Function to 'activate' images. Function to 'deactivate' images. These are each a product of folklore and storytelling that should be considered as a main influence in the fantasy fabric of each society's culture. Our fantasy fabric being the product which surfaces through our movie projectors and television screens that penetrate our society.
Traditional folklore spreads orally and is eventually written down.
Through this process of transcription, folk stories change in many ways, making the stories relate to the lives of the storytellers and their listeners. Modern folklore is communicated quickly through the pictorial and verbal messages of television and film. The transformations of folk stories that take place today are the discussions and the analysis by the viewers. Americans' storytelling, regardless of content, is highly inspired by television and movies. Whether it be about the Ross and Rachel roller coaster or the mystery of the Blair witch, many of the stories people tell are inspired by the entertainment industry.