What is Storytelling?
-Real or imagined events
-Used to convey meaning, morality, cultural preservation, education and to entertain
-Can be passed orally, through writing, and digital media
"A human being is nothing but a story with a skin around it" -Fred Allen
"The illiterate of the 21sy century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn" -Toffler
"Tell your tales; make them true. If they endure, so will you" -James Keller
6 Elements of a good story:
1. Live inside your story
-Share the story through your heart, not your head
2. Unfolding lessons learned
3. Develop creative tension
4. Economize the story
-preserve the essence, use the shortest path
-digital stories should be 3-5 minutes
5. Show, don't tell
6. Developing Craftmanship
7 Step Storytelling process:
Pre-production
1. Writing the script
2. Planning the project
3. Organize project folders
Production:
4. Recording the voice-over
-should be created first
5. Gather, create and edit media resources
-audio, video, photos
-only include things that enhance story
-be mindful of copyright
Post Production
6. Create Rough cut first and Final cut last
-add music last
7. Applause
-cherish each and every story
Storyboarding
Great Resource: Storykeepers Resources (Storyboarding)
Comic Life: iPad
You can share super easily using comic life on the ipad. Using trays from the My Comics page, click the wrench and the option Open in Trays. Select the tray you want to connect with and drag the comic to it. Done!!
To change the title of the comic, go to My Comics and touch the title until it brings up the keypad and type your title.
To change the orientation of the page: click on the wrench and then doc setup. You can now change margins. If you flick the bottom right corner of the page, you will get more options. Here you can change the page size and the orientation.
Comic Life resources:
Comic Life resources
Templates
-Real or imagined events
-Used to convey meaning, morality, cultural preservation, education and to entertain
-Can be passed orally, through writing, and digital media
"A human being is nothing but a story with a skin around it" -Fred Allen
"The illiterate of the 21sy century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn" -Toffler
"Tell your tales; make them true. If they endure, so will you" -James Keller
6 Elements of a good story:
1. Live inside your story
-Share the story through your heart, not your head
2. Unfolding lessons learned
3. Develop creative tension
4. Economize the story
-preserve the essence, use the shortest path
-digital stories should be 3-5 minutes
5. Show, don't tell
6. Developing Craftmanship
7 Step Storytelling process:
Pre-production
1. Writing the script
2. Planning the project
3. Organize project folders
Production:
4. Recording the voice-over
-should be created first
5. Gather, create and edit media resources
-audio, video, photos
-only include things that enhance story
-be mindful of copyright
Post Production
6. Create Rough cut first and Final cut last
-add music last
7. Applause
-cherish each and every story
Storyboarding
Great Resource: Storykeepers Resources (Storyboarding)
Comic Life: iPad
You can share super easily using comic life on the ipad. Using trays from the My Comics page, click the wrench and the option Open in Trays. Select the tray you want to connect with and drag the comic to it. Done!!
To change the title of the comic, go to My Comics and touch the title until it brings up the keypad and type your title.
To change the orientation of the page: click on the wrench and then doc setup. You can now change margins. If you flick the bottom right corner of the page, you will get more options. Here you can change the page size and the orientation.
Comic Life resources:
Comic Life resources
Templates