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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the Narrative project, students explore current and personal issues and create multimedia products that are shared online and in exhibitions. Students strengthen their writing and communication skills and learn how to tell stories in a a variety visual ways, including descriptive storytelling and animations. Students apply these skills using professional equipment and applications such as Wacom Digital Drawing Pads, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Animate, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Avid Pro Tools, and DragonFrame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I valued most about the Narrative project was the ability to tell stories in more engaging ways. In English, I learned how to convey a story arc and mood using just sensory description and limited dialogue. In Digital Media, I learned how to turn this written story into an even more engaging experience by turning it into audio form. By using sound effects and music, I could enhance the effect my story has on an audience and make it more immersive. In Animation also, I practiced visual storytelling without the use of dialogue. I definitely improved my skills as a storyteller because of the emphasis on visual storytelling and I also improved my technical skills in both Digital Media and Animation. I learned how to use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Animate, which have proven to be very useful programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our assignment in English was to write a flash fiction under 1,000 words and using as little dialogue as possible. We were challenged to focus primarily on descriptive storytelling, like describing visuals, smells, and sounds. We were also challenged to portray a character without explicitly telling readers about them, but rather show readers what our characters are like through things like their actions and appearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote a psychological horror about a disheveled woman who is obsessed with sewing dolls. I was inspired to write about something in this genre because of a horror-fiction podcast called The Magnus Archives, where characters their creepy, supernatural experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To produce the audio version of my story, I first had to record the narration. I then used Avid Pro Tools for all of the audio editing. I added sound effects to enhance the immersion and music to set the mood for my story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I value about the writing of my short story is the focus on descriptive storytelling. It makes my writing much more engaging that it otherwise would have been. As a reader, it is much more fun to visualize the events in your head and feel the things in a story rather than having everything plainly stated. What I value about the audio production of my story is the added sound immersion from the sound effects and the music. It adds to the feeling of being in the story and experiencing the events in the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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