Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify storytelling requirements
- Discuss storytelling briefs, including target audience, format, timelines and delivery platforms,with relevant personnel
- Identify purpose of dialogue, characters, point of view and setting to structure storylines
- Discuss visual and aural storytelling structures that may meet the requirements of briefs with relevant personnel
- Prepare to write stories
- Research stories from a range of creative works that may inspire story ideas
- Research subject areas using a variety of information sources
- Experiment with linear and non-linear storyline structures
- Use imagination to develop ideas for characters, plots and settings
- Develop ideas for scenarios, contexts and situations in which characters act, react and resolve
- Select story structure and content that best meets requirements of briefs
- Seek feedback from relevant personnel on proposed story and refine approach as required
- Draft stories
- Use a creative writing style appropriate to specified stories
- Use appropriate software tools to draft stories
- Use correct grammar, punctuation and accurate spelling
- Proofread copy to check for spelling, grammatical, typographic and other errors
- Submit draft stories to relevant personnel for feedback and amend as required
- Adopt safe ergonomic practices when using screens and keyboards for long periods of time
- Refine stories