The Center for Digital Storytelling identifies the "7 Elements of Digital Storytelling":

(topics are hyperlinked to specific tutorials)

1. POINT OF VIEW (what lesson or story are you sharing and from what perspective?)

2. DRAMATIC QUESTION (what epic question creates tension and demands to be solved?)

3. EMOTIONAL CONTENT (what emotional paradigms are used to create a personal connection?)

4. VOICE (whose voice is empowered, and is it natural?)

5. SOUNDTRACK (how does the music establish mood and add to the story?)

6. ECONOMY (how do you keep it succinct + effective? What are the key points?)

7. PACING (what's the rhythm? where are the breaks? what is used to establish these?)