THE TECHNOLOGY OF STORYTELLING
https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_sabia_the_technology_of_storytelling/transcript?language=en
SUMMARY
In The Technology of Storytelling, TED talker Joe Sabia discusses the ways in which storytelling has evolved over time. He introduces a man named Lothar Meggendorfer, who invented the first children's pop-up story book, and describes Lothar as one of the first storytelling pioneers. Throughout his presentation, Sabia proceeds to label cases of the evolution of storytelling as cases of "Meggendorferitis". Finally, Sabia concludes that, although the technology of storytelling has changed, the art of storytelling has not, from cave drawings to Twitter posts.
ANALYSIS
The most significant method that the speaker uses to get his point across is by creating his entire presentation about storytelling around a framework of a story. He introduces his story with the words "Once upon a time..." and concludes it with "...live happily ever after.". This technique allows the audience to connect with the presentation because they are familiar with the format. It also allows the speaker to provide further emphasis on the main idea that he is attempting to convey.
I picked this topic because I am interested in anything relating to technology. It is amazing to me how rapidly technology is developing and the fact that it has been applied to something that has been an ancient part of human history - storytelling - makes it even more interesting.
PURPOSE
The speaker's main goal in his presentation is to draw the connections between the way storytelling used to be, and the way it is now. He wanted to explain that although methodology in storytelling has evolved, the purpose and spirit of storytelling has not. It has always been, and always will be, a way for humans to communicate and interact with each other, as well as creating a legacy that will stand the test of time.
I think your comment on how the basic centeral message of storytelling hasn't changed. Despite the changing mediums in which they are shown. This situation is very simmilar to telephone connections. People communicate with eachother very differently from fifty years ago. However, the centeral purpose of connecting to others is faster now, the end goal of being able to talk to other people is the same.
ReplyDeletewhile i think that the overall message of story telling hasnt changed, the complexity has. stories have gone from simple tales with shallow meanings to complex dramas with hidden symbolism and plot twists. and i do agree that pop up books were an important step in this proccess. as mediums become increasingly complex so do stories. also it must of been pretty trippy to have a pop up book back then. Its like 3D before it was cool
ReplyDeletepretty trippy indeed
DeleteLOVED the structure of this talk- such a cool take for the topic.
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