ABSTRACT

Now in its second edition, Multimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World is a trusted guide for all students who need to master visual communication through multiple media and platforms.

Incorporating how-to’s on everything from website and social media optimization to screenwriting, this textbook provides readers with the tools for successfully merging new multimedia technology with very old and deep-rooted storytelling concepts. Topics covered include: how to understand conflict, characters, and plot development; conducting successful interviews; editing video in post-production; and sourcing royalty-free music and sound effects. The book also includes a range of supplemental material, including exercises for each chapter, interviews with seasoned professionals, key terms, and review questions. New to this edition are thoroughly updated chapters on social media storytelling, visual storytelling with mobile devices, and post-production techniques, to reflect current industry trends.

This book is a key resource for students learning to think and create visually in fields across broadcast and digital journalism, film, photography, advertising, and public relations.

chapter Chapter 1|32 pages

Visual Storytelling

In What Ways Do We Think About Visual Storytelling Every Day?

chapter Chapter 2|32 pages

Story Structure

How Do You Tell a Story to Be Made Into a Film?

chapter Chapter 3|55 pages

The Visual Storyteller's Tool Box

What Kinds of Equipment Are Needed for Gathering Multimedia Content?

chapter Chapter 4|48 pages

The Internet and Social Media

How Are the Internet and Social Media Affecting Visual Storytelling?

chapter Chapter 5|25 pages

The Building Blocks of Visual Storytelling

How Are Visual Images Created and Combined Logically to Tell a Coherent Story with a Beginning, Middle, and End?

chapter Chapter 6|39 pages

Editing a Video in Post-Production

Why Do Motion Pictures and News Videos Utilize Specific Editing Techniques?

chapter Chapter 7|41 pages

Multimedia Storytelling in Entertainment

How Do You Write a Script and Tell a Story Visually Within a Designed Reality?

chapter Chapter 8|71 pages

Multimedia Storytelling in Journalism

How Can Multimedia Storytelling Be Used to Tell True-Life Stories?

chapter Chapter 9|51 pages

Multimedia Storytelling in Strategic Communications

What Makes an Effective Strategy to Push a Brand Visually on Multiple Platforms?

chapter Chapter 10|46 pages

Visual Storytelling With Mobile Devices

How Do You Use a Mobile Device to Tell High-Quality Visual Stories Using Your Personal Phone's Camera?

chapter Chapter 11|51 pages

Visual Innovation and Storytelling

What Innovative Tools and Platforms Do We Use to Tell and View New Forms of Visual Stories?