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Tips from the Masters: TFI Transmedia Lab

Tips from the Masters: TFI Transmedia Lab | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

As an extension of the New Media Fund, currently in its inaugural year, the Tribeca Film Institute teamed up with SilverDocs to present a Transmedia Lab at the Festival.

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The Future is Here and it is Grumpy: The Monetization of Memes by Caitlin Burns

The Future is Here and it is Grumpy: The Monetization of Memes by Caitlin Burns | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Caitlin Burns:  "Microcelebrities and in-jokes have gone global. Rare is the life untouched by memes and even if you don’t know their individual formal titles, you’ve probably encountered Scumbag Steve, Nyan Cat or of course– the current Queen of Internet Memes: Grumpy Cat."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

And, here's another informative article for those interested in internet memes:  The lifespan of a meme: The rise and fall of Grumpy Cat and other Internet celebrities.


Note:  The picture of Grumpy Cat, above, is from this second article.

Normand Miron's curator insight, April 9, 8:00 AM

Memes market. Can't wait to have my first client asking me to make him a memes campaign #buzzcampaign #viralcampaign #talkofthetowncampaign #don'thavebudgetsocreatesomethinghugewithzerodollarsplease #ahwell

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Thriving on piracy – a transmedia producer’s best friend?

Thriving on piracy – a transmedia producer’s best friend? | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Simon Staffans:  'I was quite amazed and fairly impressed by the quotes from Game of Throne’s director David Petrarca at the Perth Writers’ Festival regarding the effects piracy have had on the tv series. Game of Thrones is by far the most pirated show on Earth at the moment, but David shrugs it off, since the show thrives on ”cultural buzz”.'

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And, you should also read Simon's follow up post: Substituting piracy for exchange of favors?

Cultureel Persbureau's curator insight, March 2, 7:35 AM

De makers van Game of Thrones beschouwen het feit dat de serie tot de meest 'illegaal' gedownloade ter wereld behoort als een gegeven. Waar ze eigenlijk ook veel voordelen in zien.

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Trion and Syfy redefine licensing with Defiance

Trion and Syfy redefine licensing with Defiance | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Steve Peterson:  "Trion SVP Nick Beliaeff on how this game and TV show developed together."

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An interesting look at the business model behind Defiance.


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China's freemium gaming revolution

China's freemium gaming revolution | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Juliana Liu:  "The video games industry is increasingly shifting towards China's freemium model to safeguard earnings from the threat of piracy."

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Innovation isn't just about technology, here's a great article about the freemium business model.

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How The Budget Of A $636,010 Web Series Breaks Down

How The Budget Of A $636,010 Web Series Breaks Down | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
Freddie Wong AKA freddiew has a released an infographic breaking down how his 'Video Game High School' web series spent its $636,000 budget.
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Very useful and fabulously presented.

Fausto Cantu's curator insight, December 19, 2012 2:26 PM

excelente infografía, que resume los costos de los nuevos formatos para producir

Jeni Mawter's curator insight, December 19, 2012 8:00 PM

Fascinating breakdown of financial budgeting for video game production. 

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Fourth Wall studios lays off staff, halts production

Fourth Wall studios lays off staff, halts production | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Ben Fritz:  "An effort to reshape the world of entertainment backed by Los Angeles' wealthiest man has taken a big step back" ...

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An update on the #Algren Project and a few things #Transmedia. #storytelling #business #innovation

An update on the #Algren Project and a few things #Transmedia. #storytelling #business #innovation | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Gunther Sonnenfeld:  "Things don't always go according to plan... And that's a good thing. A while back, my sister roped me into an independent project with Michael Caplan on the life and times of Nelson Algren."

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The Free-To-Play Storm and the Freecore Gamer

The Free-To-Play Storm and the Freecore Gamer | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Tadhg Kelly: "Social games brought pay-as-you-go, pay-to-cheat and pay-to-skip to games, and the consequent explosion in free play has fundamentally changed what many players expect. The question is whether the so-called mainstream games industry can really survive it" ...

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Nuno Bernardo: Why we don’t talk about digital pennies anymore?

Nuno Bernardo: Why we don’t talk about digital pennies anymore? | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Because digital is now a serious entertainment money-maker in its own right, argues beActive Media's Bernardo

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What Film Crews Can Teach You About Running A Business

What Film Crews Can Teach You About Running A Business | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Graham Button: "A film crew is a group of professionals answering to investors, working with a budget to make a marketable product in a competitive business. Sound familiar?"

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How Does the Film Industry Actually Make Money?

How Does the Film Industry Actually Make Money? | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Adam Davidson: "There must be an easier way to make money. For the cost of “Men in Black 3,” for instance, the studio could have become one of the world’s largest venture-capital funds, thereby owning a piece of hundreds of promising start-ups. Instead, it purchased the rights to a piece of intellectual property, paid a fortune for a big star and has no definitive idea why its movie didn’t make a huge profit. Why is anyone in the film industry?" ...

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Movie Industry Must Bring The Theater "Home"

Movie Industry Must Bring The Theater "Home" | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

"The downward trend in movie attendance and DVD purchases are really the result of one, simple catch-all word: “technology.” Technological advances in home theater, especially since 2005 have shrunk the difference between watching movies in the home and watching in the theater."

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How Marvel's Digital Superpowers Won Over Brick-And-Mortar Retailers

How Marvel's Digital Superpowers Won Over Brick-And-Mortar Retailers | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

"Comic-book nerds are about to have it all. Beginning this month, all new Marvel releases are available digitally the same day they hit shelves."


DRC: An interesting article on how Marvel is working with its retail partners to make this a win-win for everyone.

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Nuno Bernardo: Developing your Transmedia project needn't be a mammoth task!

Nuno Bernardo: Developing your Transmedia project needn't be a mammoth task! | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Nuno Bernardo:  "Don't try and build the Louvre from the outset, says beActive's Bernardo: focus on your Mona Lisa first" ...

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Some great advice ....

Luca Brigada's curator insight, March 16, 2:25 PM

"[...]"I used the Mona Lisa metaphor to explain this problem when talking to one producer. It’s a fact that a big percentage of visitors of the Louvre go to the museum to see the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting and only visit the corridors from the main entrance to the Mona Lisa room and back. But the Louvre has many other corridors and exhibition rooms that are not that popular: they are only seen by a small portion of the museum visitors.

My advice to that producer, at the time, was: focus on your Mona Lisa, the core story, characters and elements of your project, and the “corridors” that lead to that core element. Don’t try to set up the full Louvre with its dozens of rooms and corridors, especially if your resources are limited. Down the line, if you succeed with your initial approach, you will be able to add another room or another corridor. [....]"

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Henry Jenkins on 'Spreadable Media': How Web 2.0 went wrong, why 'viral' sucks, and the UGC problem

Henry Jenkins on 'Spreadable Media': How Web 2.0 went wrong, why 'viral' sucks, and the UGC problem | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

"Let's start by making a distinction between participatory culture and Web 2.0. Today's partic­ipatory culture is the result of more than a hundred years of struggle" ...

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Part II of Frank Rose's interview with Henry Jenkins about his upcoming book, Spreadable Media.  Part I of the interview can be found here.

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What Great B2B Transmedia Storytelling Looks Like

What Great B2B Transmedia Storytelling Looks Like | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Sam Ford:  '"Transmedia storytelling" has become a common phrase in many media industries circles. But what does it look like for B2B?'

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Further insight into the work of the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California.

Dolly Bhasin 's curator insight, January 22, 10:08 PM

"The difference between B2B brands and B2C brands is that B2C brands typically have to use their storytelling to create the illusion of "brand personality" or of a relationship between the product/company behind the product and the customer."

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How Social Media and Viral Marketing are Saving the Film Industry [INFOGRAPHIC]

How Social Media and Viral Marketing are Saving the Film Industry [INFOGRAPHIC] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Anita Li:  "An infographic reveals how the film industry is using social media and viral marketing to compensate for declining ticket sales."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

Another great infographic.

Justin Nalepa's curator insight, December 20, 2012 11:32 AM

In applying this to documentary filmmaking, I think the "Varied Monetization" section to be particularly interesting. As most documentary films don't have a very long or wide release in theatres, exploring other venues for splitting up the rights to your project may prove to be a more successful and lucrative option for most independent filmmakers. 

Jeni Mawter's curator insight, December 20, 2012 9:38 PM

Awesome infographic to show how the declining film industry is fighting back!

Dolly Bhasin 's curator insight, December 23, 2012 11:23 PM

Gr8 Infographics on how Documentary films are using Technology

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Meteor Entertainment CEO Mark Long Explains Why HAWKEN Is Bypassing Traditional Marketing

Meteor Entertainment CEO Mark Long Explains Why HAWKEN Is Bypassing Traditional Marketing | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

John Gaudiosi:  "[...] one thing that stands out with the approach [Mark] Long is taking with HAWKEN is that he’s bypassing traditional marketing in favor of a transmedia approach. Long talks about this unique strategy in the exclusive interview below" ...

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The Free-To-Play Triangle [Game Economics]

The Free-To-Play Triangle [Game Economics] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

What Games Are:  "Technically you can charge for everything in every way in a game, but it usually makes the experience hollow. The Free-To-Play Triangle aims to help you keep your game fun" ...

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10 questions potential partners will ask about your cross-media project

10 questions potential partners will ask about your cross-media project | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Jim Thacker:  "Your cross-media project is well under way. You have a killer pitch, great teaser content, and are ready to start talking to development and finance partners. But what else will they want to know about it?"


Image:  "Your project’s emotional hook may not be the obvious one. Is the thrill of watching a supersonic parachute jump that of seeing a world record – or that the parachutist might die live on air?"

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6 Tips For Hiring Star Talent From A Top Hollywood Casting Director

6 Tips For Hiring Star Talent From A Top Hollywood Casting Director | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Mina Hochberg:  "A film’s success depends on perfect casting just as much as a company’s success depends on hiring the right talent. No one understands this better in Hollywood than casting directors" ...

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The Business of Storytelling

The Business of Storytelling | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Gunther Sonnenfeld:  "With global economic parity looming, companies can no longer rely on themselves for the answers. They must co-create new value systems with their customers and other businesses not only to survive, but to grow. And stories – or the act of curating them – can provide amazing new opportunities for growth."

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5 things transmedia startups can learn from Deadwood

5 things transmedia startups can learn from Deadwood | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Haexagon Concepts: "Transmedia is still a country for pioneers & prospectors. We are embarking on the big gold rush" ...

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Nuno Bernardo: Why producing for multiple platforms is good for storytelling… and for business

Nuno Bernardo: Why producing for multiple platforms is good for storytelling… and for business | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Nuno Bernado: "In the last few decades storytelling suffered from established and rigid formats and lengths but now, with new digital platforms, storytelling can regain more freedom and creators can focus on proper story and character development" ...

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What The Film Industry Needs: Transparency

What The Film Industry Needs: Transparency | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Orly Ravid: "In today’s digital distribution market, which ranges from VOD to iTunes and other smaller online outlets, the numbers are hard to find or verify."

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