Story telling is difficult to do accurately. A story will have one meaning to the author, but
the audience can find an entirely different meaning. The author will usually
try to help the audience understand or relate to their story using descriptive
language and emotion. Sometimes the story is told to intentionally leave the
audience confused. When telling stories, I usually want my audience to get an
accurate interpretation of the story and see exactly what I do. However, when I
hear a story, I like to imagine my own version and I often dismiss some details
if they conflict with my interpretation.
There’s a lot more to storytelling than just telling the
story. Much thought is put in from the author on the arrangement of the story.
Should it be told in chronological order? Is there a better way to tell the
story? Will the audience be able to follow? When creating a video story, the
author must make even more decisions. The author must decide whether to use literal
or figurative visuals and how closely they need them to match the events of the
story. Here the author also has the option to alter the telling of the story to
better match the visuals, as long as it doesn’t conflict with the story’s purpose.
The author could use whatever footage they can get, and try to make it fit in
the story as best as they can.
I resonate with your idea that a story has multiple meanings. The author interprets it in one manner while the audience can completely grasp a different meaning from the same story. I was just curious as to why you think a story is difficult to do accurately, and what exactly does accurately mean in terms of a story?
ReplyDeleteKorey, I like that you said a story is meant to "create an experience for an audience." I think that's a great way to define "story" without being limiting. The interpretation aspect that Mark mentioned above is also a great point. I think you mean that telling a story accurately is being able to communicate the information and mood that you have in your head to the person who's listening to/reading your story. The more thoughtful the storyteller is of the details, the closer to "accurate" the story is, I think.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you say a story is about creating an experience. I also find that storytelling is very difficult and that there is so much to consider when creating a story. Your Philosophy is very clear and does a nice job of giving a general overview of storytelling and its processes.
ReplyDeleteI agree a lot with the concept of a story being able to have multiple meanings. I think depending on who is telling the story and who the audience is, a lot can change. I never thought of that, but it's a really good point
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot of the concepts in this post. Another issue that I think can be tricky to show the audience what the author is envisioning: you are limited with the video clips you can either create or source, which can be very limiting (especially in this class!)
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