Week 12, Activity 1

Element #1 - Point of View

Consider your audience as you plan your story. Why is it important for you to tell your story to them?

To learn about my success, despite struggles.

What do you hope your audience will understand about what you have to share?

I hope they understand that there were traumatic events of my childhood that changed me, but through it I am empowered and successful.

Will you be telling your story in 1st person (more personal) or will you be telling it from 3rd person (more removed or detached)?

I will be telling my story in 1^st person, because it is a very personal story.

Video Questions (once I can watch videos):
Take a look at the two examples and see if you can identify the purpose behind each story. What is the point of view in each? Whose voice do you hear?

Element #2 - Dramatic Question

I need to make sure that my question can be identified and that I resolve the question by the end of the video.

Video Questions (once I can watch videos):
See if you can find a dramatic question in the examples for this section. Is the question resolved in each movie or are you left without a resolution?

Element #3 - Emotional Content

My entire story (because it deals with death through the eyes of a child) will contain emotional content.

Video Questions (once I can watch videos):
See if you can identify the emotional paradigms behind these stories.

Element #4 - The Gift of Your Voice

I need to strive for natural conversational tones and patterns. I need to include room to stop, pause and think while I’m telling my story.

Video Questions (once I can watch videos):
As you watch the examples in this section, consider the impact that the voice plays on the overall effect of the story.

Element #5 - Sound Track

Can you think of instances in movies where the sound track had you sitting on the edge of your seat as you waited for something scary to happen?

Every scary movie has me on the edge of my seat because of the soundtrack!  I think I wouldn’t even be afraid of scary movies if it wasn’t for the sound track.

Element #6 – Economy

Video Questions (once I can watch videos):
Look at the examples in this section and consider the decisions the authors made about length of clips, types of transitions and sequence of events. Are you able (as a viewer) to fill in the missing pieces?

     

Element #7 - Pacing 

Have you ever listened to a really good story and noticed how the storyteller changes the pace throughout the story?

Yes!

Gathering the Pieces

I went ahead and added this for myself:

·         Still images

·         Video clips

·         Voice over narration

·         Soundtrack

·         Sound effects

·         Titles

·         Transitions