Today I learnt about different forms of storytelling, which included a wide range of methods:
Cave paintings:
Cave paintings are one of the earliest ways of communicating, and are the oldest from of recordable storytelling.
Theories vary from them being used to communicate or just simply depicting the lives of the people from approx. 40,000 years ago.
Myth:
Myths explain the existence of natural occurrences, usually depicted through a supernatural being (eg. Lightning and Zeus) They are still popular even when the actual reason for these events taking place are known.
Fable:
A fable is a fictional story in which features something being anthropomorphised (given human qualities). These stories are also used to illustrate moral lessons. For example, The tortoise and the hare is a fable to show that you should take your time/ take care when doing things and you will be successful. These fables have originated from many cultures.
Legend:
Legends are stories that may have originally been true, or at least believed to be true, but turn out to be fictional. Examples of these include King Arthur, who is not proven to have existed at all, and robin hood who may have just been a desperate robber. These stories usually start small and are blown out of proportion or fantasised about, like Dick Turpin the Highwayman, who was portrayed as a romantic man, but was actually a cold blooded killer who robbed people.
Theatre:
Theatre uses live performers to portray an event in front of a live audience. They portray these stories using gestures, speech, music, dance or song.
Film:
A film is similar to theatre but is a series of images to used to produce the illusion of movement which are projected at the viewer. These are not live, and are produced using cameras, or animated.
Television:
Television is the most common way of viewing stories in the modern age. It is commonplace at home and work, and can be used to watch films and other entertainment purposes, as well as keeping up to date with news and weather.