Storytelling V: The Audience Strikes Back - Sean Stewart, Founder and Head Writer, Fourth Wall...

The Audience Strikes Back

STORYTELLING

STORYTELLING - I

The Bard

STORYTELLING - II

Theatre

(parallel bards)

STORYTELLING - III

Books

(scalable bards)

STORYTELLING - IV

Movies(parallel, scalable bards)

STORYTELLING - V

TODAY(crowd-sourced bards)

DISTRACTION

• 77% of TV watchers have at least one other device open and active

BUTTONS

AGENCY

AUDIENCE CONTROLS THE NARRATIVE - 1

AUDIENCE VOTES

AUDIENCE CONTROLS THE NARRATIVE - II

BRANCHING STORYLINES

AUDIENCE CONTROLS THE NARRATIVE - III

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

THE SNIPER PITCH

THROUGH THE FOURTH WALL

ASSEMBLE THE NARRATIVE - 1

ASSEMBLE THE NARRATIVE - 2

NARRATIVE AS SANDBOX - 1

HBO VOYEUR

NARRATIVE AS SANDBOX - 2

SLEEP NO MORE

AUDIENCE AS CHARACTER - 1

TAKE THIS LOLLIPOP/FACEBOOK SCRUB

AUDIENCE AS ACTOR - 2

SX STAR WARS

AUTHOR AS GAMEMASTER: ARGS

AUDIENCE AS COMMENTATOR - 1

TWEETING THE OSCARS

AUDIENCE AS COMMENTOR - 2

THE GAMBLERS

BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

Harry Potter 613,707

Phantom of the Opera 10,455

Bible 3,359

Pride & Prejudice 2,174

The Odyssey 188

Book of Mormon 3