RoadMap Reasons for Implementing Storytelling Digital Storytelling Data Storytelling Tips for Storytelling

1. The Method of “Storytelling”
Kharkov ,15 March 2014 Olya Zakharova, PhD

2. The Method of “Storytelling”
RoadMap
Reasons for Implementing
Storytelling
Digital Storytelling
Data Storytelling
Tips for Storytelling
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3. Top Ten Reasons for
Implementing Storytelling
1. Inspires dedication to work
2. Encourages creativity
3. Creates positive
classroom climate
4. Promotes problem-solving
5. Captivates attention
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4. …Top Ten Reasons for
Implementing Storytelling
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6. Piques interest in writing
7. Fosters group dynamics
8. Addresses different learning
styles
9. Embraces diversity
10. Incorporates the multiple
intelligences

5. The Method of “Storytelling”

6. What is Digital Storytelling?
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An illustration of learning
A way of documenting an
experience(s)
One way to facilitate the
reflection process

7. Digital Storytelling

8. Elements of a Digital Story
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1. Overall Purpose of the Story
2. Narrator’s Point of View
3. A Dramatic Question (or
Questions)
4. Choice of Content
5. Clarity of Voice

9. Elements of a Digital Story
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6. Pacing of the Narrative
7. Meaningful Soundtrack
8. Quality of the Images
9. Economy of the Story Detail
10. Good Grammar and
Language Usage

10. Digital Storytelling

11. Great digital stories
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 Are personal
 Begin with the story/script
 Are concise
 Use readily-available source
materials
 Include universal story elements
 Involve collaboration at a variety
of levels

12. Digital Storytelling

13. The Seven Elements of Digital Storytelling
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1. Point of View
2. A Dramatic Question
3. Emotional Content
4. The Gift of Your Voice
5. The Power of Soundtrack
6. Economy
7. Pacing

14. Element 1: Point of View
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• All stories are told to make a point.
• You, as the author, need to figure out
what you intend the viewer to “get.”
What message are you trying to
convey? In other words, what is the
theme?

15. Element 2: A Dramatic Question
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• A good story has a
“hook” that will hold the
attention of the audience
until the story is over.

16. Element 3: Emotional Content
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• A story that deals with
our emotions, such as
loss, love, loneliness,
courage, acceptance,
rejection, hardship, etc.
will help the audience
maintain their attention.

17. Element 4: The Gift of Your Voice
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• The way you use your
voice can impact the story
you tell.
• Tone of Voice: Slow, Fast,
Loud, Soft

18. Element 5: The Power of Soundtrack
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• Music sets the mood.

19. Element 6: Economy
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• Use the least amount of images
required to tell the story.
• Your selection of pictures and
drawings should illustrate the theme
without becoming a distraction.
• Too many images tend to confuse the
audience.

20. Element 7: Pacing
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• Changing the pace of the story can
be very effective. The narrative can
have pauses, the music can change
tempo, and the images can be set to
enter at different rates of speed.
• Changing pace allows the audience
to concentrate, think, and maintain
interest.

21. Tips For Digital Storytelling
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22. 1. Developing Story topics: "You
do have something to say"
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23. 2. Writing the story: "show, don't
tell!"
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24. 3. Images: "quality, not quantity"
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25. 4. Digitizing: "Size does matter"
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26. 5. Storyboarding: "the visual
outline"
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27. 6. Digital editing: "more
power?…not necessarily"
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28. 7. Recording voice over:
"Sloooow Dooooown"
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29. 8. Choosing a soundtrack:
"Instrumental vs. lyrical"
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30. 9. Visual Effects: "Less is more"
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31. 10. Production and
presentation: "show time!"
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32. Data Storytelling

33. Data Storytelling

34. The Method of “Storytelling”

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38. The 22 rules of storytelling,
according to Pixar
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39. The 22 rules of storytelling,
according to Pixar
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#1: You admire a character for trying
more than for their successes.
#2: You gotta keep in mind what's
interesting to you as an audience, not
what's fun to do as a writer. They can be
v. different.

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#3: Trying for theme is important, but
you won't see what the story is actually
about til you're at the end of it. Now
rewrite.
#4: Once upon a time there was ___.
Every day, ___. One day ___. Because
of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until
finally ___.

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according to Pixar
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#5: Simplify. Focus. Combine
characters. Hop over detours. You'll feel
like you're losing valuable stuff but it
sets you free.
#6: What is your character good at,
comfortable with? Throw the polar
opposite at them. Challenge them. How
do they deal?

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#7: Come up with your ending before
you figure out your middle. Seriously.
Endings are hard, get yours working up
front.
#8: Finish your story, let go even if it's
not perfect. In an ideal world you have
both, but move on. Do better next time.

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#9: When you're stuck, make a list of
what WOULDN'T happen next. Lots of
times the material to get you unstuck will
show up.
#10: Pull apart the stories you like. What
you like in them is a part of you; you've
got to recognize it before you can use it.

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#11: Putting it on paper lets you start
fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect
idea, you'll never share it with anyone.
#12: Discount the 1st thing that comes
to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get
the obvious out of the way. Surprise
yourself.

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#13: Give your characters opinions.
Passive/malleable might seem likable to
you as you write, but it's poison to the
audience.
#14: Why must you tell THIS story?
What's the belief burning within you that
your story feeds off of? That's the heart
of it.

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#15: If you were your character, in this
situation, how would you feel? Honesty
lends credibility to unbelievable
situations.
#16: What are the stakes? Give us
reason to root for the character. What
happens if they don't succeed? Stack
the odds against.

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#17: No work is ever wasted. If it's not
working, let go and move on - it'll come
back around to be useful later.
#18: You have to know yourself: the
difference between doing your best &
fussing. Story is testing, not refining.

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#19: Coincidences to get characters into
trouble are great; coincidences to get
them out of it are cheating.
#20: Exercise: take the building blocks
of a movie you dislike. How d'you
rearrange them into what you DO like?

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#21: You gotta identify with your
situation/characters, can't just write
‘cool'. What would make YOU act that
way?
#22: What's the essence of your story?
Most economical telling of it? If you
know that, you can build out from there.

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