1. MAKING / TELLING
STORIES THAT
MATTER
ALAN LEVINE
go.cogdog.it/skidmore-storytelling

2. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by pasukaru76: http://flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/3694736727/

4. * THE MYSTERY BOX *

5. JJ ABRAMS THE MYSTERY BOX
http://youtu.be/vpjVgF5JDq8

6. ONCE UPON A TIME...

8. The last man
alive on Earth
sat alone in a
room.

9. The Last man
alive on Earth
sat alone in a
room. There
was a knock at
the door.
"KNOCK" BY FREDERICK BROWN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knock_(short_story)

10. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by pasukaru76: http://flickr.com/photos/pasukaru76/3694736727/

11. IF WE DON'T REMEMBER ME http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/post/12284715341

14. TELL ME A STORY

15. (1) FIND SOMEONE

16. (2) ONE MINUTE:
THE PROMPT

18. (2) ONE MINUTE:
THE PROMPT

19. (3) TWO MINUTES:
TELL AND LISTEN

20. (3) TWO MINUTES:
SWITCH

21. (4) DOUBLE THE
GROUP

22. * THE "SO WHAT?" *

23. (5) THE RE-TELL

24. WHAT WORKS?
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by i am brad: http://flickr.com/photos/iambrad/220687809/

25. GRABS ATTENTION
(ONLY)

26. MONSTER'S UNIVERSITY TRAILER
http://youtu.be/ODePHkWSg-U

27. GRABS ATTENTION
AND
COMMUNICATES

28. A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
http://youtu.be/9_LLj4_3ZRA

29. CHARACTER
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Alan Levine: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/6145701425/

31. ACTION
cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo by Barry Yanowitz: http://flickr.com/photos/tomvu/5371659662/

32. * THE HOOK *

33. LOST FLASH DRIVE - REMIXED THEN RETURNED
http://youtu.be/IG1ZkW_u_Bw

34. THIS AMERICAN LIFE: EPISODE 206 SOMEWHERE IN THE ARABIAN SEA
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/206/somewhere-in-the-arabian-sea

35. THE PYRAMID

36. THE LUMPY HILL

37. THE CYCLE

38. THE OBVIOUS

39. The Story Spine by Kenn Adams http://aerogrammestudio.com/2013/06/05/back-to-the-story-spine/

40. KURTVONNEGUT "THE SHAPE OF STORIES"
http://youtu.be/oP3c1h8v2ZQ

41. PAUL ZAK: EMPATHY, NEUROCHEMISTRY,AND THE DRAMATIC ARC
http://youtu.be/DHeqQAKHh3M

42. RANDY OLSON: DON'T BE SUCH A SCIENTIST
http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Be-Such-Scientist-Substance/dp/1597265632

43. "IT'S A SIMPLE AS TWO
THINGS: AROUSE AND
FULFILL.
YOU NEED TO FIRST AROUSE
YOUR AUDIENCE AND THEN
GET THEM INTERESTED IN
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY;
THEN YOU NEED TO FULFILL
THEIR EXPECTATIONS."

44. * STUDY CINEMA *

45. CINEMATIC STORYTELLING
http://www.cinematicstorytelling.com/

46. * EXPECTATIONS *

47. "...A SEMBLANCE OF TRUTH
SUFFICIENT TO PROCURE FOR
THESE SHADOWS OF
IMAGINATION THAT WILLING
SUSPENSION OF
DISBELIEF FOR THE MOMENT,
WHICH CONSTITUTES POETIC
FAITH."
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief

48. TROY LIBRARY: BOOK BURNING PARTY
http://youtu.be/AoT13m8-Kxo

49. * ANTICIPATION *

50. MONKEYS AND SQUIRTING
APPLE JUICE

51. MONKEYS AND SQUIRTING
APPLE JUICE

53. * SHOW, DON'T TELL *

54. JAWS DINNER TABLE SCENE
http://youtu.be/04mIMg4PTO8

55. SHERRY TURKLE (TED RADIO HOUR)
http://www.npr.org/2013/08/16/172988165/are-we-plugged-in-connected-but-alone

56. SHERRY TURKLE (TED RADIO HOUR)
http://www.npr.org/2013/08/16/172988165/are-we-plugged-in-connected-but-alone

57. * LAYERS *

58. RADIOLAB BEHIND THE SCENES
https://vimeo.com/66583939

59. * ABSORB GLASS *

60. THIS AMERICAN LIFE
http://thisamericanlife.com

61. DOCUMENTARY
DOCUMENT-WARILY

62. THE CREATIVE
INTERPRETATION
OF ACTUALITY

63. THE MAJESTIC ___________
http://youtu.be/GLgh9h2ePYw

64. via Filmaker IQ http://filmmakeriq.com/2013/10/what-do-you-want-to-do-on-set/

65. THE ULTIMATE
CREATIVE
ACHIEVEMENT IS
WHEN APPLE CREATES
A SOFTWARE
COMMAND NAMED
AFTER YOU

66. ST PETERS SQUARE
nmcnews instagram image http://instagram.com/p/W2FCksR9-e/

67. ST PETERS SQUARE
nmcnews instagram image http://instagram.com/p/W2FCksR9-e/

68. WE ARE LIVING IN
THE MIDDLE OF
THE LARGEST
INCREASE IN
EXPRESSIVE
CAPABILITY IN
THE HISTORY OF
THE HUMAN RACE.

69. A GROSSLY
SIMPLISTIC, NAÏVE,
AND LIKELY WRONG
HISTORY OF MEDIA

72. http://www.insidethestory.org/

73. http://storify.com/martincouzins/story50-50-things-to-know-about-factual-storytell

75. MY STORYTELLING STORY
http://nextexit.com/

76. MY STORYTELLING STORY
http://50ways.wikispaces.com/

77. MY STORYTELLING STORY
http://bit.ly/1UTdt3

78. MY STORYTELLING STORY
http://5card.cogdogblog.com

79. MY STORYTELLING STORY
http://pechaflickr.cogdogblog.com

80. MY STORYTELLING STORY
http://ds106.us/

81. ds106.us

82. ds106.us/tag/gmuspr14

83. assignments.ds106.us

84. bank.ds106.us

85. tdc.ds106.us

86. MAKING / TELLING
STORIES THAT
MATTER
ALAN LEVINE
go.cogdog.it/skidmore-storytelling