Presented at CERI 2016 By Katie Roper

1. CERI 2016
The Power & Tools of
Storytelling

2. The Power of Storytelling
One of the oldest form of knowledge sharing
and still one of the most powerful
Useful for getting qualitative data and sharing
findings

3. My Story: Facilitating Storytelling
from Marginalized Voices
Objectification
- Organizing: Campaign Videos
- Verite Documentary
- Storytelling as Healing, Healing
Circles, Humanizing the Other
- Teaching filmmaking
- “Stranger With a Camera”

4. How and why are you considering
using storytelling?

5. PhotoVoice
Participants are asked to represent their communities or
express their points of view by photographing scenes that
highlight research themes.

6. Digital Storytelling
A process of telling an oral history, poem or
other oral narrative combined with photos to tell
a story

7. Participatory Video/Storytelling
A mixture of participant photos or video, with
participant reflections and interviewer
reflections
- Allows for the reflexivity and perspective to be weaved into the story
- http://headfirstdevelopment.org/kidswithcameras/
Case study: Born into Brothels. Award-winning, but got
some criticism from Indian activists and prostitution groups
for it’s portrayal of the parents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kyXFr2g1x8

8. Simple scripting
Plot point Visual Audio
Music
Open to newscast “ Welcome
to Newsroom opener
Two students at desk today’s news”
First story Close-up actor 1 “ Our first story…”
None/

9. Storyboarding

10. Next set of questions to ask
How long should my video be? (relate to
purpose)
What are my limitations? Do I have visuals to
tell that story? Can I get them? Did this happen
in the past (therefore must be acted or told
through found footage/photos or drawings)?

11. Storytelling Curve
Make your story move
Turning
Point
The Set Up
Resolution

13. Elements of Sound

14. Get sound in 4 steps….
1) Use headphones to monitor sound
2) Turn off or move away from annoying
ambient sounds (fridge, computer, lights, etc)
3) Re-record statements when there was sound
distractions (plane, phone ring, cough, other
person)

15. Be creative: Create mini-recording studios for
voice over

16. Lighting and Gafting

17. Sitcom

18. Spotlight

19. Silhouette/ Backlight

20. Editing

21. Computer Based editing software
Professional Level:
Premiere Pro/ Final Cut Pro
- like using Manual on a DSLR
- more complicated but more robust
Amateur:
iMovie/ Windows Movie Maker
- cheap
- versatile

22. Online editing tools
Popcorn Maker
WeVideo

23. iPhone app editing tools!
ADOBE SPARK VIDEO
iMovie

24. Android video app tools
Magisto (iOS, Android)
VidTrim Pro (Android)
KineMaster