WHAT IS VISUAL STORYTELLING?
PUPPY
Every picture is like a word
PICTURES IN A ROW HELP TELL A STORY
A series of pictures is like a sentence
OUR BRAINS HELP US SEE THE STORY
What do you think happened?
STORIES CAN BE COMPLICATED THOUGH
Stories Need Characters & Conflict
STORIES ASK – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Now what do you think happened?
WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS?
WHAT DO THEY WANT?
WHAT IS THE OBSTACLE?
WHAT ACTIONS ARE USED TO GET AROUND IT?
ACTION CREATES THE DRAMA / COMEDY
VISUAL LANGUAGE BASICS
WIDE SHOT MEDIUM SHOT CLOSE SHOT
PRE-PRODUCTION (15 MINUTES)
• READ YOUR STORY PROMPT • MAKE A LIST OF 10 SHOTS • DRAW YOUR SHOTS ON A
PIECE OF PAPER
PRODUCTION (30 MINUTES)
• SHOOT EACH SHOT • EDIT THE SHOTS
TOGETHER • SHOW EACH OTHER
SCREENING (30 MINUTES)
• SHARE YOUR VIDEOS • GATHER FEEDBACK • HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE?
Q&A RE: LESSON PLANS? (15 MINUTES)
• HOW WOULD YOU DO THIS? • WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE? • WHAT DID YOU LIKE? • NOT LIKE?