{"id":2890,"date":"2013-09-15T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-15T18:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2013-09-16T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T15:46:03","slug":"sorrowful-story-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/09\/15\/sorrowful-story-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorrowful Story Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/eplywKZHdh8\">Link to Worms Crawl In Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eplywKZHdh8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ds106.us\/2013\/09\/09\/headless-ds106-week-3-what-mean-ye-digital-storytelling\/\">DS106 Headless 13 Week 3<\/a> was all about the basics of digital storytelling. Part of our assignment was to watch a video of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurt_Vonnegut\">Kurt Vonnegut<\/a> humorously illustrating his rejected master&#8217;s thesis in anthropology that showed how the journey of a story&#8217;s main character can be graphed to reveal the story&#8217;s shape.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oP3c1h8v2ZQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mayaeilam.com\/2012\/01\/01\/the-shapes-of-stories-a-kurt-vonnegut-infographic\/\">Maya Eilam created an infographic<\/a>\u00a0that illustrates these story shapes beautifully with examples we can relate to like:\u00a0<em>The Twilight Zone<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Jane Eyre<\/em>, and<em>\u00a0Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2896\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2896\" data-attachment-id=\"2896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/09\/15\/sorrowful-story-shape\/storyshape_maya_eilam_vonnegut\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?fit=1100%2C1700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,1700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?fit=625%2C967&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2896  \" alt=\"StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?resize=500%2C773\" width=\"500\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?resize=624%2C964&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_maya_eilam_vonnegut.png?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Story Shapes<a href=\"http:\/\/mayaeilam.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/maya_eilam_vonnegut.png\"> Infographic by Maya Eilam<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was glad to see that she had a few more story shapes than what Vonnegut had shown in the short video segment since the story I wanted to use didn&#8217;t seem to fit.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After watching this video, write a new blog post and explain a story that you\u2019re familiar with in terms of Vonnegut\u2019s approach. Pick a movie, TV show, book, poem song, etc. The idea is to outline the shape of that story in a visual and descriptive form. Use some kind of media to do this, make it drawing or video or whatever you like. Be creative!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: #0f3647;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/09\/15\/sorrowful-story-shape\/storyshape_boyinhole\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?fit=1100%2C1700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,1700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"StoryShape_BoyInHole\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?fit=625%2C967&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2893 alignright\" alt=\"StoryShape_BoyInHole\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?resize=194%2C300\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?resize=624%2C964&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_BoyInHole.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>At first I was going to simply say that my story was a modified &#8220;Man In Hole&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But lo-and-behold, my childhood song &#8220;The Worms Crawl In&#8221; will nicely fit into the &#8220;From Bad To Worse&#8221; story shape &#8211; starting off poorly then getting continually worse with no hope for improvement. \u00a0For an August DS106 <a href=\"http:\/\/tdc.ds106.us\/tdc577\/\">daily create tdc577,<\/a> my <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/eplywKZHdh8\">movie trailer for a favorite childhood song<\/a> or nursery rhyme (embedded at the top of the post) \u00a0has me singing this song.<\/p>\n<p>As you can clearly hear the poor soul my siblings and I would raise our voices to in song, under the guidance of our mother,\u00a0was in bad shape and was only getting worse.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Did you ever think when a hearse went by, that you might be the next to die. They wrap you up in a big white sheet. They bury you down about six feet deep. \u00a0The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out. The ants play pinochle on your snout. Your liver turns to a slimy green. And puss comes out like whipping cream. Your eyes pop out your teeth decay. And this is the end of a perfect day.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/09\/15\/sorrowful-story-shape\/storyshape_wormscrawlin_edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?fit=1100%2C1700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,1700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?fit=625%2C967&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2895 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 8px ridge #DEDEDE; box-shadow: 5px 5px 2px #888888;\" alt=\"StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?resize=375%2C580\" width=\"375\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?resize=662%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?resize=624%2C964&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/StoryShape_WormsCrawlIn_Edit.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is one final uplifting phrase at the end\u00a0<em>&#8220;&#8230; and this is the end of a perfect day.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 But I think that was just an add-on by some well-meaning parent who needed to make the story shape into the more familiar things-all-work-out-in-the-end &#8220;Man In Hole&#8221;.\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: #0f3647;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/08\/10\/worm-daisy-delight\/warmscrawlin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg?fit=325%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"325,325\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WarmsCrawlIn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg?fit=325%2C325&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2142 alignright\" alt=\"WarmsCrawlIn\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/WarmsCrawlIn.jpg?w=325&amp;ssl=1 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Come to think of it, there were quite a few stories and songs with the &#8220;From Bad To Worse&#8221; shape in my youth. \u00a0Hmmmmmm&#8230;. I wonder what Vonnegut&#8217;s anthropological lens would have to say about the culture I grew up in? \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link to Worms Crawl In Video DS106 Headless 13 Week 3 was all about the basics of digital storytelling. 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