Everyone
loves a good story. Bundled up by the fire listening to spooky tales of haunted
barns and of ghosts. Curled up across from grandparents as they share memories
from their younger years, how they fell in love, where they were when the war
broke out. Even just a casual catch up with your best friend at a coffee shop
to discuss the events of last weekend. Stories are for telling. Stories are for
listening. Stories can serve many purposes: to entertain, to learn, to express.
While picture books encapsulate the eyes of children with caricatures of lions
and vibrant forestry, Star Wars novels amuse the world-wide science fiction
enthusiasts. People may laugh, people
may cry but regardless, they are brought together by the power of a story. A
narrative from Albert Einstein’s biography is referenced in a college-level
mathematics lecture in order to further explain the complex course material.
From the experiences – past or present – of others, our own lives can be
influenced. Through storytelling as well, we are given the opportunity to
express ourselves. Whether it be the expression of ideas, feelings, or
political standpoints, we are allowed to be free and open with each other.
Personally,
I believe that while powerful told alone, stories are even more significant
when weaved together. Our parents have told us for years that we should not
believe everything that we hear. Why? One side of a story standing on its own
cannot necessarily be perceived as true and is often times manipulated. That is
why scientists do not make conclusions after proceeding with only one
experiment. The more tests, the better the results. By conglomerating the tales
of many people – or in the case of this project, video clips from many sources –
the message and morals of the overall story become dynamic. Often times, the
context is what ties stories together. On other occasions, though, they are
brought together in order to make a statement, to address an idea or a concept.
An idea that is supported from multiple angles is arguably more powerful than
an idea that is supported from only one perspective. As Martin Luther King once
said, “there is power in unity and there is power in numbers.”
By
communicating our thoughts, we improve the wide-spread knowledge and progress
towards the future. In a very ordinary and simple way, stories have the ability
to connect people: they entertain us, they teach us, and they allow us to
express ourselves and our opinions. When joined together, stories become
collaborative and truthful. I guess you could say that storytelling has been
and still is a pretty significant part of humanity. Though officially unknown, it
is almost certain that storytelling, due to its largely impactful nature, will
hold significance for many years to come.
The context
of my project contains archival footage along with personally-captured footage
(including all non-archival clips at the beach as well as the Christmas singing
and dining scenes).
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