The Basics of Video Storytelling
So how can you swoop in on this hireable job skill? Experience, mostly. Get a copy of Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro X and start cobbling together videos. Personally, I want to see two-minute editions of classic Twilight Zone episodes. You’ll hone your sense of what to trim, cut, or keep, and you’ll wind up with a version of the Twilight Zone that isn’t super boring. But the basic concepts behind “storytelling” are more complex than just knowing how to literally edit a scene. Here’s a rundown from EdTechTeacher. According to them, great digital stories are personal and concise. They begin with the story/script and use readily-available source materials. They also include universal story elements and involve collaboration at a variety of levels
Craft a Narrative
Any story needs a main character, their goal, the barrier to their goal, and how they have or plan to overcome it. If you arrive at any potential story with a template in your head—Person A wants goal B but has barrier C—you’ll be able to build a script that triggers viewers immediately. They’ll keep watching in order to see if the goal gets accomplished or not. Here’s a more detailed look from the blog StillMotion. It’s an examination of plot in stories and how to build one using the three-act structure. It features an explanation of why the narrative is essential, whether in video storytelling or the normal kind: Getting the answer requires finishing the video. So now you have your question: Can you learn video storytelling? Will it get you a job? Go find out the answer.
