Change story is a follow-on to our conversations about narrative. As you should know by now, we have defined the term ‘story’ as one that follows the four elements as defined by Branigan. Among the four is the concept of cause and effect. So, in effect, all stories involve change\/transformation (or not.. sometimes the main character refuses to change, which is the cause of the tension built into the story.. an analysis of the ‘effect’ of refusal to change). For our purposes we are dealing with a person’s ‘story’ in that we are analyzing what was it in that person’s life that caused him or her to change the direction they were taking, or the result of a decision they did not make (good or bad). The change may actually be the cause.. and the effect is\/are the decision(s) that person make(s) as a result. John Lennon once wrote “like is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans”.<\/p>\n
This activity involves you making a short video about a person (yourself, one you pick, or you select from the list below) that demonstrates this idea of change (which may be the cause or the effect based on the premise you select). The video must<\/u> include evidence of the four elements of story <\/span>, as explained in the lesson on the story creation process<\/a>. In short, the story line must demonstrate:<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\n
Here are a few change stories that were submitted in previously to give you some idea as to what is expected:<\/h3>\n