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Like many people, reading means books, words, paper. Curling up with a who-done-it book in front of fire, slowly turning the pages to learn how the detectives deducted the dastardly killer, is a story that has entertained millions of readers around the world.
But stories don't have to live on paper. A good story can be told over a campfire, whispered in a friend's ear, or live on a website. Stories don't need to be only words. In my Scoop it,I have chosen several examples of stories that defy the paper and word format. It was while driving home from class I realized I had read and listened to digital narratives, I just didn't know it. I remember reading the interactive news story Murder on the Prairies: Fire, lies and a missing deer head, a few years ago and was amazed at the combination of drawings, embedded interviews of the murderer and the story broken down into chapter and thinking this was a great way to tell a story.
I also chose a video clip from NDP leader Rachel Notley's campaign when she on the campaign trail last year. Politicians and their media handlers want to connect with voters. In this piece, Notley talks about growing up in the Peace region and telling her story to help connect her to voters.
No one reads their children a grocery list when tucking in their child, they read a story with drama and often pictures. Children will request a book to be read over and over again because they love the story. While this video is simply voice over existing pictures, the reader uses drama to tell the story of the caterpillar.
My example from Kickstarter was chosen because of its exceptional use of graphics and photos alongside a well-crafted story. There are plenty of places to put your money, but few will donate to a kickstarter fund unless they are compelled by the story. All of my narratives were chosen because they told a good story through music, video, words and graphics, all important elements to draw in the reader.
Recently I was talking to my daughter about a newspaper article. She wondered who reads newspapers, not her, she said. But she does, she just read them online when they pop up in her Facebook or Instagram. Each day she posts Instagram and Snap Chat stories of her life. These short videos and pictures tell a story about her life, but in a different format than a traditional paper story.
My Scoop It page helps people understand stories and story telling can happen in many ways. It is a cross section of examples I have chosen to display will help viewers realize they probably have have read, viewed and listened to digital storytelling, but didn't recognize its new form. I believe my Scoop It post could be used as a starting point to a longer essay to show the story telling that is around us each day and it is not just in a book.
Like many people, reading means books, words, paper. Curling up with a who-done-it book in front of fire, slowly turning the pages to learn how the detectives deducted the dastardly killer, is a story that has entertained millions of readers around the world.
But stories don't have to live on paper. A good story can be told over a campfire, whispered in a friend's ear, or live on a website. Stories don't need to be only words. In my Scoop it,I have chosen several examples of stories that defy the paper and word format. It was while driving home from class I realized I had read and listened to digital narratives, I just didn't know it. I remember reading the interactive news story Murder on the Prairies: Fire, lies and a missing deer head, a few years ago and was amazed at the combination of drawings, embedded interviews of the murderer and the story broken down into chapter and thinking this was a great way to tell a story.
I also chose a video clip from NDP leader Rachel Notley's campaign when she on the campaign trail last year. Politicians and their media handlers want to connect with voters. In this piece, Notley talks about growing up in the Peace region and telling her story to help connect her to voters.
No one reads their children a grocery list when tucking in their child, they read a story with drama and often pictures. Children will request a book to be read over and over again because they love the story. While this video is simply voice over existing pictures, the reader uses drama to tell the story of the caterpillar.
My example from Kickstarter was chosen because of its exceptional use of graphics and photos alongside a well-crafted story. There are plenty of places to put your money, but few will donate to a kickstarter fund unless they are compelled by the story. All of my narratives were chosen because they told a good story through music, video, words and graphics, all important elements to draw in the reader.
Recently I was talking to my daughter about a newspaper article. She wondered who reads newspapers, not her, she said. But she does, she just read them online when they pop up in her Facebook or Instagram. Each day she posts Instagram and Snap Chat stories of her life. These short videos and pictures tell a story about her life, but in a different format than a traditional paper story.
My Scoop It page helps people understand stories and story telling can happen in many ways. It is a cross section of examples I have chosen to display will help viewers realize they probably have have read, viewed and listened to digital storytelling, but didn't recognize its new form. I believe my Scoop It post could be used as a starting point to a longer essay to show the story telling that is around us each day and it is not just in a book.
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