A narrative story organizes events and thoughts into a coherent sequence that includes conflict and resolution, ideally under 15 minutes. Effective stories typically center on one subject and involve surprising elements that change direction, while merely presenting a person or place is not considered a story. The document offers examples of non-stories versus stories and emphasizes the necessity for visual storytelling in multimedia projects.

1. What
is
a
Narra*ve
Story?
Mr.
Dizard’s
Interac*ve
Media
Produc*on

2. Defini*on
• A
narra*ve
story
is
a
way
of
ordering
events
and
thoughts
in
a
coherent
sequence
that
makes
them
interes*ng
to
watch
and
listen.
• For
our
purposes,
our
stories
will
be
under
15
minutes.

3. Must
Have’s
• Stories
must
have
some
sort
of
conflict
or
complica*on.
The
role
of
the
story
is
to
ul*mately
resolve
that
conflict
or
complica*on.
• Stories
oNen
have
a
surprise,
a
new
piece
of
informa*on
that
changes
the
direc*on.
• Stories
with
one
main
subject
usually
have
greater
impact
than
stories
with
many
subjects

4. What’s
not
a
story
• A
person
is
not
a
story
• A
place
is
not
a
story
– Those
are
topics
– A
story
shows
the
challenges
that
occur
to
a
person
or
place
over
*me.

5. Examples
• Not
a
Story
– Nick
TroRer
performing
for
the
AFSIVA
Talent
Show.
• Story
– A
*mid
student
who
can
really
sing
who
prepares
for
the
talent
show
for
the
first
*me.

6. Examples
• Not
a
Story
– Mr.
Fried’s
teaching
photography
to
Kyrell.
• Story
– How
a
student
with
no
prior
experience
with
photography
becomes
a
world-­‐class
photographer
with
Mr.
Fried’s
guidance.

7. Examples
• Not
a
Story
– A
Crossing
Guard’s
work
• Story
– How
a
crossing
guard
is
the
first
line
of
defense
for
children
walking
into
the
building
and
why
she
has
been
doing
it
for
25
years.

8. Examples
• Not
a
Story
– Ms.
Stokes
Career
as
an
Educator.
(Maybe
a
documentary)
• Story
– A
former
student
impacted
by
Ms.
Stokes
and
why
the
student
sends
her
child
to
learn
under
her.

9. Stories
must
be
visual
• In
the
video/mul*media
world,
stories
must
be
able
to
be
shown
in
a
visual
world.
• Have
you
ever
read
a
book
and
then
seen
the
movie
and
been
disappointed?

10. Project
• Think
of
three
story
ideas
and
write
them
down
in
this
format:
• Not
a
story
• A
Story
• We
will
share
out
to
the
class.