Transcript Storyboarding workshop slides

What is Story Boarding?
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The creation of a series of frames depicting what you want to say
Benefits:
• Coherence
• Clarity
• Intrigue
The 4 Steps of Storyboarding
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1.
Brainstorm
2.
Group &
Identify the
core ideas for
your
presentation
3.
4.
Apply a visual
organizer
Create your
presentation
But First…Perspective!
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• DESCRIPTION
• What?
• EXPLANATION
• Why?
• PREDICTION
• What will happen?
• EVALUATION
• What impact did it have?
Blaikie, N. Designing Social Research, 2000. Polity, UK.
Steps 1-2: Brainstorm and Group Core Ideas
VOICES
• People’s
• Individuals
• Organizations
• Movements
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TENSIONS
• Power
• Struggle
• Resistance
ACADEMIC CONCEPTS/ THEORIES
TIMESCALES
• Now
• Before
• Ever
• Pre-colonial
• Personal growth
RESOURCES
• Technical
• Corporate
• Scientific
• Power
• Community
DIFFERENCE
• What has changed?
• How has it changed?
…Knowing “which” story
to tell is half the battle!
Step 3: Apply a Visual Organizer
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HOW would you tell your story?
CATEGORICAL
• Here’s a well-curated series of
themes /voices/experiences
HIGHLY CLIMACTIC
• A cascading series, culminating
in a final (or near final)
expression
Step 3: Apply a Visual Organizer
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UNFOLDING PROCESS
• Trace the development and the
events major events
…Don’t just describe. Explain!
Step 3: Apply a Visual Organizer
SPATIAL / LIMINAL
• Presented as a deliberate choice
of one vector/direction over
others
• Consider: Eco Tourism, Religious
pilgrimage, Adventure Tourism
 EXPANDING RADIUS
• Focused exploration across an
expanding series of dimensions,
e.g. My identity, vs. my identity
and family life, vs. my identity in
my community
Complete Step 3: Apply Visual
Organizers
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• Mix & match
• Choose the one you are most comfortable
with
• Choose the one most context-appropriate
• No “best” answer. (Use the worksheets)
Step 4: Create Your Presentation
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• In the form of:
• PowerPoint
• Prezi
• Cue cards
• Posters