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The Science of Storytelling (with Derek Thompson) GCS114
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:49:19
Publish Date: 2017-02-17 08:30:03
Description: Derek Thompson is the author of Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction and together, we break down the patterns in popular music, tv, and movies to discover the science of storytelling. The Go Creative Show is supported by Hedge For Mac Kessler Crane Rule Boston Camera PremiumBeat News Shooter The PremiumBeat.com Song of the Week Listen to this weeks full track: Ocean Ride by Tiny Music Spotlight: Derek Thompson Derek Thompson is a senior editor at The Atlantic magazine and author of Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction. Derek and I discuss the trends in popular music, television shows, and films and explore the science of storytelling and hit making. Is there a formula to good storytelling? Why do people say they want new, but really want familiar? We tackle all this and more. Plus, how to use popular storytelling techniques to create better proposals and more effective pitches, to help get your projects sold. How familiarity beats originality Why distribution beats content Why storytelling genius is a new twist on a familiar idea How Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist was more popular with old music How Rock Around The Clock was a failure before it was a hit How the Justin Bieber sound has created countless pop hits The myth of online influencers Breaking down the horror genre The familiar chord structures behind hit pop songs The art of Smart-Stealing Change the way you pitch ideas to clients by speaking their language and much much more! SOME LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Buy Derek's Book NOW Ben Consoli on Instagram Go Creative Show Twitter BC Media Productions Website SUBSCRIBE: SHOW SUPPORTERS: Hedge for Mac - The fastest way to backup media. HedgeForMac.com Kessler - Innovative Tools for Filmmaking www.kesslercrane.com Rule Boston Camera - Buy. Rent. Create. www.rule.com // Rule's Event Page PremiumBeat - Premium Royalty-Free Music and Sound www.premiumbeat.com News Shooter - Making the real world look as good as cinema NewsShooter.com
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