Rachel Preston Prinz

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Showing posts with label Storytelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Storytelling. Show all posts

Notes from #TheArtof #Storytelling from #PixarInABox from @DisneyPixar and @Khanacademy

On 5:23 PM by Rachel Preston in
A friend in film suggested that I watch The Art of Storytelling sessions from Pixar in a Box at the Khan Academy. I have only watched the first three videos in the series thus far, but there are several great suggestions in there! Here's a link to the free class! https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar/storytelling

Wall-E character from Pixar

Here are my favorite takeaways:
  • We already ARE storytellers. 
  • A story is really a sequence of events (narrative) that unfolds through time. It begins, something happens, and it ends.
  • To get good at storytelling, we should practice anywhere and everywhere: telling stories in front of the campfire, writing plays and novels and short stories, making movies, taking photos, and even tweeting each other. 
  • To make a story really come alive, put something into the story that talks about your own life and how you FEEL. 
  • It may take 30 iterations to make a story sparkle. Editing is essential!
And my favorite exercises:
  • Q: How did you start telling stories?
  • Q: Where do you get your ideas from?
  • If you are looking for ideas, write about the last time you... (did anything).




Great Photo Shots 101

On 7:44 AM by Rachel Preston in
People ask me all the time how I take such great photos, and I have to tell you - it's a few things anyone can manage...
  • have a good camera you love to use and know well
  • take every photo you can. you aren't taking enough if you don't have your camera on you at all times, and your friends don't start laughing and saying "there s/he goes again" the minute you reach for it.
  • take photos at daybreak and the end of the day. watch the lighting. Master this and you can handle anything. And daylight photos will be super easy.
  • always focus on the darkest part of what you want to frame. The light will work for that and the rest will follow.
  • did I mention practice?
  • use the 9 part grid that is a setting on every digital camera these days to teach yourself to line your shot up on the lines. you'll learn great framing in no time.

Okay, I hope these tips and tricks help!
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