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Comment on ‪Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories‬‏ by ‪Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories‬‏ | Storythings : Just Story It – Articles and Blog Postings

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:47:36 +0000

[...] This is a very funny video of Kurt Vonnegut explaining classic story structures. Its also an illustration of how to give an *astounding* talk without powerpoint or any other fancy schmancy technology – just a blackboard, a piece of chalk, and years and years of experience. I laugh when I watch this video because knowing story structures does not guarantee being able to share a compelling story. My marketing/branding/small biz clients inevitably say to me “Just tell me the structure of a good story and then I’ll always be successful in my marketing and presentations.” Then they try it and we laugh at their earlier naive statement. I say, “So you know story structure — how’d that impact your telling?” “Only a little,” they sheepishly say. What does make effective telling? Conveying sensory material & visual imagery; strong beginnings; tight endings; focused key message; and your own authenticity for starters — regardless of the media. Story structure is a piece, but only one ingredient.See on storythings.com [...]

Comment on Notes on making the Diesel Days to Live project. by In the outside world: 25th March | acupofteawithphd

In the outside world: 25th March | acupofteawithphd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:25:09 +0000

[...] Storythings worked with Diesel to create a video that gave the impression of ‘glitching’ or fracturing time to tie in with a campaign for Diesel Watches. [...]

Comment on Meet Storythings at SXSW by hughgarry

hughgarry — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:46:47 +0000

No worries Sam. It was a great session. Hope the book is flying out. It’s a brilliant read.

Comment on Meet Storythings at SXSW by Sam Ford

Sam Ford — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:19:54 +0000

By the way, Hugh, really appreciate your recommendation and kind words for our session. Wish we’d had a chance to catch up at SXSW!

Comment on Three interesting pointers for the future of TV by What we do we mean when we talk about ‘TV’? | TEST

What we do we mean when we talk about ‘TV’? | TEST — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:09:43 +0000

[...] yes, I’m quite aware that I made the same mistake myself in an earlier post on Storythings. I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen [...]

Comment on Notes on making the Diesel Days to Live project. by Dan Catt explains the very clever HTML image tech behind Diesel’s “Days To Live”

Dan Catt explains the very clever HTML image tech behind Diesel’s “Days To Live” — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:26:29 +0000

[...] One of the agencies I sometimes work for — Storythings — recently published an article by my ex-Guardian colleague Dan Catt about a project they’ve worked on for Diesel: “Notes on making the Diesel Days to Live project.” [...]

Comment on Notes on making the Diesel Days to Live project. by Linkness. What we’ve been reading | March 15, 2013 | NEXTNESS

Linkness. What we’ve been reading | March 15, 2013 | NEXTNESS — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:04:47 +0000

[...] Notes on making the Diesel Days to Live project. Ignore the campaign itself, though it’s good: just concentrate on how interesting and detailed this write-up is. ‘Behind the scenes’ or ‘making of’ videos have long been standard for shoots. We want to see more detailed posts on process for online innovations and apps. [...]

Comment on Vacuum Days now on sale! Launch events in London & Sheffield by New Speakers announced! Molly Crabapple, Ben Bocquelet and Mikey Please « The Story

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:14:54 +0000

[...] – Vacuum Days by Tim Etchells – at a discount launch price. We’re holding launch parties for Vacuum Days in London and Sheffield in the next few weeks, so please come along – Tim gave a reading at the first ever The Story [...]

Comment on Three interesting pointers for the future of TV by Linkness. What we’ve been reading | August 10, 2012 | NEXTNESS

Linkness. What we’ve been reading | August 10, 2012 | NEXTNESS — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:05:09 +0000

[...] and informed strategic decisions | @SaintSalThree interesting pointers for the future of TV | StorythingsTechnology.Four ways the Internet could go down | CNN.comHow Apple and Amazon security flaws led to [...]

Comment on Yearnotes – a year of Digital Attention by Currently reading lots of things about digital patterns of attention « tl:dr

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:13:02 +0000

[...] attention and maybe write something in a bit. In the meantime, I love this quote from Matt’s Yearnotes: in an age of agile and iterative culture, the lines between research, strategy and product are [...]