photographic narratives Wolfgang Hastert
types of narratives •
a series of images builds a visual story
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a photo narrative needs x amount of images
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the variations of approaches to tell stories with images are endless
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still images function different than moving images
story telling- some approaches one framing / several shots - but something changes within the frame ( time lapse, certain mini action ) a common theme suggests a series of images ( continuity, disjunctive ) an event suggests a traditional sequence from beginning to end
sequence 01
sequence 02 • A common theme
a traditional photo narrative
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which image should be added?
2 principles: continuity and unity
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continuity must be achieved within the images and the vocabulary/ style/ of the sequencing
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story unity is achieved by keeping a prevailing element of content and balancing it with a well - chosen variety of images