multimedia story telling
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Multimedia Story Telling
By Mark TatgeE.W. Scripps Visiting Professor, Ohio University
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Today’s Topics
Introduction Story telling Framing stories Deciding an approach Example of US Airways Flight 1549 Critique of Multimedia projects
Author & Award winning Investigative Reporter
Web, video, print editor and content developer
Source: Forbes Magazine
National TV Commentator
CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, PBS, ABC News
Source: Fox News
The Power of Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMibXJjx_DE
Best way to tell stories
Rule No. 1: Define the story: What are we trying to portray
Two-step process
Decide the story “Frame.” Decide what media to use.
Framing the Approach
Most stories don’t tell themselves.
We need a roadmapWhere are we headed? What is our theme? Who is our protagonist?
Framing Stories
Framing involves finding a way to tell a particular story – deciding the best approach in terms of reporting the story.
Developing “the Frame”
Read other publications. Talk to people Good stories come from developing
a “frame of mind” about a topic. Must have
a) Experienceb) Knowledgec) Test your idead) Reformulate your hypothesis.
Every story has a frame
Historical (Time) – Now vs. Past. Scope – Big picture vs. small picture. Reasons – Why is this happening? Impacts – Consequences of
development. Future – Down the road.
Once we have the frame …
We can decide what sort of media to use to tell the story …
Picking Multimedia elements
Building blocksPeople ? Places ? Events? Is it visual ? Is there movement? Is it complicated? Does it require explanation?
Using multiple approachesAnatomy of a plane crash Video Interviews with passengers Graphics or slides - what happened
in the moments before the plane crashed.
Cockpit recorder tape – voiceover. Story – Text discussing tighter
regulations being proposed in Congress to prevent future crashes.
US Airways 1549 Crash Landing
US Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, 2009Source: The New York Times
What is the best way to tell the story of a plane crash?
Print & Web Text
Print remains a powerful way to reach readers. But today we have many more ways to tell a story
Source: New York Daily News
Graphics, Computer animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZPvVwvX_Nc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSLBXo_M0MY
Reconstruction of the crash reconstructed using tower tapes
Web: Think Interactive
Source: The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/15/nyregion/20090115-plane-crash-970.html?scp=1&sq=US%20Airways%201549&st=cse
Honey – “I’m might be late for dinner. I am sitting in the Hudson after crash landing.”
Involve Readers Social media, blogs, Facebook – viewer generated
content – connects to audience
Source: New York Times
Podcast – audio tapes
Source: Fox News
Good story telling starts with shoe leather reporting Research Interviews Reports Documents Developing
sources
Source: Google Images
Accuracy and ethics
Basic reporting dictates: Accuracy. All facts should be checked,
rechecked. Must be ethical. Must be honest . Must be transparent. Must not violate copyright law.
Multimedia challenge
Rule No. 2: Don’t let the technology takeover the story
Multimedia Examples
The Meat Packer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YPq6mvNe2k
Fast Food
http://www.jenevans86.blogspot.com/
The End
E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University