FOUNDATIONS OF STORYTELLING

1. FOUNDATIONS OF STORYTELLING

2. What is STORYTELLING? Every life is a story… Everyone’s life is composed of a series of stories. Each of these stories is a thread in the tapestry of the human story.

4. When Did Storytelling Begin? PREHISTORY 150,000 years ago P R E S E N T 2 0 0 0 B C Invention of Writing “ Historic Times

5. Storytelling took the form of what we call the ORAL TRADITION PREHISTORY 150,000 years ago P R E S E N T 2 0 0 0 B C Invention of Writing “ Historic Times

7. The Rock Art of Southern France

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17. P R E H I S T O R Y P R E S E N T BEGINNING OF STORYTELLING IMAGES: CAVE PAINTINGS Cave Paintings and Rock Art emerged about 30,000 – 40,000 years ago Lascaux, France Cave Art http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =DV0xrbvVAQw&feature=related

18. IMAGES: CAVE PAINTINGS Cave Paintings and Rock Art emerged about 30,000 – 40,000 years ago. Petroglyphs Are a form of Proto-Writing

19. Aboriginal Rock Art Art becomes more than just art… STORIES BECOME MORE THAN JUST STORIES http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =oSHKqX8_pqU&feature=related

20. The POWER of SYMBOLS

21. NIKE LOGO A logo is a symbol and a valuable intellectual property.

22. W R I T I N G PREHISTORIC HISTORIC INVENTION OF WRITING

23. W R I T I N G PHOENECIAN ALPHABET is considered the basis of the Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin…and from Latin comes English. These are phonetic alphabets meaning the symbols relate to a sound which are then formed into words. These are phonetic alphabets meaning the symbols relate to a sound which are then formed into words.

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26. 2 0 0 0 B C P R E S E N T 4,000 YEARS w R I T I N G 8 0 0 B C HOMER Iliad Trojan War Prehistory

27. 2 0 0 0 B C P R E S E N T 4,000 YEARS w R I T I N G 8 0 0 B C HOMER Iliad Trojan War Prehistory

31. Ancient Theatre Began as ceremony Incorporated themes, stories and archetypes from pre-historic times. STORYTELLER BECOMES THE PLAYWRIGHT Thespis Sophocles Euripides GENRES: DRAMA COMEDY

32. 2 0 0 0 B C P R E S E N T 1 0 5 A D Illustrated Manuscripts w R I T I N G 8 0 0 B C H O M E R P A P E R Books with images and words were hand made.

34. The first and most famous “English” Storyteller or Bard was named Taliesin. He lived in the 6 th century AD…about the time of the legendary King Arthur. A manuscript has been found that may be written by him and therefore called “ The Book of Taliesin”

35. Across your Europe, “ Bards” were called “ Troubadours” “ Troubadours” told and Stories of chivalry and courtly love.

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37. MARSHALL McCLUHAN

38. INNOVATIONS IN STORYTELLING

40. WHAT DOES NOT CHANGE? WHAT DOES NOT CHANGE?

43. W R I T I N G PREHISTORIC HISTORIC INVENTION OF WRITING

44. W R I T I N G PHOENECIAN ALPHABET is considered the basis of the Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin…and from Latin comes English. These are phonetic alphabets meaning the symbols relate to a sound which are then formed into words. These are phonetic alphabets meaning the symbols relate to a sound which are then formed into words.

46. MARSHALL McCLUHAN Canadian born philosopher, scholar, Literature professor and communications theorist. McLuhan's work is considered fundamental to media theory, as it relates to “new media”.

47. MARSHALL McCLUHAN McChluhan is best known for predicting or foreseeing the internet and for a couple phrases…. “ GLOBAL VILLAGE” “ THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE”

49. MASS MEDIA

50. 2 0 0 0 B C P R E S E N T 1 0 5 A D Illustrated Manuscripts w R I T I N G 8 0 0 B C H O M E R P A P E R Books with images and words were hand made.

51. Across your Europe, “ Bards” were called “ Troubadours” “ Troubadours” told and Stories of chivalry and courtly love.

52. Folktales A folk tale is a traditional narrative story usually handed down by word of mouth ….the Oral Tradition. Among the first to collect and write down these tales were the GermanGrimm Brothers…Jacob & Wilhelm.

53. SHORT STORIES Geoffrey Chaucer “ Canterbury Tales”

54. P R E S E N T AGE OF MASS MEDIA P R I N T I N G P R E S S 1 st Mass Media Technology 1 4 5 0 A D Gutenberg Press Thousands of pages a day could be printed. Hundreds of thousands of copies of best selling books could be printed. Movable Type Johannes Gutenberg GUTENBERG PRESS

57. “ ROBINSON CRUSOE” … was one of the earliest English Language novels. Daniel Defoe 1719 http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =OzIy_07orQw&feature=related

58. QUESTION: HOW DOES A NOVEL APPROACH THE ELEMENTS OF A STORY DIFFERENTLY FROM A STORY TOLD BY MEANS OF ORAL TRADITION?