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Written Composition Approach to Digital Storytelling

One critical attribute of digital storytelling that beginnners should understand is the relationship between the personal narrative and the script. In classic digital storytelling (there are certainly other interpretations), an author begins with a personal story (the narrative) of between 2–4 pages. This narrative is then reduced, or distilled to its essence, to form a script of about 3/4 to 1 page, double-spaced.
The objective is then to build the story back up with the inclusion of the other multimedia elements (still frame imagery, video). The intent of this process is to develop two tracks of meaning , 1 auditory (the voice over of the script) and then one visual in an nature (the images and video). This double track system is what I believe makes a digital story such a powerful medium for communication, as both can be very emotional.
Source: Two Tracks of Meaning, David Jakes, Strength of Weak Ties Blog

Written Composition Steps

  1. Begin with an idea.
  2. Write a narrative script.
  3. Collect photos/images, sound that tell the story.
  4. Insert images into PhotoStory
  5. Commit the script to audio appropriate for each image.
  6. Add motion to images to create a more compelling message

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