Tag Archives: storytelling
Finding Story Ideas and Successfully Preparing for your Student Television Show
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Don Goble.
Tweet Finding story ideas for our monthly student television broadcast is quite easy for me. “But you’re the teacher, Mr. Goble. You know it all,” say my students. Right, “I know it all.” But seriously, finding great stories to tell for your high school television show can be very simple. Here a few ideas to get your students [...]
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Multimedia storytelling lets users define the experience
Posted on 18. Jan, 2011 by Sarah Nichols.
Tweet Just how interactive is the digital media students are producing these days? Having a multimedia website (one with video, photo galleries, sound) isn’t the same as doing multimedia storytelling. When done well, a multimedia story is nonlinear, complementing a print piece rather than repeating content. The biggie is that the user chooses the path [...]
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Immediacy, accuracy questioned in today’s on-line news
Posted on 07. Aug, 2010 by Michelle Harmon.
Tweet After reading Senator Joe McCarthy’s recent biography, I was haunted by his desire for power and willingness to wreak havoc on people’s lives to obtain it. I kept wondering how his ascension would have looked in a digital world? Dubbed a young-adult picture book by reviewers, the 270-page life story, “The Rise and Fall [...]
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10,000 Words Blog Posts Second Semester Inspiration for Video Storytellers
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Canon 7D movie – Another night in Beijing from Dan Chung on Vimeo. Mark Luckie of 10,000 Words posted a neat piece last week titled “How to Create Video Storyteling That Actually Tells a Story.” The three videos that he talks about tell stories and should serve to ignite a second semester fire in [...]
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Adam Westbrook’s Advice for Multimedia Journalists on HSJ.org
Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Looking for some multimedia advice? Adam Westbrook has posted some for multimedia journalists on HSJ.org. The 32-page PDF covers quite a few topics and even offers suggestions for equipment to buy (all you have to do is convert a little currency since he’s British).
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Create Interactive Copy for the Web
Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Jim Streisel.
Tweet Much like their professional counterparts, many online student publications take a “print” approach to their copy. That is, information is gathered, quotes are compiled and static copy is written and posted to the web. By taking a cue from the blogosphere and utilizing the interactivity of the web, however, student journalists can create copy [...]
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Free storyboard solutions available for download
Posted on 23. Mar, 2009 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet Looking for some free options out there for storyboarding? Check out Celtx and StoryBoard Pro. Both are free. Read more to learn a little about each of the programs from descriptions taken from their sites. Worked with either? Add a comment to let others know your thoughts. From Celtx.com Celtx is the world’s first all-in-one media [...]
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Broadcast Lessons from HSBJ
Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet RTNDF teamed up with teachers and collaborated to create a series of comprehensive broadcast lesson plans complete with video. Check out the lessons that HSBJ has made available on their site. They are some great resources for teaching varied facets of broadcast.
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Reporting Across Platforms
Posted on 21. Feb, 2009 by Aaron Manfull.
Tweet RTNDF has partnered with NewsU to present an online interactive class designed to teach multimedia approaches to storytelling. Reporting Across Platforms is a free 2-3 hour class for students and teachers.
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