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COURSE RATIONALE<\/strong>
\nThe idea of a story is central to human communication. Storytelling is an ancient art and\u00a0culture, going back in time to traditional modes starting with oral narratives to print forms,\u00a0further in audio- visual mediums, to narratives in digital mediums. With the enhanced
\nintervention of soft- technologies and commercialized media spaces, stories have now entered\u00a0as transmedia narrative experiences. We narrate stories on several levels, andwith the arrival\u00a0ofdigital media technologies, the entire idea of storytelling is going through a paradigmatic\u00a0shift.With storytelling becoming a conscious technique of effective communication in a digital\u00a0civilization, a new brand of professionals called media influencers have risen who excel in the\u00a0profession of brand building and are known story-creators for companies and organizations.<\/p>\n

In South Asia and South East Asia storytellers have been an integral part, engineering civilizationalchanges. In India, storytellers have been an ancient class of knowledge experts\u00a0combining an array of sages, seers, and cultural thinkers. With the innovations in digital media
\ntechnologies, storytellers in India are going to be relevantin the twenty-first century when\u00a0equipped with effective knowledge of ethics as well as art of storytelling.<\/p>\n

This course will focus on the concept of storytelling in digital world. The aim will be to introduce\u00a0student to different genres of storytelling being developed in digital media spaces. While the course\u00a0worksaround the understanding of storytelling as a traditional cultural art, the choice of genre\u00a0will largely pertain to digital media \u2013 comprising texts, audio, and video stories that are produced in the digital spaces. The aim of the course is to celebrate the art of storytelling in\u00a0itself.<\/p>\n

COURSE GOALS<\/strong>
\n1. To understand the concept of storytelling and identify its relevance in the contemporary\u00a0times
\n2. Hands-on understanding of stories and their presentation in different digital formats
\n3. Identify the significance of language and communication in digital stories
\n4. Understanding responsibility and ethicswhile narrating stories in the digital medium<\/p>\n

COURSE MODULES<\/strong>
\nThe course is divided into 5 modules, with different learning capsules in each module. The\u00a0course will utilize content analysis andstory design\/ storyboards asmethodsof study. The focus\u00a0will be on analyzing, interpreting, as well as creating stories. The model of work is based on\u00a0workshop models and interactive learning.<\/p>\n

The topics listed below are designed according to the theme of each module. However, the class is planned to be flexible with customization of topics based on the\u00a0interest\/requirement of the students.<\/p>\n

MODULE 1 (Week One-Week Two)<\/strong>
\nThe Story of a Story Just Not \u201cOnce Upon a Time\u201d
\nWhat is a Story? what is the art of storytelling? What is effective storytelling? Stories across
\ndifferent mediums — narratives from oral to print to digital mediums; role of audience; aspects
\nof a story; role of listening
\nTravel stories and vlogging
\nGenres of stories:Short-stories, Memoirs, Life Writing, ConfessionalShort-films and OTT
\nVideos , Audio-books and game consoles as storytellingspace
\nExercise: Learn to make effective Story-Pitches Discussion oforal stories.Narrate your own
\nstory using story-pitch method Create a digital story-space (you may useWritecomics.com)<\/p>\n

MODULE 2 (Week Three-Six) Whose Story Is this? TransmediaTales<\/strong><\/p>\n

Short-stories
\nScience tales across different mediums Transmedia storytelling Adaptations in Digital Spaces
\nProblems in Storytelling; Vernacular versus English language on Google translator
\nVisualization of stories in digital media
\nStories inVirtualReality:Usehttps:\/\/www.with.in\/ to get an immersive storytelling experience
\nImmersive narrative experience
\nExercise: Word-building, Setting and Landscape, Storyboard
\nhttps:\/\/storymap.knightlab.com\/
\nExercise: David Attenborough\u2019s Blue Earth and Planet Earth series<\/p>\n

MODULE THREE (Week Six-Week Eight) A Picture Speaks a Thousand Tales<\/strong>
\nLanguage, ethics, and civility in digitalmedia
\nExperiencing a story
\nTexts
\nPhoto-narratives
\nJournalism in the digital space: authentic\/misinformation
\nCitizen journalism andWhatsApp story misinformation
\nData and storytelling Apps
\nGame consoles as storytelling spaces
\nBlogs and micro-blogs
\nExercise: Analyze Making of Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora and James Cameron\u2019s
\nAvatar<\/p>\n

MODULE FOUR (Week Nine-Week Week Ten) Legends, Myths, and Folktales<\/strong>
\nMythologies, Stories, and Legends on Digital
\nMedia
\nRealism versus Fantasy
\nTraditionalstorytellersofIndia?
\nIndian Tales on NewMediums
\nExercise: Analyze Grant Morrison\u2019s Eighteen Days<\/p>\n

MODULE FIVE (Week Eleven-Week Twelve) New Storytellers<\/strong>
\nAudio-visual storytelling
\nTelling Impactful stories
\nFinding your voice\/Presenting your own story
\nExercise: Present your story in any effective digital medium Exercise: Design and present a
\ncollaborative story effectively http:\/\/www.eastgate.com\/storyspace\/index.html<\/p>\n

LEARNING OUTCOME<\/strong><\/p>\n