Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age
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a look at the creative and technical worlds of immersive storytelling
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Zero Point: An Interactive Documentary Made For Oculus Rift

Zero Point: An Interactive Documentary Made For Oculus Rift | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Sarah Salovaara:  "Zero Point, a meta-documentary about the virtual reality industry, is about to remove the popular practice of 3D filmmaking from theaters" ...

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3 Ways Documentary Filmmakers Are Making Webisodes Work

3 Ways Documentary Filmmakers Are Making Webisodes Work | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Abigail Maravalli:  "Whether webisodes are released before a film, as follow-up to a finished film, or as a standalone project, they are becoming a viable way of starting and continuing public discourse. Here are three ways filmmakers are utilizing webisodes."

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Interactive Documentary Conference – Amsterdam – Nov 2012

Interactive Documentary Conference – Amsterdam – Nov 2012 | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Mandy Rose: '“How does the documentary genre connect to visual art, music or the digital revolution? To robots, poetry and interactive installations?” What’s “…the link between documentary and innovation, experiment and adventure.” This was the territory of Expanding Documentary' ...

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Virtual Ocean theBlu Takes Social Interaction to New Depths

Virtual Ocean theBlu Takes Social Interaction to New Depths | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Angela Watercutter: "TheBlu, a 'social digital ocean' that launched Friday, is an ambitious web app that turns computers into interactive nature documentaries" ...

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Have an Idea for a Doc? Producers of Oscar-Winning 'Undefeated' are Looking to Crowdsource Doc Production

Have an Idea for a Doc? Producers of Oscar-Winning 'Undefeated' are Looking to Crowdsource Doc Production | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Bryce J. Renninger:  "Can crowdsourcing become a viable means for producing quality documentary films?  Crowdsourcing site Tongal, which usually works for brands but is now working for Oscar-winning production company Spitfire Pictures, is giving it a go."

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Chasing Ice—And Audience Action: How Top Docs Galvanize Causes Online

Chasing Ice—And Audience Action: How Top Docs Galvanize Causes Online | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Hugh Hart: "The makers of docs in contention for Oscar nominations talk about activating audiences after they leave the theater."

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How to convert an audience from observer to advocate for your cause.

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A nation of audience participation

A nation of audience participation | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Tim Adler: "More and more people are watching live-entertainment television shows while simultaneously interacting with the content on mobile devices. But could 'second-screen' viewing also work for documentaries?"


Image: "Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies pioneered audience participation by encouraging viewers to take online tests"

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The Participatory Documentary CookBook: community documentary using social media

The Participatory Documentary CookBook: community documentary using social media | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
Now available free, it is a textbook for creating participatory documentaries using social media.


Downloadable document: http://geniwate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/part-doc-cookbook.pdf

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