{"id":4137,"date":"2012-10-03T14:04:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T21:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stirringthefire.org\/blog\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2013-01-31T14:24:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T21:24:26","slug":"workshop-tip-the-secret-to-engagement-is-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/03\/workshop-tip-the-secret-to-engagement-is-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Tip: The Secret to Engagement is Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><strong><em>&#8220;If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; Mother Teresa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4167\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stirringthefire.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/076A0260.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4167\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4167\" title=\"076A0260\" src=\"http:\/\/stirringthefire.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/076A0260.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syreeta Studying at the Library<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To gain empathy for a larger issue you must start with an individual personal story.<\/p>\n<p>In our latest multimedia piece, we told Syreeta\u2019s story to introduce you to how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foundationforwomen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foundation for Women\u2019s<\/a> microfinance programming is bringing women out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/46826665\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A relatable character is key and one of the best methods to engage your audience.\u00a0 The audience needs to see or imagine themselves in the character or situation.\u00a0 A character can be human, animal and even an object or a location&#8211;anything that has the ability to take action or suffer consequences can be a character. However, since stories are created and consumed by humans, a character is always viewed from a human perspective.<\/p>\n<p>People help us relate and emotionally connect to the story.\u00a0 Finding strong subjects is one of the most important jobs of the storyteller.\u00a0 This is why it is crucial to do your research beforehand and hold pre-production interviews. Watch for our next workshop tip where we will share some guidelines to consider when choosing your character.<\/p>\n<p><em>Interesting in learning more about multimedia production and storytelling? Apply for Stirring the Fire&#8217;s Social Documentary Workshops <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s\/stf_internship\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at the one, I will.&#8221; &#8211; Mother Teresa To gain empathy for a larger issue you must start with an individual personal story. 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