Project 1: Digital Narrative of Belief—multimodal video
- video: 15 points; due 08-Feb (class-time)
- summary: 10 points; due 08-Feb (evening)
Objective: Convey through creative nonfiction narrative a belief recognized, in video form online for public audience.
- Content: rather than description, present a nonfiction narrative that conveys belief of someone other than yourself. The story will communicate this content for public (non-academic) audience imagined (rhetorical choices for style/tone and media); posted to Web platform(s) for wider viewing and circulation.
- Format: a multimodal video (3−5 minutes), in genre of “digital storytelling,” applying conventions of narrative (studied &discussed).
“Once a story is launched directly into the Web, determining its beginning and end is not always an easy matter.” (Alexander, New Digital Storytelling 42)
Composing Summary
- due Monday 08-Feb (evening); post on your blog (WordPress)
- 10 points (of 25 total); 500 words
Concisely and thoughtfully, discuss your video composing of the multimedia story:
1. your narrative approach, including techniques and your rationale (or intended effects); particularly concerning this story and the belief/value to convey.
Be specific, identifying narration choices considering conventions of genre, expectations by public/social audience (for oral story), and purpose of our project (communicate someone’s belief through story mode).
2. Your composing decisions and rationale (digital rhetoric) creating the video, a multimedia story with several elements and effects. Be sure to discuss your video in specific ways, any/all media elements, in terms of choices / decision-making and intended effect (not a recap of technical process or difficulty). You might want to identify/explain any creative techniques or choices less obvious, for instance rationale for relation/balance (or not) of media components. Finally, be sure to note at least briefly your considerations and/or decisions for multimedia concerning genre, audience, mode, and publication — having composed intending to post to Web platform(s) for wider viewing and circulation, in ways suitable to and applying conventions of public/social communication
(or “worldview”: belief/value & oral/personal storytelling).
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note
- : this prompt asks for more thoughtful responses than summary/description (minimize and/or frame as examples). as well, it is not yet a reflection (subsequent blog entry) — just discussion of your composing (process/techniques/decisions) and rationale.