THE BASICS
WHO should be recorded?
Great Grandparents
Grandparents
Parents
Children
Teenagers
Aunts
Uncles
Cousins
Friends
Schools
Students
Teachers
Classes
Classmates
Coaches
Teams
Adults
Couples
Expecting Parents
Service Members
Tribes
Churches
Companies
Co-Workers
Organizations
Groups
Etc.
WHAT types of recordings are there?
Interviews: Ask questions; record answers and stories
Story Captures: Record the stories behind pictures of people, places, and things
Tours: Record travel to, from, and/or around important places
Interviews
Ask questions; record answers and stories
Story Captures
Record the stories behind pictures of people, places, and things
Tours
Record travel to, from, and/or around important places
WHEN should we record?
Now. On the first day of school, on the last day of school, before the graduation, at the reunion, during the holidays, after the season, this summer, at the party, after the proposal, at the wedding, at the funeral. Soon.
WHERE can we record?
Here. Anywhere. In the living room, on the front porch, in the backyard, at the office, at school, in the car, at the lake, in the field, on the field, etc.
WHY should we record?
“When an elder dies, a library burns to the ground.” – African proverb
Because every person and their things have stories to tell. And these stories are changing, fading, leaving every day.
Because people you know and people you’ll never know will be grateful for these stories.
Because you might well never get around to recording, editing, putting these things together. Not this well. Even if you can.
Technically speaking: for voice and likeness preservation/archiving for memory cataloging, modeling in case of loss-of-voice, and/or future technologies.
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