Definition - Story telling

Dictionary definition
Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, and images, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation, and instilling moral values. Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters, and narrative point of view.

Describing words
Story
Narrative
Characters
Plot
Culture
Images
Illustration
Embellishment
Meaning
Biographical
Autobiographical
Fiction
Fact
Myth
Moral
Truthful

Four annotated pictures

This photograph tells a story through a series of photos showing the developments of an action in the photos. The characters in the photo are dressed in old fashioned clothing with old fashioned hair & make up and the filter is greyish suggesting that the story is set in olden times.

 As this photo lacks much detail and is very natural this allows the story to be made up by the audience. Due to the natural peaceful feeling the photo gives, the photo seems to have characteristics of a fairy tale type story.

 This photo tells a story in the face of the model and in the chalk boards being held up. The story being told in this photograph is the character of the model and the board that she hold herself suggests she is not happy with herself. The fact that the other boards are held by other people are these other peoples opinions on her, therefore making the story one about this girls lack of self confidence.

This photograph tells a story as the character looks as if they are trapped and the setting looks like a prison cell except the door of the room is wide open. This could be representing how the character feels stuck emotionally. Because this is only a single image it is open for the audience to come up with their own interpretation and story.







My Definition of storytelling
Characters, plots and settings that create something for people to tell. Recreation of events in order to provide entertainment.