Presentation to NCCPE Engage conference in Bristol 3 Dec 2014.

1. www.netskills.ac.uk
Going Dragon Hunting
Engage 2014 – NCCPE Conference
Bristol 3 Dec

2. "Dragon with the Girl Tattoo" by Milos Milosevic: https://flic.kr/p/mbdKdT CC-BY
Going Dragon Hunting
Chris Thomson
Caroline Ingram

3. Why tell stories?

4. Not life…
…an interpretation of it.
A tool for making sense of it.

5. Why by Katie Sayer https://flic.kr/p/9yaos5 CC-BY-SA 2.0

6. DE_Frankfurt_200708_030 by mandias https://flic.kr/p/5ovkjQ CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0

7. Norwich Street Art: Why do you do this? By markheybo https://flic.kr/p/7J6xFk CC-BY 2.0

8. Universal
"Hubble sees pinwheel of star birth" by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center BY http://flic.kr/p/8LoQNS

9. Crosses boundaries

10. Window on something larger
"Let's go outside!" by Marjan Lazarevski CC-BY-ND http://flic.kr/p/j2aL9r

11. Entertaining and engaging
"PopTech Day Three, Oct 2008 – 015" by Ed Yourdon BY-SA http://flic.kr/p/5wKtbb

12. Human face
"Smiley Egg Head" by Frank Monnerjahn CC-BY-SA http://flic.kr/p/5aK8jA

13. What do we mean by digital storytelling?
"Are you ready?" by ssh CC-BY http://flic.kr/p/27LUj

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The format
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Short – 2-3 mins
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Recorded voiceover
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Still images – enhanced with subtle effects
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Text
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Optional music & sound effects
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Minimal or no use of video

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Scientific research
https://vimeo.com/45072236

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Public engagement
http://youtu.be/emvVToYIOhQ

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Writing for digital stories

18. Working within constraints
By juhansonin: http://flic.kr/p/8NjJmC

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Beginning – middle - end

20. …"but not necessarily in that order". Jean Luc Goddard
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Linear
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Reordered
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Episodic
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Dip in & out
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Parallel
…"but not necessarily in that order". Jean Luc Goddard

21. The "stakes"

22. Journeys
"Icelandic Road" By Chalky Lives CC-BY http://flic.kr/p/5oLpDA

23. Defeating the dragon
"Dragon with the Girl Tattoo" by Milos Milosevic: https://flic.kr/p/mbdKdT CC-BY

24. Above all, change
"Making the Change" by Jay-P CC-BY-ND http://flic.kr/p/pFUjp

25. "The Anxious Type" by JD Hancock CC-BY http://flic.kr/p/6qLxSy
Tell small stories to make a big point

26. How can you tell the story "through" something?
An object
A person
A conversation
A moment
A surprise
A disappointment
A triumph

27. "IMG_4188" by Michael (Hello Turkey Toe): CC-BY http://flic.kr/p/5WgR7w
Leave things to the imagination

28. "Tragedy" by Johnathan Nightingale CC-BY-SA http://flic.kr/p/cd3WpL
What actually happened?

29. Who did it happen to?
"rencontre improbable / improbable meeting" By Olivier Bacquet CC-BYhttp://flic.kr/p/5L3xpz

30. "Cafe Life in Tigre - Near Buenos Aires – Argentina" by Adam Jones CC-BY-SA http://flic.kr/p/6KqjEP
Write as you speak

31. "Checkered flag - gotta have one" by Paul Baker CC-BY-SA http://flic.kr/p/8eo2eC
Nail the first and last sentences

32. "Columbus Circle, Fourth of July 2009 – 02" by Ed Yourdon CC-BY-SA http://flic.kr/p/6BRxSn
Tell someone the story

33. How can you tell the story "through" something?
An object
A person
A conversation
A moment
A surprise
A disappointment
A triumph

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Remember
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Beginning – middle – end?
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The "stakes"
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Journey or dragon?
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Small story -> big point
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First sentence – last sentence
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Write as you speak

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Other forms of digital storytelling
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Hollow
http://hollowdocumentary.com/
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Snowfall
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall
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Nagasaki Archive
http://e.nagasaki.mapping.jp/
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Highrise – One Millionth Tower
http://highrise.nfb.ca/onemillionthtower