The Language of Video
Telling a story using pictures - or video - requires an understanding of the basic rules of visual language. Different shots, angles and approaches can be used to help tell the story, engage your audience and communicate your message.
Spend some time today looking through this introduction to video storytelling. Take some time to look through the sample movies and read the information that accompanies them. We will come together as a group later and discuss what we find.
http://www.atomiclearning.com/storytellingindex.shtml
Work through the different sections - Intro, Grammar, Shots, Rules and Examples.
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