Programme | Thinking visually and crafting visual stories
Thinking visually and crafting visual stories
Timing: 11.30 am - 1.00 pm on both days.
Crafting visual stories, Session 1: Wednesday, March 24th
(90 Minutes)
Introduction (5 minutes)
Presentation (30 Minutes)
- Explore 2 Published Visual Storytelling Stories as examples.
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How did they do it - explore their production plan, stages of development.
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Identifying a concept to deliver the product: how to build a story with visual elements from scratch.
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Long format vs Short form - how to decide on form for a story, explore real life examples.
Q&A (10 minutes)
Presentation (25 Minutes)
- Leveraging your newsroom’s existing resources, output and priorities to create effective digital stories with a visual focus.
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Integrating new techniques into traditional workflows.
Q&A (20 Minutes)
Crafting visual stories, Session 2: Friday March 26th
(90 Minutes)
Presentation Session (30 Minutes)
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Web vs Mobile - how do the formats differ and what works for your audience?
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Increasing the life cycle of one story - how to plan to create unique elements for each platform.
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Tools to plan production, filming, editing and design.
Q&A (10 minutes)
Practical Exercise (30 Minutes)
- Creating a story from scratch in real-time
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Taking decisions on each production stage from ideation, to see how it develops.
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Real time decision making and crafting of the same story for several formats.
Q&A (20 Minutes)