An interview Elan Lee, Founder and Chief Designer at Fourth Wall Studios, at TEDx Seattle recently. In this video Elan talks about the future of storytelling and the importance of storytelling to conveying information to others about your new ideas or innovations.
New technology has the ability to enhance, hinder journalism
“Tommy Tomlinson, an award-winning columnist, said narrative was a conversation with readers. It seems technology makes conversation a little tougher.
As online editors divert resources from storytelling to search engine optimization, the need to connect with stories and their subjects may go with it. What Facebook did for socialization, digital journalism may do to the human need to tell and ingest stories.”
This is very nice. Every time I run across poetry I am reminded of my old friend Loch Walker, a Charlotte poet gunned down senselessly as he was walking home. A gentle soul taken from us way to soon.
“The poem is a narrative, which is obvious from the title. I used a casual “I do this/I do that” voice for the first part of the poem and then created a shift in both diction and rhythm toward the end to embody a larger, angrier, stronger voice to tell the story of the trapped miners.”
Quite the story about three-time Emmy-winning filmmaker John Kastner.
“NOT SINCE THE HOMOLKAS HAS A FAMILY FACED AS DISTURBING A DILEMMA AS THE ONE JOHN KASTNER EXPLORES IN HIS RIVETING HOT DOCS ENTRY, LIFE WITH MURDER”
What a lineup.
“Some of the nation’s most celebrated writers will discuss the art and future of narrative nonfiction at Boston University, Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, 2010. The conference will explore the power of narrative in today’s media landscape and the timeless techniques of story-telling.”
This is a terrific idea for educators.
FITC // ‘Storytelling: Absorbed, Obsessed and Immersed
“A terrific preview post by Tali Krakowsky on the upcoming FITC panel on Storytelling.”
Storytellers bring Book of Spells to Perth’s Studio Theatre April 30
“(What) We’re trying to do is to make a very particular contribution to the contemporary storytelling revival by bringing good adult storytelling to communities…”
Storytelling: A Powerful Marketing Strategy For Your Online Business
“Share all of your stories with your clients–the good, the bad, and the ugly. It will make you much more human and much more approachable with your clients. ”
Donald Miller talks about him in his latest book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. This a good interview.
“Earlier this week, Big Think sat down with legendary screenwriting guru Robert McKee, to talk about the state of storytelling in an age where television is regaining our respect and any group of friends with a computer and a YouTube account between them can release their homemade movie to a worldwide audience.”
Richard Sennett on trade unions, life narratives, and our financial times
Another good interview.
“His focus recently has mainly been trained on the evolving essence of capitalist relations and its effect on culture, interpersonal relationships, human dignity, and a lot of other important topics. Unlike some sociologists, however, Sennett’s work is always specific and rooted in observations and data from the Real World. He is prone to interviewing Real People frequently for his work, which is unusual for Ivory Tower-types.”
N.C. writer returns to storytelling roots
What a talented writer she is.
“I’m sort of terrified,” she says with a laugh. “The skills are very different (from written storytelling). But I come from a family of mountain storytellers, so this was the way I first ever thought of stories — in the voice of somebody telling them and drawing them out. In retrospect, my childhood was spent falling asleep on somebody’s lap as the grown-ups were telling stories.”
Twain would have been lethal with 140 characters.
“The panelists will be asked to draw connections between Twain’s quotes and anecdotes from his life. Would Twain use Twitter or Facebook? How would Twain’s comments about slavery pertain to current events? The questions will focus on race, religion, politics and “the damned human race,” in Twain’s words.”
Ben Roethlisberger, Tiger Woods: Society’s view of women shifts
“For the first time, in a meaningful way, the wink-wink, nudge-nudge acceptance of the professional athlete and his murky late-night encounters with women has been replaced by a demand for maturity and accountability. In a shift, it appears that if the boys club is not completely closed, its existence is far less reputable than it once was.”
About a Catholic Priest and a Young Boy
“I do not wish to detract one bit from the seriousness of the situation or the unspeakable pain of the victims of the abuses. And maybe for those for whom Justice seems a long way off and healing even more-so, this recollection is not helpful. But I feel compelled to tell another story that is also true and, I think, important to tell at this time.”
The Importance of Words in Multimedia Storytelling
“Those who craft narrative or literary journalism have always used the tools of fiction writers and poets to infuse their prose with meaning. That shouldn’t stop just because journalists are writing for the Web. Just as the New Journalists of the 1960s looked to literature to invigorate their nonfiction, journalists today are doing the same, and it’s likely that experimentation with nonfiction forms online will only grow.”
“Recently, I participated in a weeklong community organizer training in Chicago, and while I benefitted greatly from all of the wisdom imparted, I found the two hours that we spent examining the importance of storytelling were the most meaningful. The topic seemed almost an afterthought as we gathered in a darkened conference room after dinner.”
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