Please watch this video and comment on it with regard to the nature of storytelling, how to tell a great story, or why storytelling is important. Remember you will also have to address other classmates’ comments either in your comment or as a reply to their comment(s).
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Masha Yi
1/14/2016 09:42:27 pm
According to Andrew Stanton, telling a story is like telling a joke. You must be free and open with it, but have a point at the end. Stories are what make us individuals and telling a good story is opening yourself up and feeling vulnerable to the judgment that is coming your way. For many people, the best part of the story is the emotion, and the ability to relate and pass along those lessons to future generations.
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Delaney Ortiz
1/18/2016 06:07:30 pm
I agree with Masha that telling a good story requires you to be open and have points an events within the story that make a story a good one. In Andrew Stanton's Ted talk he explains the rules and guidelines for creating a good story. The concept he explains, "show 2+2, not simply 4", is critical to a story and something we have never considered before while telling a story. He uses examples in some of the films he has worked on to show what he was trying to portray in his stories, which is extremely helpful for us to understand his points.
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Hilary McEwen
1/18/2016 09:15:05 pm
I agree with Masha about being free with the story you're telling but having a point at the end. I like when Andrew Stanton states at the beginning of his speech about how story telling is joke telling and that knowing everything you are saying is leading to some goal. Every story has a point and are very important to experience ourselves and through others. Stanton's examples of the movies like Wall-E, Nemo, and Toy Story, that show a powerful message is still given even when the characters can't talk or aren't real, is a good way to show the importance of story telling as well.
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Juliet Balsamo
1/19/2016 10:33:04 am
I agree with Masha that According to Stanton stories have to have an ending and a beginning that story telling is like a joke you have to know the punchline . I also think that he was trying to convey that there was more to story telling then that in order to create a great story you must cause the audience to work for "their meal" and ask questions because this is what engages the audience. Stanton also said that we must make the audience care and give them the promise that the story leads some were worth while make them ask the question what will happen next ? he also states that the greatest stories are those that inspire wonder and that invokes a feeling of being alive as well as capturing one of your own personal truths . Stories are important because they affirm who we are as human beings as Stanton stated. Also that our lives have meaning and they help us form connections between other people and give us a felling of being alive and existence.
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ryan beisty
1/19/2016 07:10:45 pm
i like what Masha said about it can be free and open but has to have a point as well. The story telling has to engage the viewer and make them think about the end outcome as well. It can also allow the audience to see a character change and evolve throughout the story as he gave the example of woody in toy story. The example of 2+2 is not simply 4 goes into how the audience can create different ideas in their head about how the story will go for different characters.
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William Saumier
1/20/2016 05:17:27 pm
To be able to relate to people is all we want to do because it is not enough to be told that we are worth something, but we need to feel it. Being able to relate to another story evokes emotion in all who feel that way because one doesn't even have to say everything there is to say about the topic; others just know. Storytelling is a way to unite people through emotional connections.
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Alondra Ortiz
1/19/2016 05:29:29 pm
I agree with what Masha said about how a story should be told freely but have a point at the end. In the video, he talks about how the ending of a story shouldn't be predictable and that's what keeps the listener engaged is the fact that they don't know how the story will end. I also like how he says in the video: "A strong theme is always running through a well-told story." This shows that every story has a meaning or purpose behind it which is what makes the story important or interesting to others.
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Kristian Johansen
1/19/2016 07:20:35 pm
In this TED talk, Andrew Stanton explains how he has learned to tell stories and shares what he thinks are the most important elements in story telling . While he explains it he also uses some of those tactics in telling the story of story telling. He lures us in by saying he's not going to tell us the story normally but backwards, he tells us the story bit by bit to keep us interested, and connects us to his story and to his passion for story telling. Stanton helped me understand some of his points through some great movies that he learned from and that I have watched. For example when he discussed the characters "itch that they can't scratch" and talked about how al pacino in the godfather was doing everything to please his father, even after he died, showed his inner motive behind every move the character makes. This talk helped me understand how you can make speeches feel like telling a story, and what elements you can use from a story to improve the speech. However, I disagree with delaney because i don't think the "2+2=4" concept is critical to a story because i would say that its more critical to the way the story is presented. Also I believe story tellers have been using this tactic for a long time as this can be seen in many stories from the past and Stanton himself says its been the hidden idea behind stories for a long time.
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Brinley Beresford
1/21/2016 03:46:10 pm
Andrew told his story in a backwards and unique way filled with humor and movie clips. He captured the audience early on and shared his difficulties, emotions and humor in a way that presented him as a sincere and fascinating speaker.I really like Kristian's comment about characters having an "itch they cant scratch". This truly is a driving factor for many movies and is reflected in the real world. Some people spend their entire life looking to "scratch the itch" whether it be through money, a job or a relationship so seeing this concept reflected in a character allows for the audience to make a deep connection. Andrew took his audience on a journey and maintained their interest and attention the entire time, simply through the method in which he told his story.
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Sarah Springer
1/19/2016 07:36:27 pm
Andrew Stanton, a pixar screenwriter, believes that story telling should evoke wonder and inspire the audience. He compares story telling to telling a joke; you must be open and free while also having a good punchline. He says you must engage your audience and leave them asking questions in order to maintain their interest. Towards the end of Juliet's writing, she explains the importance of stories because they affirm who we are as human beings. Adding on to this, I think that stories reveal our personal experiences, which can teach important lessons to others. Stories can be a way for us to express our emotions, as Andrew Stanton does in Finding Nemo. He tells us his story of being born prematurely, followed by a clip from Finding Nemo where Marlin is coddling a cracked egg. This cracked egg is born to be Nemo, which relates to Andrew Stanton who was also born with a "defect".
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Lindsay Willden
1/19/2016 09:53:42 pm
I like Sarah's comment about stories reaffirming our humanity. Mr. Stanton explains the necessity of several components of story telling that appeal to our humanity. Ideas of wonder and change. Good stories make you question and redefine your own passions and experiences. They make you reconsider and explore your own life further. Also stories should never become static. Otherwise they loose their ability to engage the audience. The mundane and less then stellar portions of your life are the pieces that never make it into the story. Your self growth and discoveries make stories. Stories appeal to humanity. Love , compassion, mistakes, growth, laughter and joy are the emotions that make stories worth telling.
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Brittny Saldana
1/20/2016 10:28:09 am
I like Sarah's comment on how stories can affirm who we are as human beings. Andrew Stanton,makes it clear that good storytelling is a way to engage the audience, and simultaneously reveal our own experiences and passions. Such experiences help us grow as individuals and form who we are, and this is worth sharing.
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Ashley Donaldson
1/20/2016 12:54:50 pm
I agree with Sarah's comment that stories reveal our personal experiences. Andrew talks about how a story is not predictable, and that is how you can draw the audience in and make them care. No one knows what the story is except you. It is our job to build a great story, like Andrew said, with guidelines not strict rules so we can be open and free with it. A well told story can compel others to write their stories, it makes them wonder, it makes the speaker and audience feel alive. A story makes a person special and reaffirms our humanity.
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Sarah Theel
1/24/2016 04:28:08 pm
I agree with the others that story telling makes someone unique and gives affirmation. But to tell a great story you have to catch your audience from the start of your story, to promise them that it will be worth listening to. Our punchline, our ending and everything in between leads to one common goal.
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Dana Genders
1/24/2016 06:29:31 pm
I agree with Alondra, every story has a theme and that is what makes the story interesting and it is what puts meaning behind the story. Storytelling is important to others because you learn so much from not only the story but from the person telling the story. Storytelling can open the gates to something unique that people can take to heart.
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Sofi Gonzalez
1/24/2016 09:58:33 pm
I like Ryan's comment about how storytelling has to engage the audience. It's important to hook the audience and give them a 'promise' at the very beginning of the story as Andrew mentioned in the TED Talk. If you don't give the audience a reason to keep listening at the beginning, they probably won't follow the rest of the story. And if the audience isn't paying attention, the story starts to lose its purpose.
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