Most conventional stories have a beginning, middle and end, create strong characters and develop a story arc that shows a change in at least one man character.
Most will have the following elements in this order:
- exposition
- conflict/crisis
- climax/turning point
- resolution
Classical story structure might also include:
- location or context
- character(s), giving the story a ‘face’
- let people tell their own story
- contextualizing those stories
- use a dramatic form
Most stories depend on a key character/s as a focal point to give the story a personal meaning, some connection to human drama.
For your stories try to answer the following questions:
- what is the topic or central issue, and what’s at stake?
- what scenes/ events/moments will show a crisis/change in a main character?
- who are the characters and why do we care about them?
- where and when does the story take place, and what is the context?
You may need to investigate and/or research to understand the story well enough to capture it via photo and then to edit the photos in a series that can convey the story..