ABSTRACT
Digital stories are short videos that rely on still and moving images, a soundtrack, narration, and other components to tell a story. Digital storytelling expands the concept of telling a story by using technology not just to enhance the story but to fundamentally change the process and product. Digital storytelling began as a grassroots movement in the early 1990s by theater producer Joe Lambert and media producer and digital artist Dana Atchley, who worked together to teach others how to harness the power of then-new technology to tell stories enhanced by digital components. Beyond basic story structure, digital storytellers learn how to use multimedia methods to tell their stories and learn that they must choose wisely. Storytellers must use rhetorical choices to tell their stories in the best way possible. Through the process of creation, storytellers learn how to navigate software and social media platforms—skills that transfer to future projects.
