What is visual storytelling and how do we do it?

2. WHAT IS VISUAL STORYTELLING? PUPPY Every picture is like a word

3. PICTURES IN A ROW HELP TELL A STORY A series of pictures is like a sentence

4. OUR BRAINS HELP US SEE THE STORY What do you think happened?

5. STORIES CAN BE COMPLICATED THOUGH Stories Need Characters & Conflict

6. STORIES ASK – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Now what do you think happened?

7. WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS?

8. WHAT DO THEY WANT?

9. WHAT IS THE OBSTACLE?

10. WHAT ACTIONS ARE USED TO GET AROUND IT? ACTION CREATES THE DRAMA / COMEDY

11. VISUAL LANGUAGE BASICS WIDE SHOT MEDIUM SHOT CLOSE SHOT

12. WIDE SHOT

13. MEDIUM SHOT

14. CLOSE UP

15. PRE-PRODUCTION (15 MINUTES) •  READ YOUR STORY PROMPT •  MAKE A LIST OF 10 SHOTS •  DRAW YOUR SHOTS ON A PIECE OF PAPER

16. PRODUCTION (30 MINUTES) •  SHOOT EACH SHOT •  EDIT THE SHOTS TOGETHER •  SHOW EACH OTHER

17. SCREENING (30 MINUTES) •  SHARE YOUR VIDEOS •  GATHER FEEDBACK •  HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE?

18. Q&A RE: LESSON PLANS? (15 MINUTES) •  HOW WOULD YOU DO THIS? •  WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE? •  WHAT DID YOU LIKE? •  NOT LIKE?

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