7 Elements

NT Paintball Club on NTDaily.com

Element 1: Point of View

The story is told from the view point of the team’s captain.  It is narrated by him and tells his story of how the team came from nothing to be ranked No. 1 in the nation.  The photo slideshow takes the viewpoint of a fan watching the action of a match takeplace.

Element 2:  A Dramatic Question

The slideshow starts with natural sound of the beginning of a paintball match.  You stay hooked to see/hear what happens to this team and figure out why they are getting shot at.  The story ends with several rounds being fired, a barrel being hit and a referee yelling game.

Element 3:  Emotional Content

The emotional content of the story is the story of the team captain and the rise of the NT Paintball team –  a rags-to-riches-esque story.

Element 4:  The Gift of your Voice

This story isn’t done with a voiceover but uses the voice of the team captain to tell his own story.  In a way that makes it more personal and more engaging to the audience as opposed to telling about things he has done.  A first person recanting of stories is always better told than second-hand experience.

Element 5:  The Power of the Soundtrack

There is no music playing in this multimedia package.  There is the use of natural sound which makes the story seem as if the interview is being conducted on a battlefield of sorts.

Element 6:  Economy

The slideshow starts with the opening of the match and the sounds match what we see.  As the slideshow progresses we see people crouched and taking aim.  As time goes on we start to see eliminated players, some with bruises or bleeding.  We finally see paint flying out of a gun and someone declared the victor.

Element 7:  Pacing

The slideshow and audio move very smoothly and has a good pace.  The slideshow breaks up natural sound with interview but then switched back and forth between the two and never lingers on one for too long.  The interview is interesting but so is the sound of “combat” on the field.