Are you ready to take your audience on a digital journey?

First Australians Capital – Virtual Tours Training

Nov 6th – Dec 11th

The world is rapidly changing with shifts brought about by COVID-19, and more and more people seeking to explore the world online, rather than on foot. This means that it’s more important than ever for enterprises to be engaging audiences, sharing powerful stories and bringing customers on a digital journey.

In this program, you’ll join Digital Storytellers for a 6-week online journey and l learn how to FIND, MAKE, EDIT and SHARE Virtual Tours and digital marketing content for your enterprise, using smartphones, tablets and cameras, and user-friendly editing software.

Are you ready to get started?

Plan and strategise around the types of digital content to create.

Get hands on with accessible technology and learn techniques to capture great footage and audio.

Get step-by-step guidance on how to edit footage on your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Discover best practice for sharing your story far and wide, through both online and offline channels.

At the end of the journey, your Virtual Tour or Digital Story will be shared through a live Facebook event, hosted by First Australians Capital.

The program…

The course is divided into four modules – FIND, MAKE, EDIT & SHARE and runs over 6-weeks (see below), with weekly challenges and tasks to submit.
Each week, you or your business mentor will attend a 1-hour webinar, to guide you, including clarification of weekly tasks, Q&A, troubleshooting, sharing insights with other enterprises in the course and group feedback
You’ll also have access to the Online learning portal (available on USB or to download, if requested) , with video tutorials, frameworks and examples to guide you through the digital storytelling process
You’ll receive written feedback on your weekly tasks from the expert team at Digital Storytellers

At the end of the program you’ll have…

A polished, Virtual Tour or Digital Story, created by you and your team, which will be shared to a wide audience through the First Australians Capital Facebook event
Tools and frameworks to plan, make and share digital content across social media, websites and beyond
Techniques for capturing high-quality footage, including interviews, pieces to camera and other content with smartphones and affordable technology.
Access to a professional (and user-friendly) editing program for your phone or computer
A broadcast-quality RODE Smartlav microphone, to use with your phone or tablet, to continue creating content
Connection with other Indigenous tourism enterprises from across the country
Lifetime access to all of the learning materials

What others have said:

I absolutely loved the course! The programme brought different people with common goals together, providing a creative and inspiring setting to extend our storytelling skills. The process from story canvassing to filming and editing was much more straightforward than I anticipated and I found the whole experience very empowering. Kim and Tania were wonderful facilitators and the ongoing support was greatly appreciated and much needed… Seeing our shorts up on the big screen was also a great bonus to the programme!
- Kat YoungCERES
I couldn't fault this workshop! It was run by experienced, capable facilitators who made everyone feel comfortable - even those who were nervous about the tech side. We got an excellent grounding in all aspects of making a story for impact and as a result our organisation now has a 'Digital Storytelling Team' of very keen volunteers ready to put it all into practice! Thank you for running such an excellent workshop.
- KateMid Canterbury Timebank
A course where the skills are demonstrated beautifully by teachers as you learn. Adult learning with the true flexibility, support and accessibility that is needed at this time. Second to none content - top quality information and support. All available to me in rural Queensland.
- KellyRCS Australia
The Stories for Impact course provided a wonderful opportunity to learn how to use mobile technology for the greater good. It stirred my creative juices, excited my want for new ways in which to carry on my work and it added to my skill set dragging me (not too reluctantly) into realising what a great tool this is for storytelling on multiple levels and how it can be used to produce meaningful work that otherwise might never be seen by a wider audience. I am so empowered by the skills I learned in this course.
- Vivenne BentonThe Australian Living Earth Centre
“I enjoyed seeing the end results of everyone’s work (the videos we all made were excellent) and how practical and interactive the course was. I was most surprised that a total newbie like me could actually come away after 2 days with an actual clip that’s actually half-decent and feel totally inspired to create some more!”
- PennyPathfinders
Really enjoyed playing around and experimenting with different equipment and watching other material for inspiration. It’s hard to say what I enjoyed ‘most’ because it was all so so friggen awesome!
- Gabrielle Grace Walk Sew Good
I attended a 3-hour workshop with the lovely Natasha and Julia as part of Sydney StartUp Week. Packed in as much as possible in 3 hours and left with loads of storytelling tips using basic equipment (iPhone, cheap microphones, dslrs). Would highly recommend. Thank you.
- Madeleine WilsonLaureate Education Services Australia Company

Check out what past Stories For Impact participants have made

From complex videos: The Koknat Revolution 2020 by Kaizi’s Coconut Oil

To simple videos: Stawell Historical Society

FAQs

How much does the course cost?

This course is being offered FREE by First Australians Capital. First Australians Capital will also be supporting you with free editing software and RODE Smartlav microphones.

What are the key dates to take note of?

Week beginning November 2nd – Program begins
Week beginning December 7th – Program concludes

How much time will I need to commit?

This is a tricky question as it will completely depend on the story you are creating and your current skill level. However, the following is an estimate of how your time will be spent.

Week	Lesson	Task	Time commitment (excluding webinars)
1	Find Your Story	Story Canvas	approx. 2-3 hours
2	Make Your Story	Practice filming techniques	approx. 2-3 hours
3	None	Film your Virtual Tour or Digital Story	Anywhere from 1 hrs to 1 day, depending on complexity of story and locations
4	Edit Your Story 1	Edit draft 1	approx. 4 hours
5	Edit Your Story 2	Edit draft 2: Add music, titles and transitions	approx. 4 hours
6	Share Your Story	Simple outreach strategy & submit finalised Virtual Tour or Digital Story	approx. 4 hrs

When will the weekly webinars be held?

We’ll run a vote to finalise a time that is suitable to the majority of participants.

What equipment and software do I need to participate?

Equipment:

TO FILM: A smartphone/tablet with a camera, or a DSLR/digital camera
TO EDIT: A smartphone OR tablet OR laptop

Software:

Kinemaster (smartphones and tablets)
Filmora Wondershare (computer/laptop)

*Note – this software will be provided to you FREE by First Australians Capital

How many of my team members can participate?

We recommend that you nominate at least two team members to participate in the program. We recommend this to be a combination of those who have the authority to lead your digital story, but also involving other team members who may be more interested in learning the “tech” side of things (e.g. filming, and editing). They should also be able to commit the time allocated (see above). You could also consider volunteers, interns or student placements, or others particularly interested in digital media, who might get value out of participating in the course and learning the skills.

What support will I get?

As well as the weekly check-in webinars, you’ll also be supported by your FAC Business Mentors, to complete your Virtual Tours/Digital Stories and will be available to ideate, troubleshoot and guide you. In addition to this, you or your business members will be welcome to have 1-on-1 consultations with Digital Storytellers throughout the program.

Want to know more?

Reach out to Natasha from Digital Storytellers at workshops@digitalstorytellers.com.au or Jocelyn at First Australians Capital