Once you have an outline for the steps for the story, start looking for the images, audio, and video that might illustrate the story- you probably want to have more media than you think you might ultimately need. Also do not feel like you have to have literal representations; see what happens when you use metaphors.
Now here is a my rule- the media files you use in your story have to be ones that are licensed or shared with permission to re-use-- this is the only way you can safely then share your new creation knowing it does not contain any copyrighted material plus it is just darn human courtesy to give credit where creation came from. So just finding a picture via Google is not satisfactory. For each media file you find, as you search, be sure to document the source by title and URL and find a person or organization to give credit.
Below you will find a rather extensive list of sites where you can find and use media that are licensed for you to do so or are in the public domain. One of the best source of photos are the Creative Commons licensed ones on flickr- see my guide for flickr searching. Beyond this list below, see 30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media. You can also use Google Image search that limits itself to ones licensed for re-use, but it requires a few extra clicks to set the option (o results, under Search Tools, then Usage Rights); if you want to create a nifty short cut, see my time for a shortcut at For the Holidays, The Gift of Time.
You Can Contribute to this Page
Go to the editable portion of this page and click the Edit this Page button. Add any new relevant media source sites (please preserve te alphabetical order. At the end of your line add an extra 4 tilde characters (~~~~) which produces a signature for yourself like you see on this page.
4FreePhotos - A collection of public domain images in multiple categories. - cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Art Images for College Teaching - a personal, non-profit project of its author, art historian and visual resources curator http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
BioMed Image Archive - medical, dental, and veterinary images for use in learning http://www.brisbio.ac.uk/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Besplatne slike Several thousand copyright friendly, public domain images organized in categories. All photos are free for any personal and/or commercial use, credit or back link is not required. - cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Public Domain Images- Several thousand copyright friendly images nicely organized in categories, free for any personal and/or commercial use, credit or back link is not required. http://www.public-domain-image.com- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Funky Remixes "music found on this website is funky and free... a sweet collection of upbeat hip-hop, rap/rock, electronic and funky styled remixes." http://funkyremixes.com/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Internet Archive 78 RPMs and Cylinder Recordings - collection of 78rpm records, cylinder recordings, and other recordings from the early 20th century https://archive.org/details/78rpm- cogdog Jun 22, 2020
Podsafe Audio "a location where musicians can upload music under the Creative Commons license for use in Podcasts, Mashups, Shoutcasts, Webcasts and every other kind of 'casting' that exists on the 'net." http://www.podsafeaudio.com/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Wiki Songbook for Free Music - a song book for free music, and also to provide a space for collaborative songwriting http://freemusicwiki.org/- cogdog updated Jun 25, 2020
The other viable option is to generate your own media via methods like scanning photos and objects, using your own digital cameras, video records, and mobile phone cameras. One of the best audio tools you can use to record and edit on your computer is a free open source tool-- Audacity. In addition, these web-based tools may be useful as media editors or converters.
AudioExpert is a free and simple online audio editor, file converter and sound recorder. http://www.audioexpert.com/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Big Huge Labs offers a wide array of tools to create different image effects from flickr photos http://bighugelabs.com/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
Cameroid can be used to create silly and fun self portraits with your computer's webcam http://www.cameroid.com/- cogdog Oct 23, 2010
If you have specific feedback, questions, or just some kibbles to share, you can post your thoughts to the discussion area for this wiki page.
This site was created by Alan Levine in October 2010, the second incarnation of the original 50+ Ways concept. A 2014 expansion for mobile apps is being co-created with Darren Kuropatwa. Everything here is open to be linked, re-used, re-mixed, re-cast, etc. This particular page was created on Oct 22, 2010 11:55 pm and has been edited 8 times. The last tweak was made on Mar 15, 2014 1:57 pm by - cogdog. Share freely, often, and voraciously by linking to http://50ways.cogdogblog.com/
Finding Media For Your Story
Once you have an outline for the steps for the story, start looking for the images, audio, and video that might illustrate the story- you probably want to have more media than you think you might ultimately need. Also do not feel like you have to have literal representations; see what happens when you use metaphors.
Now here is a my rule- the media files you use in your story have to be ones that are licensed or shared with permission to re-use-- this is the only way you can safely then share your new creation knowing it does not contain any copyrighted material plus it is just darn human courtesy to give credit where creation came from. So just finding a picture via Google is not satisfactory. For each media file you find, as you search, be sure to document the source by title and URL and find a person or organization to give credit.
Below you will find a rather extensive list of sites where you can find and use media that are licensed for you to do so or are in the public domain. One of the best source of photos are the Creative Commons licensed ones on flickr- see my guide for flickr searching. Beyond this list below, see 30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media. You can also use Google Image search that limits itself to ones licensed for re-use, but it requires a few extra clicks to set the option (o results, under Search Tools, then Usage Rights); if you want to create a nifty short cut, see my time for a shortcut at For the Holidays, The Gift of Time.
You Can Contribute to this Page
Go to the editable portion of this page and click the Edit this Page button. Add any new relevant media source sites (please preserve te alphabetical order. At the end of your line add an extra 4 tilde characters (~~~~) which produces a signature for yourself like you see on this page.
For more about adding to this wiki, see How to Contribute.
Multiple Media Types
Images
Audio
Video
Make Your Own Media
The other viable option is to generate your own media via methods like scanning photos and objects, using your own digital cameras, video records, and mobile phone cameras. One of the best audio tools you can use to record and edit on your computer is a free open source tool-- Audacity. In addition, these web-based tools may be useful as media editors or converters.add to / edit this section
Now you are ready for step 3... select a tool to build your story
If you have specific feedback, questions, or just some kibbles to share, you can post your thoughts to the discussion area for this wiki page.