5030 digitalstorytelling mediatypes storyboarding feb 05 09ppt
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Visual Journalism - the Art of Storytelling - Making good picturesTRANSCRIPT
Photojournalism on the Web &Digital Storytelling
University of North TexasDepartment of Journalism
Visual JournalismFebruary 5, 2009
The Five ‘I’s
Interactivity Involvement Immediacy Integration In-depth
Basic Tips for Good Photos
Range of Values Understanding your lighting Contrast Shadows
Clear, sharply focused subjects Too far away Not focused
The “Decisive Moment”
Photos have to ‘tell’ a story Some circumstances are easy:
Academy Awards; Principal awarding the diploma; a ‘handshake’ closing a deal
Others are more difficult Keep shooting until you get it The “Aha” Moment Feel it in your gut
Challenges/Opportunities Digital Photography Unlimited capacity
The Ol’ Days: Limited space, wrong photo, badly cropped, size of photo doesn’t do event justice
Slide shows, photo galleries Multiple publishing formats More tools to improve
quality – or manipulate Control
Greater control on which images to use
Higher risk of managing copyright – ethical issues
Flexibility Immediacy Permanence/Archival Interactivity
Text
Static Graphic:
Photo
Text Box
Online
Discussion Lurker
Link
Interactive:
-Timeline
- fact box
- Slideshow
- map
Quiz
Interactive
Game
Interactive
Flash
Content
Online
Discussions
Reporter
Interaction/Involvement Continuum
Low High
The greater the interaction and involvement, the higher the learning
Digital Storytelling Tools
Shovelware out, Within Media In It’s no place for lazy journalists Dig deeper, report more, drive to
find more sources, quicker Need to be more accurate and
more thorough Search, research and verify
Digital Storytelling Tools
Rules of the road: Tighter, shorter
copy Section heads Boldface type,
bulleted presentations
Pull out quotes Timelines
Links Fact Boxes Graphics Visuals Audio
Digital Storytelling Tools Drilling Down – What Really Works
Timelines Old School: Static graphic in chronological order New School: Dates, images, description, audio
http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/timelines
Quality Audio & Video Slide shows Story Boards
Story Boarding
It’s all about nonlinear!!!1) Divide the story into its logical, nonlinear
parts, such as:a) A lead or nut paragraph, essentially addressing
why this story is importantb) Profiles of the main person or people in the storyc) The event or situationd) Any process or how something workse) The history of the event or situationf) Other related issues raised by the story
Multimedia Storytelling – 5 steps
1. Find a story2. Make a Storyboard
1. Define the elements2. Identify the media3. Storyboard the concept
Story boarding
Change the way you think: Avoid “First Part”, “Second Part”, etc. Divide the contents of story into
media elements Video Still photos Audio Graphics Text
Storyboarding Determine which pieces of story work best with video
What a great way to see, hear, watch, depict action Decide which still photos you want
Creates moods, punctuates your text, adds context, richness Which audio? And will still photos work with it?
Bad audio detracts from the story, the audio and the entire package
What about graphics Animated graphics help show how things work Go where no cameras can go: e.g. showing how things work,
like cells or space
Story boarding Using maps
Google, government, satellite imaging Showing neighborhoods, patterns of crime
Text “Chunking stories”. Q&A. First-person. Investigative.
Complementary media, not redundant Match each element.
Interactivity means reader involvement
Managing Interactive Projects
Step 1Organizing
The Team
Step 2Planning
Who doYou need?Reporter,
Photographer
What’sThe story?InteractiveElements?
Step 3Data
Collection
Report &Research
Managing Interactive Projects
Step 4Production
Step 5Test &Revise
Editing,Designing,
Coding
Edit,Click Thru,
Revise
Step 6‘Post It’
PublishedTo
Web
Step 7Monitor
&Critique
Who’s reading?What’s being
Read?How could youDo it better?