The Power of Gold

Let’s look at an example of sophisticated digital storytelling produced by Alexandra Garcia and the Times video team. Their task was to cover a notable Olympic victory by a Brazilian athlete from one of Rio de Janeiro’s notorious slums. The challenge was that NBC held all the rights to video coverage of the Olympics, so they would have to find a way to use incorporate still photos of the actual competition without breaking up the flow of the video story as you’ll see, it worked out pretty well.

 

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References

Davis, L., Garcia, A., & Peçanha, S. (2016, August 21). The Power of Gold. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/olympics/100000004603917/the-power-of-gold.html?searchResultPosition=1