Storytelling Basics

storytelling

• In the Bible
  • Parables
  • Metaphor - Krystal (worked double shift) and Charlotte (owner, paid everyone by the day rather than the hour)
    • What does this "Kingdom Metaphor" mean in Matt 20:1-16?
  • The entire Gospel
  • The history of the covenants between God and people like you and me
• God delegates creativity to those who He chooses, for His purposes.
  • preacher
  • song writer
  • graphics artist
  • book writer
  • keyboardist
  • building architect
  • missionary
• Biblical Forms
  • Legal
  • Prophecy
  • Narrative (close eyes, tell what you see) - Doug, Charlotte, Krystal
  • Parable
  • Letter
• Contemporary Forms
  • Feary Tales
  • Urban Legend
  • Comics
  • Novel
  • Musical
  • Screen Play (adapted, original) (main stream, independant)
  • Documentary
  • Interactive Fiction
• What is a frame?
• Setting Expectation
• Tying a Bow
• What is the frame for ...
  • A movie staring a popular actor or actress?
  • A sermon?
  • CCM concert?
  • Sermon on the mount as the reader (Matthew 5-7)?
  • Sermon on the mount as a bystander?
  • Jesus raising the Jairus' daughter (Luke 8-41)?
  • A testimony in a public place?
• The manic nature of entertainment.
  • Mix it up.
• How the most powerful multimedia form comes together from 10,000 feet.
  • The story
  • The pitch or the hunt
  • The financing
  • The casting and staffing
  • The scheduling
  • The set design and production
  • The score
  • The costume design and production
  • The direction
  • The acting
  • The stunts
  • The cinematography
  • The studio
  • The effects
  • The comming attraction
  • The cinema
  • The DVD
  • The web site