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

WIDE SHOT

MEDIUM SHOT

CLOSE UP

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?