Five Frames

I found a Flickr group where people submit a sequence of up to five photos that should visually work to tell a story. You can associate a brief title with the sequence but the photographs should bring the story to life. Group members can then post their interpretations and critiques of the sequence.

Since a lot of information can be deduced from a single photograph, here are some general guidelines the group admin has suggested:

Photo 1: establish characters and location.
Photo 2: create a situation with possibilities of what might happen.
Photo 3: involve the characters in the situation.
Photo 4: build to probable outcomes.
Photo 5: have a logical, but surprising, end.

Flipping through many of the entries, it was neat to see such a broad range of ideas and vehicles for telling the stories. Take a look.

And, this is just one example entitled: Trust.