Windows Movie Maker to Tell Your Life Story - Video by Kristi Marie Gott
You may be using photos instead of videos when you tell your life story. As you can see in this Movie Maker video both camcorder video footage and photos can be used to make a video.
For telling your life story with multimedia you can use photos and camcorder video of highlights, and record your own narrative to go with them. As you can see in the video above, it's not very difficult.
It helps to view the silent video and then write either the whole narrative or a list of topics. When you are speaking and recording you won't have to pause to think of what to say next, and it helps eliminate the "ummm."
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Make a Timeline of Your Life Events
One way to organize the life events before you start writing is to make a timeline.
Divide the timeline into sections, perhaps every 5 or ten years. In each section list the events that stand out as highlights that changed your life.
Later when you tell or write your life story you can launch into anecdotes about these events, the people involved, and the details of the circumstances. Remember, the historical data of each era adds background.
A tale about Christmas during the early 1960's might involve receiving a hula hoop or a pogo stick as a child for a gift. In the 1970's maybe you gave someone a "liesure suit." Gifts in the late 1990's might include electronics and computers.
As you tell your story you'll move through history. Everyone has a wealth of historical data in their memoirs. Your life story is especially important from this standpoint. It's a part of history!
Divide the timeline into sections, perhaps every 5 or ten years. In each section list the events that stand out as highlights that changed your life.
Later when you tell or write your life story you can launch into anecdotes about these events, the people involved, and the details of the circumstances. Remember, the historical data of each era adds background.
A tale about Christmas during the early 1960's might involve receiving a hula hoop or a pogo stick as a child for a gift. In the 1970's maybe you gave someone a "liesure suit." Gifts in the late 1990's might include electronics and computers.
As you tell your story you'll move through history. Everyone has a wealth of historical data in their memoirs. Your life story is especially important from this standpoint. It's a part of history!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Major Life Changing Events - An Important Part of Your Life Story
The direction of your life is often changed dramatically by major events.
A move to a new place and home, an award for an achievement, the death of a loved one, someone new coming into your life or any number of events can turn life upside down. When the pieces of life are broken up and rearranged it's like a new chapter, or even a new book about your life story.
We can learn from these major life events. There are experiences of trial and error. Adaptations that we make to adjust to new lives are all part of the life story. Telling a life story can involve the following questions.
1- Which events changed you the most?
2- Did you learn something new?
3- Is there some wisdom you would like to share in your life story that has made a difference?
A move to a new place and home, an award for an achievement, the death of a loved one, someone new coming into your life or any number of events can turn life upside down. When the pieces of life are broken up and rearranged it's like a new chapter, or even a new book about your life story.
We can learn from these major life events. There are experiences of trial and error. Adaptations that we make to adjust to new lives are all part of the life story. Telling a life story can involve the following questions.
1- Which events changed you the most?
2- Did you learn something new?
3- Is there some wisdom you would like to share in your life story that has made a difference?
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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