Strategies for Digital Storytelling Proposal – ‘Transportation’

I’ve started work on my second Master’s degree at the UW MCDM.  One of my classes, Strategies for Digital Storytelling, requires me to turn in my assignments in blog form.  This is great for me, as I will finally be able to keep my blog active again!

Our class is trying to do something pretty cool – we are telling a story in 22 parts – each part is going to be a 90 second video done by each student.  We will have an overarching theme that ties all of these together.

My topic proposal is “Transportation in Seattle.”  I believe a user is likely to engage because there are quite a few different types of transportations and issues surrounding transportation.  Because everyone uses some form of transportation, we can all relate to the fun and frustrations involved.  I’d like the topic to be broad enough to allow creativity – one could make a video on issues of public transportation in Seattle, or perhaps a video could be made on someone that rides a unicycle to work.

The focus would be on present day Seattle.  Videos could be either silly or serious; start conversation or cause laughs.  I think having a broad topic that allows for this kind of flexibility would make the final video more interesting and engaging.