Digital Storytelling | Scripting & Storyboarding 

Discussion | Scripting for Digital Storytelling

• The 7th Step — writing for your audience
• A few notes about scripting
  • Just short enough, but not any shorter
  • Including a scene, position yourself within the narrative
  • Focus on the narrative, use visuals, SFX and music to texture the narrative with context and description.
• The Story Spine | Pixar’s 4th Rule of Storytelling
• Viewing:
  • Cycle of Life – a digital story by Dany Martinez
  • An Agricultural Place –  a digital story by David Vigil
• Once upon an index card… 4×6

Discussion | Storyboarding for Digital Storytelling

Resources: There are any number of storyboarding apps to choose from including apps dedicated to the iPad. (You might just prefer using Post-It Notes on a sheet of paper).

• Visit the App store and explore the various StoryBoard tools. While I cannot recommend one or another application, there are numerous interesting apps to explore.  Of course read the reviews before spending money.
• Prezi is particularly effective for storyboarding.
• You might also consider Google Slides. (Please note: the application you choose for your storyboard needs to be well suited for representing the semiotic systems you are exploring).
• Lino – collaborative bulletin board for posting notes, images, and video