ABSTRACT

Multimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World is a unique guide for all students who need to master visual communication through multiple media and platforms. Every communication field now requires students to be fluent in visual storytelling skill sets, and as the present-day media adapt to a multiplatform world (with ever-increasing delivery systems from desktops to cell phones), students specializing in different forms of communication are discovering the power of merging new multimedia technology with very old and deep-rooted storytelling concepts.

Award-winning journalist and multimedia professor Seth Gitner provides students with the tools for successfully realizing this merger, from understanding conflict, characters, and plot development to conducting successful interviews, editing video in post-production, and even sourcing royalty-free music and sound effects. Incorporating how-to’s on everything from website and social media optimization to screenwriting, Multimedia Storytelling aims to be a resource for any student who needs to think and create visually, in fields across broadcast and digital journalism, film, photography, advertising, and public relations.

The book also includes a range of supplemental material, including wide-ranging skills exercises for each chapter, interviews with seasoned professionals, key terms, and review questions.

chapter |33 pages

Visual Storytelling

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

chapter |35 pages

Story Structure

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

chapter |52 pages

The Visual Storyteller's Tool Box

What Kinds of Equipment Are Needed for Gathering Multimedia Content?

chapter |44 pages

The Internet and Social Media

How Are the Internet and Social Media Affecting Visual Storytelling?

chapter |26 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 |40 pages

Editing a Video in Post-Production

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

chapter |41 pages

Multimedia Storytelling in Entertainment

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

chapter |75 pages

Multimedia Storytelling in Journalism

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

chapter |51 pages

Multimedia Storytelling in Strategic Communications

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