Scott McCloud on comics (via Scott McCloud on comics | Video on TED.com)
In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.
Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories (by David Comberg)
Short lecture by Kurt Vonnegut on the ‘simple shapes of stories.’
Storytelling for Brands - Our Storytelling Matrix (by StoryWorldwide)
Storytelling matrix — a framework that allows you to fully understand and orchestrate your brand narrative. Its three axes (Activity, Complexity, and Personality) are used to plot in the executions necessary to maximize meaningful interaction with a given group.
The X axis is about activity, and illustrates how linear or interactive a particular story is. This ranges from printed magazines and cinematic experiences all the way to full-blown video games — where the user controls each and every aspect of the story.
The Y axis is about complexity, and illustrates just how much information is loaded into the story. Is it a scholarly approach to the subject matter, or is it pure entertainment?
The Z axis is about personality: is it a mass produced, universal story, or is it tailored and customized to each individual?
SEVA Training Series: Austin Madison of Pixar (by SECCEducationalTV)
Pixar Animator, Austin Madison recently worked with students at a SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) Training Event. Austin led students through the different stages of building a story.
The Mystery of Storytelling: Julian Friedmann at TEDxEaling (by TEDxTalks)
How we tell stories seems to be a mysterious process that millions around the world want to be able to do, but 99.9% effectively fail. Why is it so hard for storyteller and audience to be one? What we communicate can change the lives of the writer and the audience.
Empathy, Neurochemistry, and the Dramatic Arc: Paul Zak at the Future of StoryTelling 2012 (by Charles Melcher)
The emotionally charged story recounted at the beginning Dr. Paul Zak’s film—of a terminally ill two-year-old named Ben and his father—offers a simple yet remarkable case study in how the human brain responds to effective storytelling.
Damian Kulash for the Future of StoryTelling 2012 (by Charles Melcher)
In this film, Kulash gives a firsthand account of how he and the other members of OK Go have jettisoned major-label support and enlisted corporate sponsorship to get their own stories told, in precisely the way they want to tell them. What they’ve discovered, says Kulash, is that the parameters of corporate collaborations, if established correctly with the brands, is not an artistic constraint and can actually promote creativity.
Ken Burns: On Story (by Redglass Pictures)
What makes a great story? For legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, the answer is both complicated and personal. In this short documentary about the craft of storytelling, he explains his lifelong mission to wake the dead. Recently featured on The Atlantic.
Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story
Filmmaker Andrew Stanton (“Toy Story,” “WALL-E”) shares what he knows about storytelling — starting at the end and working back to the beginning. (Contains graphic language …)
Ken Burns: On Story (by Redglass Pictures)
What makes a great story? For legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, the answer is both complicated and personal. In this short documentary about the craft of storytelling, he explains his lifelong mission to wake the dead.
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