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Why Storytelling Is The Ultimate Weapon | Co.Create: Creativity \ Culture \ Commerce - 0 views

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    In his book, Tell to Win, Peter Guber argues that humans simply aren't moved to action by "data dumps," dense PowerPoint slides, or spreadsheets packed with figures. People are moved by emotion.
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TV Storytellers Push Plots, Characters Beyond Small Screen Into Social Media | Special:... - 0 views

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shared by Carri Bugbee on 13 May 12 - No Cached
  • Getting the stars of shows to engage with viewers through Twitter and Facebook is key for programmers, said Matt Nix, executive producer, creator and writer of USA Network's "Burn Notice."
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The future of storytelling: People want to befriend characters and influence their deci... - 0 views

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shared by Carri Bugbee on 14 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • “Technology is creating new opportunities to engage with narratives—but it’s not just about accessing more content in more places; it’s about the opportunity to bring stories out of the screen and into our lives,”
  • “We found audiences are more ready than ever to embrace new tech-driven possibilities for stories to impact us more deeply: allowing us to see new points of view, inspiring us to live better, and even changing the ways we think about brands.”
  • 78 percent of people want to “friend” a character digitally – meaning they would receive updates via platforms like Facebook or via SMS – and would like to be able to sway the outcome of a particular decision, as they would with real friends, perhaps.
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  • Other findings included that 87 percent of people want to be able to get more perspective on a story by seeing through a particular character’s eyes or changing the point-of-view altogether and switch to a different character.
  • 91% say narratives with a “real-time” story-world would motivate them to tune in more often to ensure they weren’t missing anything,” the report said.
  • 41 percent of people use a second screen at least once per week while watching TV. Additionally, 67 percent say that using a second screen to interact with TV content would increase their overall TV viewing. The most popular second screen activities while watching TV tended to be goal-oriented, such as earning rewards (80% interested), voting to decide a show’s outcome (79%), or making a purchase (76%).
  • 92 percent of respondents agreed that there was a “a real opportunity for brands to make ads feel more like a story or a game that they’d naturally choose to engage with”
  • people want a more immersive story-telling experience across different devices, and one in which characters continue to live out their lives,
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CBC expanding second screen concept with Arctic Air season finale | Marketing Magazine - 0 views

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  • Each time the show goes to commercial, viewers following the TV broadcast with their computer, iPad or smartphone handy will be able to unlock unique content related to the finale’s plot that adds new dimensions to the story. (An on-screen prompt will read “The story continues now at CBC.ca/ArcticAir.”)
  • CBC’s goal is to reward the audience with a “transmedia storytelling event” that happens in tandem with the live broadcast.
  • provides more information on the characters, their motivations and elements that won’t be seen on TV.
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  • they will be able to choose to view material from different perspectives, including that of the hostage.
  • Other parts of the experience allow viewers to choose from a selection of missed calls on a character’s cell phone or to read their text messages to glean new information. “It’s more narrative detail for the superfans,” said Rodrigues.
  • Sproule said that Arctic Air’s additional content wasn’t “bolted on” after the episode had already been written and shot. “It’s part of the original script—it was part of the creative process,” she said.
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