Comments on: When Multimedia Buries the Story

By: PhotoCine News - The definitive destination for Micro Movie Production.

PhotoCine News - The definitive destination for Micro Movie Production. — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:08:02 +0000

[...] Kaiao Chang has written a thought-provoking piece at About Freelance Writing, on the nature of multimedia and its relationship with the wider [...]

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:06:40 +0000

Well said, Abe.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:06:28 +0000

In defense of print, done well, it gives time to ponder, to think, to let our imagination fill in the gaps and to re-read again and again over time.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:05:24 +0000

Clear communication indeed!

By: Helen Chang

Helen Chang — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:59:31 +0000

Yes, Abe, thanks for that! CBS’ Sunday morning news program tells wonderful stories through the visual medium. I myself have been a TV producer and created many TV stories, and I agree that many stories are better told by TV or radio or text. With print, words themselves can be so erudite and convoluted that the story gets lost. In all mediums, we have to remember to let the story come first.
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By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:23:39 +0000

You are absolutely right, Abe. Good communication is just that-written, audio, visual-whatever the tool, it’s what it conveys.

Have you seen this YouTube video? To me, it’s one of the very best I’ve seen that conveys exactly what you are talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM
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By: Abe

Abe — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:10:55 +0000

It’s always important to have a clear sense of the story. But don’t forget that “the story” isn’t always written. As you say, some stories are best told through video, audio or photographs. Those aren’t just bells and whistles or something to “enhance” the real story. They’re legitimate means of communicating a story to an audience. It takes just as much care to craft a good visual or audio story as it does a written one – and all are important storytelling forms.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:27:05 +0000

Truth is without compelling writing, all the bells and whistles in the world aren’t going to get the message across. What a great post, Helen.
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By: jorgekafkazar

jorgekafkazar — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:17:14 +0000

In a related area, Brig. Gen. H. R. McMaster banned PowerPoint presentations in his unit in 2005. He called PowerPoint an internal threat: “It’s dangerous because it can create the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control,” General McMaster said. “Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable.”

By: Helen Chang

Helen Chang — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:28:56 +0000

Thank you Cathy!
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