2. TUESDAY , June 28 2011 Summer 2011 at Georgetown University in Broadcast Journalism CAPSTONE VIDEO PROJECT digital storytelling PLEASE SIT WITH YOUR CAPSTONE BUDDY!!!

3. at this point you don't know what you need for your story, video, photos, etc

4. before you can decide all that, you need to know what your story is

5. and how do you start planning a story?

6. "Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact." - Robert McKee We are storytelling beings.

7. We aren't like computers

8. We're wired to like stories, and to learn through stories.

9. We've been telling stories for a long time. And our tools have grown. 17th century

10. We tell stories for many different reasons.

11. We tell stories for many different reasons. ENTERTAIN INFORM ...or both!

12. But what is a story?

13. "A whole is that with beginning middle and end." ARISTOTLE (~350 BCE)

14. IRA GLASS , "This American Life", NPR

15. SCOTT SIMON , NPR

16. a story has a... PURPOSE Why this story? What ideas do I want to convey? What effect can I have?

17. a story has an... AUDIENCE Who should be interested? How complex? How can I use image, video, music to help me?

18. a story has... DETAILS What details help with my purpose? How will the details fit together?

19. a story has a... BEGINNING Grab the audience's attention A beginning is not just a start, it is an introduction into the world of your story. Don't give it all away.

20. So a story has an... ENDING The ending is where your story meets your purpose. Answer your questions.

22. - purpose - audience - details - beginning - ending AND: - use of music - use of images and video EXAMPLES

23. "Advanced Pressure" http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/01/24/opinion/1247466680941/op-ed-advanced-pressure.html?scp=1&sq=ap%20test&st=cse "Vanishing Americana" http://mediastorm.com/clients/vanishing-americana-for-msnbc "NABLUS, a City of Life and Death" http://www.creativenarrations.net/node/84 EXAMPLES

24. What should a story have? a purpose why this story? what effect can I have? what ideas do I want to convey? an audience in mind who should be interested? how complex should it be? how can images, video, and music help? details what details will help with my purpose? how will the details fit together? a beginning grab your audience’s attention introduce your idea without giving it all away an ending we should know your purpose by the end answer your question(s)

25. Ideas?

26. FIRST - talk about your ideas, then pick an idea SECOND - think about the questions you can raise THIRD - make a story table! | | | | | | | | | | WRITING MEDIA (text/audio) (images, video, music) "It's easy to take for granted that I can walk to school and not be worried about stepping on a land mine..." start w pics of me getting on school bus, then pics of kids who have lost their legs...