A visual narrative (also visual storytelling) is a story told primarily through the use of visual media. The story may be told using still
photography,
illustration
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, or
video, and can be enhanced with
graphics
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, music, voice and other audio.
Overview
The term "visual narrative" has been used to describe several genres of visual storytelling, from news and information (
photojournalism
Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
, the
photo essay, the
documentary film) to entertainment (art, movies, television,
comic books, the
graphic novel). In short, any kind of a story, told visually, is a visual narrative.
The visual narrative has also been of interest to the academic community as scholars, thinkers and educators have sought to understand the impact and power of image and narrative in individuals and societies. The corresponding discipline is called visual
narratology.
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Visual narrative might include:
*stories from a point of view
*images, still or moving
*glimpses on a specific subject
*an appeal for transformation in attitudes and behaviors
See also