Multimedia Storytelling

 
Multimedia storytelling has the power to provide context and depth to news stories, fundraising drives, marketing campaigns, and personal stories. This hands-on course will provide a comprehensive overview of multimedia storytelling and show you how you can create compelling multimedia stories using a smartphone and accessible technology. This crucial messaging plays an important role across a diverse range of industries, from journalism, documentary, and filmmaking to marketing and nonprofit administration. Work with your instructor to develop and build a character-based story over eight weeks, and gain practical experience in all facets of digital story design and production while workshopping with your classmates. In the first four sessions, learn about the foundations of storytelling and how to capture different multimedia elements, work on weekly assignments to practice what you learn, and gradually build your final project. The course encourages engaging in constructive discussions and group critique that help you to refine your learning experience. Throughout the course, professional guest speakers join to talk about their real-world experience, share inspiring stories, and answer your questions. Topics include story research, story pitching, production planning, acquisition of digital photography, digital audio, and digital video, editing, design, and digital publishing. 
Registering at least three weeks prior to the course start date is highly recommended.

This course may be used to fulfill the requirements of the Certificate in Multimedia and Podcasting, the Certificate in Journalism and Newswriting the Certificate in Storytelling: Narrative Tools and Applications  and the Certificate in Executive Business English and Global Communication . It may be taken to pursue the certificates, or as a standalone course.

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