Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling

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Digital Storytelling

Mexico has had subsequent occurrences of drug abuse and drug trafficking owing to the inability of the government and the police to perform to the expectation of the public (Digital Story, 2016). I chose this video since it relays important information about Mexico and drug dealing and it is easily accessible. The authors cover a number of topics highlighting the hidden events that people fail to see and notice. This digital story also provides a point of reference to other people who wish to develop their own stories. It is easy to understand the digital principles that have been applied in the video to create effects that stress specific points. While creating any digital stories, it is important to understand the multimedia elements and principles in order to understand how to make the story effective to the reader or viewer.

The modality principle on the use of visual graphics and narration has been used to make people learn and understand the message being passed. It relays other people’s perspective and reasoning towards drug trafficking in Mexico.

The author makes use of the signaling principle by adding cues to incorporate the essence of the message and stress the effect of drug trafficking to the viewer. This makes learning more effective.

Segmenting in the digital story creates a build up of the story by offering the learner tie to understand the origin and growth of trafficking and abuse as well as the consequences. Initially, the storyteller begins with people’s views as they build up to drug trafficking.

In applying visual design in the story, the author used harmony where they blended subsequent images of drugs and cartels and the effects of trafficking. The images were easy to follow as the author build up the story.

As this digital story applies different design methods and multimedia principles, it is an effective example that would be used by other people as they aim at developing their own digital stories.

Reference

Digital Story – Mexico and Drug Trafficking. (2016). You Tube. Retrieved 11 July 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIv2M38E7Yg