assEMBLING a NaRRaTIVEPLAN601E VErbAL ANd VisuAL: iNformAtioN GrAPhics (sEssioN 5)
ELEMENTs of a sToRyBoaRd
ELEMENTs of a sToRyBoaRd
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ELEMENTs of a sToRyBoaRd
storyboards do not have to be well drawn. they only have to communicate your ideas (and should be more explicit than this one)
Pose a problem: “An outcast patriarch tries to win back his family’s good graces.”
pREMIsE: fuNdaMENTaL coNcEpT ThaT dRIVEs ThE pLoT
Ask a question: “What if you had to live the same day over and over?”
pREMIsE: fuNdaMENTaL coNcEpT ThaT dRIVEs ThE pLoT
trace a route: “find 100,000 deutsch marks and get across town (i.e. the roads not taken).”
pREMIsE: fuNdaMENTaL coNcEpT ThaT dRIVEs ThE pLoT
ThREE acT sToRy
acT 1: sET up – sETTING, chaRacTERs, aNd pRoBLEM INTRoducEdconfined to a wheelchair, Jefferies spends the day watching his neighbors. Lisa wants Jefferies, but he acts distracted.
acT 2: TuRNING poINT – pRoBLEM GETs coMpLEXA neighbor appears to have killed a dog that was digging up the garden; Jefferies thinks the neighbor has murdered his wife, but his detective friend doesn’t believe him.
acT 3: dENouEMENT – cLIMaX happENs aNd pRoBLEM REsoLVEdJefferies convinces Lisa to sneak into the neighbor’s apartment to find evidence of the murder, but they both almost get murdered themselves. Now that she is a co-conspirer, Jefferies agrees to marry Lisa. Lisa is happy.
organize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem. Let story lead your narrative, not data.
ways To TELL a sToRyorganize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem. Let story lead your narrative, not data.
BuILd a casE
Provide information and argue for a specific interpretation – reveal a way to look at the world
acT 1: background informationacT 2: AnalysisacT 3: findings or proposal
ways To TELL a sToRyorganize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem. Let story lead your narrative, not data.
GIVE a suMMaTIVE TouR
describe existing conditions in depth and volume that puts a single phenomenon in context
acT 1: individual instancesacT 2: Explain phenomenaacT 3: draw phenomenon into context and draw conclusions
ways To TELL a sToRyorganize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem – narrate with stories not data
EXpLoRE a scENaRIo
Explain a problem or condition through the experience of stakeholders
acT 1: describe a character and their issues/concerns acT 2: detail the mechanism that could serve themacT 3: describe how the character is served by the proposed program or service
ways To TELL a sToRyorganize a presentation with three “acts” or “chapters”: 1) set the characters and context; 2) detail a problem; 3) resolve the problem. Let story lead your narrative, not data.
EVaLuaTIoN
Explore the strengths and weaknesses of a given phenomenon, issue or dimension
acT 1: set a baseline: establish existing conditions and explain them in contextacT 2: Evaluate conditions or solutions via matrix comparison, continuum, pros and cons, etc.acT 3: make recommendations
acT 1mAiN idEA
acT 2mAiN idEA
acT 3mAiN idEA
1) make a grid with three acts and write out the main idea of each act
sToRyBoaRdING wITh INdEX caRds
2) Write all of your content onto index cards.sToRyBoaRdING wITh INdEX caRds
fAct
fAct
fAct
fActfAct
idEA
idEA
idEA
idEAobsErVAtioN
diAGrAm
GrAPh
GrAPh
GrAPh
GrAPhmAP / drAWiNG
Photo
Photo
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Photo
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acT 1mAiN idEA
acT 2mAiN idEA
acT 3mAiN idEA
3) Place the cards into the grid, grouping content based on the ideas you want to express.
sToRyBoaRdING wITh INdEX caRds
fAct
fAct
fAct
fActfAct
fAct
idEA
idEA
idEAidEA
idEAidEA
idEAidEA
GrAPh
GrAPh
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
Photo Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
diAGrAm
diAGrAm
diAGrAm
acT 1mAiN idEA
acT 2mAiN idEA
acT 3mAiN idEA
4) talk through your presentation – thinking especially about how you transition from one idea to another. What else do you need?
sToRyBoaRdING wITh INdEX caRds
fAct
fAct
fAct
fActfAct
fAct
idEA
idEA
idEAidEA
idEAidEA
idEAidEA
GrAPh
GrAPh
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
Photo Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
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Photo
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diAGrAm
diAGrAm
diAGrAm
acT 1mAiN idEA
acT 2mAiN idEA
acT 3mAiN idEA
5) revise. re-sequence / re-group cards; re-visit main ideas; edit and identify gaps in content (ideas / visuals).
sToRyBoaRdING wITh INdEX caRds
fAct
fAct
fAct
fActfAct
fAct
idEA
idEA
idEAidEA
idEAidEA
idEAidEA
GrAPh
GrAPh
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
mAP / drAWiNG
Photo Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
Photo
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diAGrAm
diAGrAm
diAGrAm
1) draw grid of boxes, leaving column on right for main and supporting ideas and background information.
sToRyBoaRdING oN a BLaNk paGE/whITEBoaRd
Main Idea
supporting Ideas
Background / clarification / contradiction
2) give a title for each box and a message, write main ideas and background information in right column.
sToRyBoaRdING oN a BLaNk paGE/whITEBoaRd
supporting Ideas
Background / clarification / contradiction
Main Idea(s)title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
idEA idEA
idEA
idEA
idEA
idEA
3) Add content to each box, including graphics and visual documentation to support the message.
sToRyBoaRdING oN a BLaNk paGE/whITEBoaRd
supporting Ideas
Background / clarification / contradiction
Main Idea(s)
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
idEA idEA
idEA
idEA
idEA
idEA
4) talk through your presentation – how do the transitions work? does the content support the main idea?
sToRyBoaRdING oN a BLaNk paGE/whITEBoaRd
supporting Ideas
Background / clarification / contradiction
Main Idea(s)
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
title
Message Message Message
title title
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
fAct
idEA idEA
idEA
idEA
idEA
idEA
5) revise. re-sequence / re-group cards; re-visit main ideas; edit and identify gaps in content (ideas / visuals).
sToRyBoaRdING oN a BLaNk paGE/whITEBoaRd
supporting Ideas
Background / clarification / contradiction
Main Idea(s)
1) brain dump. List all main points in the order they occur to me.sToRyBoaRdING: hyBRId TEchNIquE
main point A
main point b
main point N
main point X
main point v
main point L
2) List any assumptions or key ideas required to understand or accept any of these points, build any especially significant ones into the list
sToRyBoaRdING: hyBRId TEchNIquE
assumptionkey idea
assumptions
key idea
main point A
main point b
main point N
main point X
main point v
main point L
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3) Put your list in sequence. sToRyBoaRdING: hyBRId TEchNIquE
assumptionkey idea
assumptions
key idea
main point A
main point b
main point N
main point X
main point v
main point L
1
2
3
5 4
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4) recopy the list and identify act/chapter breaks with main ideas. Evaluate per timing, duration and tonal needs, and readjust.
sToRyBoaRdING: hyBRId TEchNIquE
assumptionkey idea
assumptions
key idea
main point A
main point b
main point N
main point X
main point v
main point L
1
2
3
5 4
56
main point bmain point nmain point amain point xmain point Qmain point vmain point Lmain point M
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Message Message Message
Message Message
Message
fAct
fAct
5) use the blank page/whiteboard method, sketch in ways to visualize each message. try not to be limited to only the visual material you have already made.
sToRyBoaRdING hyBRId TEchNIquE
Main Point 1 Main Point 2
Main Point 3
Message
fAct
idEA
Message Message
fAct
Main Point 4
Main Point 5
Message
Main Point 6
Message
AssumPtioN
Main Point 7
AssumPtioN
Message
fAct
idEA
Message Message Message
Message Message
Message
fAct
fAct
6) revise. re-sequence; evaluate coherence, timing, pace and story arc; edit and identify gaps in content (ideas / visuals). make additions.
sToRyBoaRdING hyBRId TEchNIquE
Main Point 1 Main Point 2
Main Point 3
Message
fAct
idEA
Message Message
fAct
Main Point 4
Main Point 5
Message
Main Point 6
Message
Main Point 7
Message
fAct
idEA
Message
fAct
idEA
AssumPtioN
AssumPtioN
sToRyBoaRdING EXERcIsE
wRITE a pREMIsE 10
BRaINsToRM ThREE acTs/chapTERs 10
BuILd youR sToRyBoaRd 20
start with main ideas/points
GRoup dIscussIoN 20
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