Long Form Story Analysis: Do I Have to Repay a Loan to an Ex-Lover?

The cinematic treatment in the sense of contents has the way similar to the style of telling a story. Using the pronoun of ‘I’ in the story gives a vivid perspective for the readers to have more thoughts and imagination space. Putting a self-experience story while giving one’s own opinion gives more credibility for the readers to believe in. Quoting the philosopher’s name in the story does the same on increasing credibility. The narrative architecture of spatial creation has been used to make the story more interesting. Having questions asked in the story can provide interaction opportunities between the writer and the readers.

However, the interactive graphic skills, along with the audio and video elements are not quite used in this, as there is only one image shown at the top of the story. Having some of the cinematic elements can attract more attention and bring more traffic to the story. A looped video can be included as well to bring a deep impression to the readers. Having hyperlinks in this story can be beneficial too, as the hyperlinks can link to other similar stories or facts that can bring more information to the readers. For instance, this is a story repaying a loan due to contracts from an ex-lover. Links on factual readings of contract payment can be included in the story. Also, links on ethics on relationships can be included in this story to give more information on whether loan contracts should exist in a relationship. Links on news agency relating to trust of companionship will provide facts on trust between friendship, which reflects the second happening in the long form story. Breaking into chapters will give convenience to the readers, as the the readers can acknowledge that the stories are different. In this story, the first story is about the breakup while the second story is about friendship. Separating them into two chapters can prevent the readers from confusion.

Furthermore, explainer videos can be included in the long form story. These videos can give further explanation to the audience who wants to seek further findings of the certain topic. For instance, when the ‘I’ is being pointed and clicked, then the explainer video of the writer being interviewed by the happenings can be shown. Moreover, the video that explains about the process and precautions of signing a repayment contract can be inserted into the story as well.

A pull quote can be included in the long form story. The extended interview will be shown once the the quote is clicked. For example, the interview of the writer telling the experienced story when the quote of the writer states : “ I recently ended a long relationship. ”

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/magazine/do-i-have-to-repay-a-loan-to-an-ex-lover.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fmagazine&action=click&contentCollection=magazine®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=3&pgtype=section