Kamishibai Picture Storytelling

Sep 4

1 min read

In Kamishibai, a traditional form of storytelling which originated in Japan, a series of pictures contained in a wooden theater-like box, are revealed one after another as the story progresses. It is not just about creating pictures for the story, but about exploring the many different ways the words and body language of the storyteller interact with the changing pictures.

We will use this medium to explore different ways words and images interact with each other, how to decide on the number of pictures, on the level of detail , the speed and nature of transitions etc, affect the meaning, clarity and precision of our communication and the emotional impact we can have on the audience of our oral story, written story, animation movie, lecture or comic book.

For whom: Storytellers, illustrators, writers, educators, comic book writers, animators. Groups or private training.