IMMJ Multimedia Story Inspirations by IMMJ-MA Beijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories Please note this is a page in progress... en-us 2019-04-04 02:36:38 UTC 2023-02-22 18:12:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Removelove.png The Most Influential Images of All Time | TIME MAGAZINE immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/348347250 An elegant non-linear multimedia project exploring the stories behind 100 influential images. ]]> 2019-04-04 02:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/348347250 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/348953129 2019-04-05 14:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/348953129 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/348955786 2019-04-05 14:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/348955786 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349137052 2019-04-06 10:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349137052 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349243396 2019-04-07 13:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349243396 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349244197 Characterised by a traditional linear structure with a sharp focus and a clear beginning, middle, and end to the story. They also feature one or two primary mediums driving the story. Continuous stories tend to be more “lean-back” in nature, meaning there is often less interactivity. Stories are consumed mostly by reading or watching.

These are questions used to qualify a story’s level of continuousness:

  1. The project is mostly one continuous narrative.
  2. This story has one or two primary media form (e.g. text, video) driving the narrative.
  3. This project is more of a “lean-back” or non-interactive experience.
]]> 2019-04-07 13:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349244197 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349244845 2019-04-07 13:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349244845 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349245679 2019-04-07 13:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349245679 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349245884 Presents an in-depth environment that contains multiple separate elements of a story under a common umbrella, like a topic page. There is no sharp focus or single narrative that drives the users through a singular experience, the story is broken up into sections. The sections could be designed to direct the audience to consume them in a linear form or sections could be non-linear with the audience deciding how to navigate through. A story package may include segments such as profiles, background information, history, or future implications—some of which can be individually narrative.

Each segment is unique, and in many cases each section is told in the type of media most appropriate for the content in that segment. For example, a video is used for a segment of a story in which there is a lot of action or emotion, and graphics for a section that is informational or requires visual aids to explain complex subject matter.

These are questions used to qualify a story’s level of comprehensiveness:

  1. This project is more about covering a topic than a single narrative story.
  2. This project is divided into sections or parts, intending for the user to jump around.
  3. This project is informational in nature.
]]> 2019-04-07 13:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349245884 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349246057 2019-04-07 13:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349246057 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349246284 Stories in the Immersive category create an environment, a space for the user to explore, and through which the narrative unfolds. It’s an environment that is very engaging, and there is an high level of interactivity. Interactive documentaries would also fit in this category.

Can be linear or non-linear The level of control the user had in directing the experience varies in these projects. Some Immersive news packages are even like video games or choose-your-own-adventure stories, where users made choices that would determine their own experience. The experience varied from user to user based on the decisions made. Others packages were a very structured experiences with little more than a “next” button to advance the narrative through a unified path.

“Cinematic” is a term often associated with this category, and it makes sense. A striking commonality found in these projects was that most had some sort of initial start page displayed up front with a title, background information, and more importantly a button or link requesting action to initiate the experience.

  1. These stories create an experience requiring lots of interactivity and often take up the full screen of the browser.
  2. This project begins with some type of launch-like element, like a play button, to initiate the experience.
  3. This project uses audiovisual media to create an immersive environment.
]]> 2019-04-07 13:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349246284 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248139 Intersections include any number of project that comprise two or more qualities from our classifications system. A continuous-immersive for example, or a comprehensive-immersive.

]]> 2019-04-07 13:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248139 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248491 2019-04-07 13:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248491 1) Identify your story. Make sure it's well-suited to Visual Multimedia storytelling immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248706 The best multimedia stories are often multifaceted and include action, context, strong characters and powerful emotions, all of which can be conveyed through different forms of media.]]> 2019-04-07 13:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248706 2) When creating a multimedia story, begin with an outline of the story focus and audience. What is it you want to explore and communicate, and to who? immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248861 Because you can't really make any decisions until you've figured this out. Your focus might be more of a question than a statement. ]]> 2019-04-07 14:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349248861 4) Decide what the segments of the story will be and what will be presented in text, audio, video, photos etc. immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349249165 Break your story down into parts such as who, what, when, where, why and how. Who are the main characters in your story? What is the event or situation? What is the context? Understanding these constituent parts will help you to decide what media are necessary to your story.

The classic approach for many multimedia feature - and it works well because it plays to the strengths of each medium - is to have human interest and impact stories in visuals like video and/or photo, while text and graphics add broader issues context, data and detail. Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt, The Guardian's The Shirt on Your Back and Drinking the Northwest Wind all do this. However there are many other approaches that work brilliantly. ]]> 2019-04-07 14:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349249165 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349249973 2019-04-07 14:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349249973 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349250134 2019-04-07 14:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349250134 5) Now is the time to start thinking of the narrative immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349250462 Bearing in mind that most stories will be linear, Once you have your story parts and potential mediums you can then start thinking beginning, middle and end. And of course each individual media will have it’s own narrative with beginning middle and end too. 

]]> 2019-04-07 14:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349250462 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349251177 2019-04-07 14:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349251177 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349251199 2019-04-07 14:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349251199 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349252570 2019-04-07 14:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349252570 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349252800 SnowFall by the New York Times. Arguably, the watershed project that defined a new form of multimedia storytelling on the web.

]]> 2019-04-07 14:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349252800 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349252913 NSA Files: Decoded also by The Guardian. The Pulitzer-winning piece covered an exhaustive topic, but kept a linear path through most of the piece.

]]> 2019-04-07 14:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349252913 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349253534 2019-04-07 14:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349253534 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349254132 This is an intersection that seems common and effective to me (Sharron). I'm thinking full screen (often cinematic) experiences that work well on mobile and desktop. Often navigated with swipe, click or scroll through visuals with minimal well placed chunks of text moving the story forward and adding context. These stories have a singular linear narrative with a beginning, middle and end. ]]> 2019-04-07 14:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349254132 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349254701 2019-04-07 14:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349254701 Non-linear immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349255244 Nonlinear means that rather than reading a rigidly structured single narrative, the user chooses how to navigate through the elements of a story. Needs to be a very careful choice, very often non-linear projects are simply confusing. Can your audience really navigate in any journey and still gain value? ]]> 2019-04-07 15:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349255244 6) Storyboard or sketch things out immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349255536 It might help to create a storyboard. You'll need to think carefully about transitions... consider how it will all come together, establishing a clear flow from start to finish. ]]> 2019-04-07 15:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349255536 3) Consider the approach you want to use to deliver your story immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349256779 CONTINUOUS; COMPREHENSIVE; IMMERSIVE or possibly on an INTERSECTION. You'll also want to consider if your story should be linear or non-linear. Most stories should be linear.]]> 2019-04-07 15:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349256779 BONUS TIP Every story will be different. immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349257041 Depending on how much you know about the story and what you will capture you might be able to do all these steps in the pre-production phase. But this is often not the case, that shouldn't stop you trying! Anticipate and come up with some ideas and options, but build in flexibility for how things unfold during reporting. Do these steps as soon as your story starts to unfold. Jig things as you go along and of course - the edit is where you really start to cook! Storytelling is a craft, not a formula. It's a struggle every-time and so it should be. ]]> 2019-04-07 15:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349257041 A 12-point checklist to help with planning your first multimedia storyBy Shorthand immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349257572
There are lots of things to consider when planning a multimedia story, from the structure it will take and the media to include, to the overall experience you're wanting to create.

A multimedia story that is well planned and prepared results in a better experience that drives the reader through the narrative.

So, before you set off on your next storytelling adventure, we hope the checklist below will help bring all of these factors together, and ensure your final story has a great structure, engaging flow and use of media that will truly bring the story alive...

]]> 2019-04-07 15:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349257572 7) Make a time management plan immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349258237 Start from the deadline and set out mini goals. Include, where possible, a few days' grace between finishing and submission with time to get feedback from peers and tutors and for yourself to come back for the final cut with fresh eyes and mind.
Ensure the timeline includes 
testing across multiple devices.]]> 2019-04-07 15:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349258237 8) Production immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349258732 Go film, interview, shoot... go get your story!]]> 2019-04-07 15:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349258732 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349259358 2019-04-07 15:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349259358 Bonus Tip: Which mediums should you choose? immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349261232 This is a fun way to brainstorm which mediums might be best suited to your story parts. ]]> 2019-04-07 15:50:44 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349261232 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349262750 2019-04-07 16:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349262750 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349263604 2019-04-07 16:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349263604 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349334885 2019-04-08 01:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349334885 Bonus Tip: Your focus is often a question not a statement. immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349339687 When I started my story about the SNWTP, it started from some insights and questions I had after reading a research report. The main question I wanted to explore was how are the people and places at the locations of the water to be transferred from being impacted. I was also very interested in how sustainable the transfer might be long term. Then I went out on a genuine enquiry. ]]> 2019-04-08 02:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/349339687 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/359142150 2019-05-11 20:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/359142150 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/363260126 2019-05-24 12:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/363260126 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/365033149 2019-06-01 11:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/365033149 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/368310434 This is an interactive documentary that sits on the intersections of immersive and comprehensive. ]]> 2019-06-19 13:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/368310434 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/368346135 2019-06-19 17:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/368346135 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/368834203 2019-06-23 21:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/368834203 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/370639742 2019-07-09 14:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/370639742 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/370732967 2019-07-10 10:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/370732967 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/370733007 Here we have a very blurred section. Many 'projects' could easily be placed into the comprehensive section and vice-versa. Many of them actually overlap into the categories of comprehensive and immersive. So why make a separate section here? Well it's just that we want to make sure our students know that they can take a feature story approach to their journalism assignments or a more project based approach. ]]> 2019-07-10 10:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/370733007 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/372489299 2019-07-28 16:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/372489299 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/372683921 2019-07-30 12:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/372683921 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/381288204 2019-09-08 10:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/381288204 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/415788903 2019-11-24 08:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/415788903 immjbeijing https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/432930133 2020-01-17 14:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/immjbeijing/MultimediaStories/wish/432930133