Into Digital Storytelling

For digital and traditional storytelling

For teachers students

anyone

What’s the story…

Challenge of story- analytic vs. story

What’s the story…

Challenge of story- analytic vs. storyEmotional flow vs. logical flow

What’s the story…

Challenge of story- analytic vs. story

Kinds of stories - hero, personal, curriculum, art

Emotional flow vs. logical flow

What happens when you give a bad guitar player a bigger amplifier?

Issue: focusing on story vs. focusing on technology…

www.artthefourthr.com

Art out of necessity…

"Because of the emergence of multimedia technology, the 3Rs are becoming the 4Rs: Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic, and aRt.

Thanks to the struggle to use multimedia effectively, the language of art is taking center stage. "

Vision of 4th R

1. WWW Esperanto

2. Assistive tech for aesthetically challenged

3. Real work for real jobs

Why the 4th R?

4th R… Then What?

Stories … our cultural glue…

Taboo against our stories

• Storytelling- the oldest profession

• Your favorite teachers were good storytellers

• Digital literacy = your clients, students telling their stories…

• Students who tell stories, own their learning…

Traditional story planning process:

1. Get a story idea

2. Develop storyboard or outline and script

http://www.csupomona.edu/~wcweber/325/storybd.htm

Angle:

Shot:

Movement:

Audio:

Angle:

Shot:

Movement:

Audio:

Technical direction

Standard Storyboarding - A REVIEW

http://www.csupomona.edu/~wcweber/325/storybd.htm

Angle: wide

Shot: side of bus, going to school

Movement: follow bus to school

Audio: music (Born to learn)

Angle: wide, zoom in

Shot: front of school, students entering

Movement: stationary camera

Audio: music, cont.

Technical direction

Storyboard for “We Won’t Leave School”

None - ambient happy school bus noise

Teacher at door, greeting each child as they enter

http://www.csupomona.edu/~wcweber/325/storybd.htm

Angle: wide

Shot: side of bus, going to school

Movement: follow bus to school

Audio: music (Born to learn)

Technical direction

Storyboard for “We Won’t Leave School”

None - ambient happy school bus noise

Teacher at door, greeting each child as they enter

Script, voice over narration:

“Once upon a time there were children so in love with school they refused to leave when summer vacation came. They demanded to keep learning. ‘More math problems!’ they cried.”

Traditional story planning process:

1. Get a story idea

2. Develop storyboard or outline and script

1. Get a story idea

NO!

Traditional story planning process:

2. Develop storyboard or outline and script

1. Get a story idea

3. THEN develop storyboard or outline

2. Develop VPS

Traditional planning process:

New!

Problem (tension)

Solution (resolution)

Beginning End

(Dillingham, 2001)

The emotional flow of “story” - life as a creative problem solving experience

Middle

Visual Portrait of Story (VPS)

Problem (tension)

Solution (resolution)

Beginning End

Middle

(Dillingham, Ohler 2003)

VPS with transformation

Visual Portrait of Story + transformation

Transformation?

Problem (tension)

Discovery or reconciliation

Beginning End

Middle

(Dillingham, Ohler 2003)

VPS with transformation

VPS - personal story

Realization?

Inquiry (tension)

Discovery

Beginning End

Middle

(Dillingham, Ohler 2003)

VPS with transformation

VPS - curriculum story

Learning? Growth?

Basic storytelling process:

- develop problem/resolution T Bar

- develop VPS

- write out story - 3 paragraphs

- peer pitch / adjust

- tell stories

- THEN go digital…

Going digital:

- Idea brainstorm - start at beginning? end?

- develop VPS

- develop storyboard

- develop script

- collect materials

- formative eval…

Transformation

Problem (tension)

Solution (resolution)

Beginning End

Middle

Transformation?

What is the nature of transformation??

Visual Portrait of Story + transformation

8 Levels of character transformation…1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength,

dexterity

2. Inner strength - courage

8 Levels of character transformation…1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength,

dexterity

2. Inner strength - courage

3. Emotional - maturity, realization

4. Moral - conscience

8 Levels of character transformation…1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength,

dexterity

2. Inner strength - courage

3. Emotional - maturity, realization

4. Moral - conscience

5. Psychological - insight, self-awareness, realization, revelation

6. Social - realized responsibility

8 Levels of character transformation…1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength,

dexterity

2. Inner strength - courage

3. Emotional - maturity, realization

4. Moral - conscience

5. Psychological - insight, self-awareness, realization, revelation

6. Social - realized responsibility

7. Intellectual/creative - learning, problem solving, critical thinking

8. Spiritual - awakening, revelation

8 Levels of character transformation…1. Physical/kinesthetic - strength,

dexterity

2. Inner strength - courage

3. Emotional - maturity, realization

4. Moral - conscience

5. Psychological - insight, self-awareness, realization, revelation

6. Social - realizing responsibility

7. Intellectual/creative - learning, problem solving, critical thinking

8. Spiritual - awakening, revelation

For digital and traditional storytelling

For teachers students

anyone