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Television Academy Updates Interactive Programming Primetime Emmy® Competition Awards
Television Academy Updates Interactive Programming Primetime Emmy® Competition Awards
By Chris Thomes
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Infographic: How an Interactive Emmy is Won
Infographic: How an Interactive Emmy is Won
By Chris Thomes
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In 2006, a small squad of engineers at Disney/ABC embarked on a mission to revolutionize television. I was one of them. Watching #insideTelevision…
In 2006, a small squad of engineers at Disney/ABC embarked on a mission to revolutionize television. I was one of them. Watching #insideTelevision…
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If you love movies like The Goonies and ET, then you will love MONSTER SUMMER!! Trailer drops tomorrow…and check it out only in theaters October 4…
If you love movies like The Goonies and ET, then you will love MONSTER SUMMER!! Trailer drops tomorrow…and check it out only in theaters October 4…
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I'm consistently surprised how many marketing videos I see from big brands in Indy that still look ungraded. Here's why it matters: every single…
I'm consistently surprised how many marketing videos I see from big brands in Indy that still look ungraded. Here's why it matters: every single…
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Experience & Education
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Volunteer Experience
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Advisor
Creators Guild of America
- Present 1 year
The Creators Guild of America empowers digital creators with resources, recognition and community to maximize their creative and financial endeavors. Serve on mental health and educational committees.
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Founder
SoCal Cineforum
- Present 1 year 1 month
The SoCal Cineforum is focused on providing resources and opportunities to film, tv and art students throughout San Diego Count
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Governor, Interactive Media Peer Group
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- 3 years
The Board of Governors, consisting of two elected representatives from each of the 29 Peer Groups, made business and policy decisions relating to the Academy and its role in the industry. Interactive Media is currently the 6th largest Peer Group, boasting almost 900 members involved in creating interactive media content and technology for television and related industries.
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Vice President, New Media
Producers Guild of America
- 2 years 1 month
Serve as head of New Media Council representing, protecting and promoting the interests of producers in emerging media.
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Member, National Board of Directors
Producers Guild of America
- 4 years 1 month
Oversaw operations, fiduciary and strategic decisions, and ensured accountability to members.
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33rd and 32nd Producers Guild of America Awards Show Producer
Producers Guild of America
- 1 year 1 month
Creative oversight and production of the 32nd and 33rd Producers Guild of America Awards Show.
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Member
ETC - Entertainment Technology Center @ USC
- Present 7 years 7 months
Science and Technology
The Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California (ETC@USC) is a think tank and research center that brings together senior executives, innovators, thought leaders, and catalysts from the media, entertainment, consumer electronics, technology, and services industries along with the academic resources of the University of Southern California to explore and to act upon topics and issues related to the creation, distribution, and consumption of entertainment content.
Publications
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Finding an Audience in a Matter of Minutes
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See publicationInterview with Jeffrey Katezenberg about Quibi's launch of a new platform in a new pandemic reality.
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Taking A Long View of Short-Form - Quibi and Others Are Counting On An Appetite For Mobile TV
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See publicationIn a world where it feels like there can never be enough content to satiate the ravenous “I want what I want when I want it” viewer, it seems that any content—even nontraditional programming—can find its legs and make a go of it. However, there is one area of programming that has yet to actually make it over the top of the hill without rolling back—which it has many, many times—premium small-screen programming.
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An Itch For Twitch - Welcome To The Brave New World of Producing
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See publicationConsumers have shifted their viewing to interactive devices (iPad/iPhone, Xbox, PS4, PC), and now creators are free of many of the limitations of broadcast television. But few traditional producers have taken advantage of this fact. Those who have are typically native to these new platforms, and they operate in a world that is as much about participation as it is about watching.
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SELLING SHORT - The Market For Digital Storytelling Has Never Been More Robust... Or More Confusing
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See publicationThe wave of original programming targeted at digital and social platforms continues to gain steam. Social networks like Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook and even Google’s YouTube Red subscription service are diving headfirst into exclusive original streaming video content. And they aren’t the only buyers...
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BRIEF ENCOUNTERS - Short-Form Content Has Come Of Age In The Mobile Era
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See publicationOriginal digital short-form series have become far more prolific over the last few years. And we’re not talking about YouTube videos of kids talking to camera from their bedrooms, or mash-ups of others’ original programming. We’re talking about real, TV-level, premium content. Real shows. Real stories. Professionally produced. There’s just one difference: length.
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THE (DIGITAL) ROAD TO MONACO
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See publicationThe PGA Brings Its New Media Expertise to Monte-Carlo's Illustrious Festival De Television
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ABC Gives Fans A Little Extra with ‘GH Now!’
PromaxBDA
When Disney/ABC Digital Media Studio launched a six-episode online series, GH Now!, — a talk-show comedy hybrid hosted by General Hospital’s Nancy Lee Grahn — in January, the hope was to engage fans on the abc.go.com Website.
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Once Upon a Time: Decentralized
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Oscar Goes to Second Screen as ABC Boosts Big Night
Broadcasting & Cable
The glitz and glamour of Hollywood filmmaking will once again be taking center stage with ABC’s Feb. 24 telecast of the 85th Academy Awards. Behind the scenes, ABC’s digital coverage for Oscars.com and the Backstage Pass app highlight just how far once-lowly online productions for the Web and mobile have advanced in recent years.
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Bonus Material
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See publicationDVD extras are almost expected these days, but will they follow the content as consumers shift from DVD to VOD?
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Novel Idea
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See publicationA Look at the Transmedia Experience "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries".
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Hot Water
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See publicationThe inside scoop on Disney successful mobile game Where's My Water
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New Production Strategies
Mediapost
See publicationDisney-ABC Testing New Production Strategies for Companion Web Programming for ABC, Disney, ABC Family Shows
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The 83rd Academy Awards: A Digital Backstage Pass
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See publicationTwo PGA Producers Reach Across Platforms to Celebrate Everyone’s Love of the Movies
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Never Stop Playing Games - Ever
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See publicationInterview with game producer Starr Long delves into the the next level of interactive entertainment.
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Commercial Creep
ProducersGuild.org
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The Dirty Truth
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Expanding Movie and TV Brands Across Multiple New Media Platforms
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Game On
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A Producer's Survival Guide to Broadband Game Development
Patents
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Systems and Methods for Non-Linear Content Creation
Filed US 14-DIS-335-MEDIA-US-UTL
End-to-end platform that ties together the writing, planning, production and distribution of a non-linear, interactive or transmedia story.
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Method and system for producing a rich multimedia interaction
Filed US 20090187856
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Method and system for producing a rich multimedia interaction
Filed US 20090187856
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Method and system for managing content within a rich multimedia interaction
Filed US 20090187838
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Method and system for managing content within a rich multimedia interaction
Filed US 20090187838
Projects
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Producers Guild of America Digital VIP Awards
Event Producer for the Producers Guild of America 2013 Digital VIP Awards. The awards honor nine Visionaries, Innovators, and Producers who made significant contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling and took place at the home of Elon Musk (Tesla, Space X, PayPal).
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The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora
A web series featuring celebrity chef, Cat Cora, making some dishes with her Muppet sidekick Angelo and the rest of the Muppet gang.
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"Jim Henson's The Possibility Shop"
WEBBY-winning series produced in conjunction with The Jim Henson Company.
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"Jim Henson's The Possibility Shop"
WEBBY-winning series produced in conjunction with The Jim Henson Company.
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Friends for Change
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Disney's Friends for Change provides kids with ways to help people, communities, and our planet.
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Honors & Awards
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2018 Official Honoree
The Webby Awards
"Quantico: The Recruits"
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2017 Committee Chair Recognition Honor
Television Academy of Arts and Sciences
For outstanding service to the TV Academy Digital Strategy Committee
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Primetime Emmy
Television Academy of Arts & Sciences
Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within an Unscripted Program for The Oscars: All Access
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2017 Official Honoree
The Webby Awards
"She Talks"
Digital Series, Film & Video - Variety Category -
2016 Official Honoree
The Webby Awards
"Secrets and Lies: Cornel Confidential"
Digital Series, Film & Video - Drama Category -
Disney Inventor Award
The Walt Disney Company
Systems and Methods for Non-Linear Content Creation - Patent Pending
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Primetime Emmy
Television Academy of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media, Oscar Digital Experience, ABC Television Group
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2009 Outstanding Caliber of Work
The Webby Awards
"Jim Henson's The Possibility Shop"
Digital Series, Film & Video - DIY Category -
2010 Webby Award Nomination
The Webby Awards
"The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora"
Digital Series, Film & Video - Comedy: Long Form or Series -
Disney Inventor Award
The Walt Disney Company
Method and system for protecting a virtual community visitor from unauthorized interaction
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Disney Inventor Award
The Walt Disney Company
Method and system for implementing a single user computer application in a multi-user session
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Disney Inventor Award
The Walt Disney Company
Method and system for producing a rich multimedia interaction
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Disney Inventor Award
The Walt Disney Company
Method and system for managing content within a rich multimedia interaction
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