CMCI Storytelling
What was the core expression of the story about Tanya? Her physical battle with AIDS. The role her race played in how people approached her. How stigmas around some illnesses affect our perceptions. Her struggle to find friendship and a home for her children as she faced death.
Her struggle to find friendship and a home for her children as she faced death.
Why have participatory media practices "exploded" in the last 20 years, according to Lambert? Inexpensive video production tools Greater number of students enrolling in film school More distribution options due to the Internet and Web 2.0 Both A and C
Both A and C
Which of the following is NOT a type of person story Lambert describes? Character stories Memorial stories Hypercommercialized stories Accomplishment stories
Hypercommercialized stories
Lambert asserts that "the lived experience of people or peoples who have faced systematic forms of discrimination and oppression must be honored as" what? authoritative perspectives on their own lives victims cultural heroes relevant
authoritative perspectives on their own lives
Lambert suggests approaching digital storytelling with the "mantra of ______________," which is characterized by others feeling "safe, healthy, happy, and at peace." the golden rule profit loving kindness Buddha
loving kindness
In the frame, one can use _______ around the image for effect. negative or blank space other images bright colors zooming
negative or blank space
In discussing design, Lambert cautions that in the process of finishing, polishing, and refining, we do not do what? over-polish and over-refine use too many images make any mistakes make the story about ourselves
over-polish and over-refine
Which is NOT a type of combination of words and pictures? word specific parallel perpendicular duo specific
perpendicular
According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, what lies at the heart of formal American journalism? public discourse controversy human interest profits
public discourse
In addition to conflict, characters and arcs of story, what does Ultimate Fighter provide the viewer? reflection product placement realism ratings
realism
When approaching community storytelling, how many subjects do Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner think are optimum? One, to maximize freedom of expression three, to create the triangular prism six to eight, to provide a safe and comfortable space for storytelling about a dozen to ensure an appropriately diverse set of experiences to engage
six to eight, to provide a safe and comfortable space for storytelling
What term did Michael Read say embodies "the apex of development of media and culture"?
supermedia
According to Lambert, "Inherent in the individualism of citizen democracy is ... " the vote. money. that every story matters. that stories are true.
that every story matters.
According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, what effect on the public does the consistent over-emphasis on argument framing cause? that more stories seem interesting that more issues get covered that problems seem unsolvable that more politicians are elected
that problems seem unsolvable
Which of the following reasons do Kovach and Rosenstiel attribute the rise of argument culture? rising religious intolerance Barack Obama Rush Limbaugh the cheapness of talk
the cheapness of talk
Who is the current CEO of The Walt Disney Company?
Bob Iger
In the approaches to content in digital storytelling (represented by concentric circles), which circle comprised the center? My story Their story Our story Me story
Me story
Lambert explains that stories that are not "verified from numerous sources" can become which of the following? propaganda rumor slander all of the above
all of the above
According to Gottschall, by the time American children reach adulthood, how many violent acts will they have witnessed? 1,000 100,000 200,000 more than a million
200,000
How many hours of music does neuroscientist Daniel Levitin suggest we hear each day? 2 hours 5 hours 10 hours 12 hours
5 hours
What novel became the best-selling (non-Bible) book of the 19th Century? <i>50 Shades of Gray</i> <i>Tom Sawyer</i> <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> <i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>
<i>Uncle Tom's Cabin</i>
Which of these processes are part of production, specifically post-production? Image Editing (e.g. PhotoShop) Audio Mixing Animation/Special Effects All of the Above
All of the Above
Which of the following are some of the conspiracy theories people believe about President Barack Obama listed in Gottschall's book? Obama is Muslim Obama was not born in the U.S. Obama is the Anti-Christ. All of the above.
All of the above.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of comics, as defined in Understanding Comics? In deliberate sequence Animation Juxtaposed pictorial and other images Intended to convey information and/or produce an aesthetic response in the viewer
Animation
What do Kovach and Rosenstiel call a culture that assumes a simplified, "either/or" version of reality (wherein people are expected to reside at one extreme of a spectrum of opinions)? Collateral Damage Culture Argument Culture Bipartisan Culture Echo Chamber Culture
Argument Culture
Why does Lambert advocate for group work in writing? Because it's important to hear a variety of example stories. Because early judgment can stop bad stories from being written. Because crowds are better than individuals at telling personal stories. Because large groups and corporations are better at listening to people than individuals.
Because it's important to hear a variety of example stories.
Which of the following is NOT one of the six steps taken by any artist producing any work in any medium? Structure Form Idea Compensation
Compensation
How did author Richard Stone describe our culture? De-storied sold out illiterate blind
De-storied
Participatory storytelling involves: Distributing a documentary online. Encouraging your audience to produce and share their own media content. Producing a podcast from an audio recording of a focus group. Multi-media web content posted to social media.
Encouraging your audience to produce and share their own media content.
What art form popularized by artists Munch and Van Gogh utilized subjectivity and lines to convey emotion? Expressionism Impressionism Postmodernism Modern
Expressionism
According to Lambert, a cliche to one person is a cliche to all people. True False
False
According to Lambert, if one creates a digital story one must publish it. True False
False
True or False: According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, the new media forum (radio and TV talk shows, websites, chat rooms, bulletin boards, etc.) values expertise. True False
False
What is Step 3 of the Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling Owning your emotions Owning your insights Finding the moment Seeing your story
Finding the moment
While hand-wringing about the demise of fiction, what is David Shield's goal? Finding a way to save fiction in its current form Finding a way to evolve fiction Finding a way to reclaim the function of fiction in other genres Finding ways to hasten fiction's demise
Finding ways to hasten fiction's demise
Which of the following is an effective tool for transporting a reader/audience member to a visual moment? Researching a historical moment. Building a time machine. Diagramming sentences. Getting into the scene.
Getting into the scene.
When interviewing, what kinds of interviews does Lambert warrant take great caution and care? Interviews with celebrities. Interviews about people's trauma. Interviews about political opinions. Interviews about money.
Interviews about people's trauma.
Author Vivian Paley's <i>Boys and Girls</i> book was invoked to illustrate what observation? It presents a history of sexual attraction among teenagers in the U.S. It traces the population trends in Northeastern film critics during the 1950s. It delves into differences of magazine advertising content differences by reader target demographic . It explores observed differences in how 20th century boy and girl narratives shape gendered behavioral differences.
It explores observed differences in how 20th century boy and girl narratives shape gendered behavioral differences.
What is the 6th principle or duty of the press? Journalists must act with integrity and abide by the ethical model outlined in the reading. Journalism must strive toward only distributing factual information Journalism must provide a forum for public criticism and comment. Journalism must shed all political ties and remain impartial.
Journalism must provide a forum for public criticism and comment.
What media property did Disney purchase in 2012?
LucasFilms
How does the text define "panning?" Moving in or out from a point on the image Moving across the vertical plane of a film shot Holding still on image Moving across the horizontal plane of a film shot
Moving across the horizontal plane of a film shot
What does Gottschall refer to as "The Sherlock Holmes Syndrome"? Our brains' impulsive need to construct stories to give meaning, even if meaning is unavailable. Literary critics' obsession with deductive reasoning in crime narratives. The popularity of crime fiction in entertainment media. Americans' interest in Scotland reflected through popular culture.
Our brains' impulsive need to construct stories to give meaning, even if meaning is unavailable.
What is Step 1 of the Seven Steps of Digital Storytelling Owning your emotions Owning your insights Finding the moment Seeing your story
Owning your insights
Transmedia storytelling is: Publishing a media narrative across a variety of platforms in various formats. A piece of media that is produced over a long period of time. A smartphone app that contains user-generated content. None of the above.
Publishing a media narrative across a variety of platforms in various formats.
When considering moral messages, what role does Gottschall suggest fictional stories play for a society? Creating a system of scientific inquiry. Critiquing the status quo of the establishment. Entertaining the non-working masses. Reinforcing common values and strengthening the ties of common culture.
Reinforcing common values and strengthening the ties of common culture.
What is NOT one of the seven components of CDS digital stories? Relating to a global issue Personal or first person voice Containing scenes Soundtrack
Relating to a global issue
Who does McCloud say is the father of modern comics? Rudolphe Töpffer Scott McCloud Will Eisner Stan Lee
Rudolphe Töpffer
How does McCloud define the word "icon"? a convergence of common meaning The clickable interface of a smartphone app any image used to represent a person, place, thing or idea. any tool used to produce comics.
any image used to represent a person, place, thing or idea.
What method(s) did Disney management employ to monitor employee performance at its theme parks? 'Foxes' 'Cartoons' 'Shoppers' Both A and C
Shoppers
What is the universal formula for stories that Gottschall presents? Story = Character + Predicament + Attempted extrication Story = Character + Plot + Moral message Story = Audience + Assumptions + Narrative Story = Thesis + Setting + Struggle
Story = Character + Predicament + Attempted extrication
What real-life event does Gottschall suggest inspired Herman Mellville to write Moby Dick? Jaques Costeau's discovery of a new species of sperm whale The sinking of the Lusitania The sinking of the Titanic The sinking of the Essex
The sinking of the Essex
What does Gottschall suggest is the greatest threat to story? That reality television is displacing fiction. That novels will disappear. That story will fade away. That story will take over completely.
That story will take over completely.
What was the point illustrated through the example involving the film by Lev Kulshov? That children's stories are fraught with psychological meaning. That commercial messages resonate more naturally in the human brain than pro-social messages. That the mind interprets emotional context differently when different priming images are present. That Russian film is more sophisticated than American films
That the mind interprets emotional context differently when different priming images are present.
What was the title of the brochure that directed Disney employees on how to dress and groom?
The Disney Look
Which of the following are one of the three sides of reflective prism that Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner expressed? The opportunity for an audience to learn about information they've never encountered. The opportunity for voices to be heard that cannot be heard in any other medium. The ability to monetize people's stories so they can profit from their own lives. The opportunity for audience members to use decisions in stories to examine their own decision-making processes.
The opportunity for audience members to use decisions in stories to examine their own decision-making processes.
Which of the following are one of the three sides of reflective prism that Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner expressed? The opportunity for storytellers to reflect on life experiences and consider effective ways to telling stories. The challenge of finding common humanity in the stories of others. The opportunity of representing international cultures through individual stories. The opportunity to explore regulatory structures in response to individual stories.
The opportunity for storytellers to reflect on life experiences and consider effective ways to telling stories.
Which of the following are one of the three sides of reflective prism that Pip Hardy and Tony Sumner expressed? The challenge of getting people to share stories in public. The opportunity for storytelling facilitators to consider how stories are facilitated. The opportunity of representing technology cultures through individual stories. The opportunity to develop new products using the stories others tell.
The opportunity for storytelling facilitators to consider how stories are facilitated.
Which of the following was a result of the invention of the printing press? Paintings became scarcer due to a lack of demand. The written word became more specialized, more abstract, and more symbolic. Combinations of words and pictures became the dominant of that time. Letters finally began to resemble objects in the real world, conveying more than just sound.
The written word became more specialized, more abstract, and more symbolic.
According to Gottschall, fictional stories influence our moral logic. True False
True
The research presented in the Gottschall book suggests the fictional stories we consume can affect us psychologically. True False
True
Which of the following is a prompt Lambert suggests could result in powerful stories? Who is your favorite Star Wars character and why? Write a thank you letter to a mentor. Describe your favorite sport moment. Eat spaghetti.
Write a thank you letter to a mentor.
What does Lambert suggest is a good way to combat "blank page syndrome"? Use a computer Surf the Web Write on a 4x6 index card Watch a movie
Write on a 4x6 index card
What is a LARP? a Loud Riot of Ringing Power a Lingering Association with Right-wing Postmodernism a Long Arcs of Routine Performance a Live Action Role Playing game
a Live Action Role Playing game
Though critics point to reality programming as the death of television, what does Gottschall consider to be happening with shows like Breaking Bad and Mad Men? a golden age of television the emergence of network culture the success of streaming the evolution of conventions
a golden age of television
According to Lambert, which of the following can silence people? tradition language the nuanced communication of privilege all of the above
all of the above
According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, unless public debate is based on fact and context, the debate will ... cease to make profits, but reinforce poverty cease to talk, but reinforce listening cease to argue, but reinforce agreement cease to educate, but reinforce prejudgments
cease to educate, but reinforce prejudgments
Which word does Lambert call "a great and nasty word"? improvisation reflection stereotype cliché
cliché
In the exemplar story of John Kessel's <i>The Invaders</i>, what is it that the alien named Flash is trying to acquire? fuel cocaine water diamonds
cocaine
What does Lambert call "the process of developing critical awareness of one's social reality through reflection"? self-consciousness conscientization inner monologue the talking cure
conscientization
What is the LEAST participatory end of what the text describes as the "spectrum of participatory media making?" co-constructed constructive consumption intermediated facilitated
constructive consumption
Between what two forces does Ada Gay Griffin argue black culture struggles between?
defiance and assimilation
According to Kovach and Rosenstiel, a "debate steeped in prejudice and supposition" does what? informs engages enflames preaches
enflames
In Gottschall's book, who are "ink people." journalists fictional characters fairies readers
fictional characters
What is a crucial part of the way media professionals approach ethics in their work? maintaining anonymity of all subjects the contract between interviewer and subject in regards to the purpose of their work equally advocating for all sides of an issue creating media that is enjoyable for everyone
the contract between interviewer and subject in regards to the purpose of their work
To what realm does Gottschall suggest a flexibility of imagination does not extend? the numeric realm the moral realm the realm of dreams the realm of the magic kingdom
the moral realm
What effect has the expansion of technologies and channels do Kovach and Rosenstiel believe had on news organizations? the expansion of topics covered the narrowing of topics covered the inclusion of more media sources the rise of sport journalism
the narrowing of topics covered
What invention looms large in the history of the comics medium? High Definition Cameras plastic air conditioning the printing press
the printing press
In discussing improvisation, Lambert says that the starting point for designing improvisational digital stories is to do what? to find an angle that exposes a harsh reality we often do not consider to find an angle that allows your audience to learn a lot of information in a short amount of time to find an angle that allows you to reflect on important ideas to find an angle that children will enjoy
to find an angle that allows you to reflect on important ideas
According to Lambert, "Stories are what humans do ..." to make lots of money. to make sense of the world. to entertain our children. to get out of taking out the trash.
to make sense of the world.
McCloud describes comics as a ______, or a medium which "can hold any number of ideas and images." vessel message cartoon content
vessel
