Intro to Storytelling

Intro to Storytelling

Crafting Adventures that Grab an Audience

This Lesson's Creative Mission:

​Creators will develop a story concept

As a creator, you will know what it takes to create a basic story concept including a clear beginning, middle and end, along with a central conflict and resolution.

Poll

Rate yourself as an EFFECTIVE STORYTELLER. An effective storyteller is someone who:

-Engages the audience with vivid characters and settings

-Develops a clear and compelling plot with a beginning, middle and end

-Communicates emotions and themes that resonate with listeners

-Uses creativity and imagination to bring a story to life.

• I'm a storytelling superstar!

• I’m pretty good at telling stories!

• I’m still learning.

• I have a lot to improve and I'm eager to learn.

NEXT: Watch - Pixar in a Box: STORY STRUCTURE

In this short video about story structure, you'll identify how to organize the events that happen in time in order to tell a good story.

After the video, you'll be asked to:
Identify the MAIN IDEA of the video.

Multiple Choice

Which option best describes the MAIN IDEA of the video?

• How Pixar made Finding Nemo

• How Pixar makes stories with a beginning, middle, and end, where the main character solves a problem.

• How Pixar includes good jokes in their films.

• How Pixar looks for problems to solve and then creates their stories.

Examine image.
Do you see the formula?

Soon you'll understand how
- STORY BEATS connect with the
- STORY SPINE

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​NOW:What is a story spine?

NEXT: Watch - Pixar in a Box: STORY SPINE

This short video is an introduction to story beats and the story spine.

After the video, you'll be asked to:
Define "STORY BEAT" and
Rearrange the "STORY SPINE" formula in order

Hotspot

A story beat is in the story spine.

Which HOTSPOT would represent a STORY BEAT this

story spine structure?

Remember: a story beat is when something is happening to the character.

Multiple Choice

Select the BEST definition or understanding

of a

STORY BEAT

• The way the character moves to music in the scene.

• All the problems the character faces.

• Each event that happens to a character that moves the story forward.

• Each time the character makes a move in the scene.

Reorder

Put these parts of the STORY SPINE formula in order

With 1 being the start and 5 being the end.

• Until finally

• Once upon a time

• But, one day

• Everyday

• Because of that

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Open Ended

Write about what happened to you over yesterday or the day before.

Use the STORY SPINE formula.

Review the image if needed.