A Plan for My Adventure

For my Multimedia story adventure, I’m planning to paddle board across Thetis Lake in Victoria BC and make a sandwich on the little mini island in the middle of the lake, with my best friend, before paddling back. I picked this adventure because I know it’s something I will actually enjoy doing. I predict it will feel relaxing but also still kind of adventurous at the same time. I also have a good feeling that it will let me naturally collect different types of media without making the whole thing feel super staged or forced.

For equipment I’ll need my paddle board, paddle, phone for filming and recording audio, my dry bag and all the ingredients to make the sandwich. I also plan to check the weather to pick the perfect day before going out.

Before going on the adventure, I want to do a small trial adventure just to test filming angles, audio quality, and to honestly see if fitting two people and the equipment while paddle boarding is even manageable. One challenge I think I’ll run into is balancing filming with actually enjoying the experience. Since paddle boarding involves movement and water, I’ll also have to be careful with my equipment.

The shape of my story will follow a beginning, middle, and end structure. The beginning will show me packing everything up and getting ready to go out on the lake. The middle part will focus on the paddle boarding itself and the experience of being out on the water. Then the ending will show me getting to the other side, making the sandwich, relaxing for a bit, and maybe getting a little bit tan before heading back.

I want the story to feel calm and peaceful (which the experience should hopefully be). Storytelling is powerful because it helps audiences emotionally connect with experiences and imagine themselves in the story. Instead of just explaining what happened, I want my audience to feel like they’re experiencing it through the visuals, sounds, and narration. Some storytelling tactics I can use could be: showing the water moving, the paddle sounds and little close up shots.

To help make the story easier to follow and be more engaging I will be using Mayer’s Principles of Multimedia Learning. One of the principles I plan to use is the Coherence Principle, which basically focuses on removing unnecessary information, i need to watch that I don’t overload the project with random effects, loud music, or unnecessary clips.

I also plan to use the Segmenting Principle by dividing the story into smaller sections like preparation, crossing the lake, and the picnic. I think this will make the story easier to follow and help it feel more organized.