Comments on: ABC’s FlashForward Goes Crazy With Online Content

By: There’s No Mystery to The Event‘s Social Media: Video «

There’s No Mystery to The Event‘s Social Media: Video « — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:31:55 +0000

[...] looking at what’s in place so far is disappointing when compared to the eight different social media components that ABC’s FlashForward launched with last year, some of which represented truly inspired and [...]

By: NCIS, FlashForward Buzz Result: Strong Starts, Continue Old Media Campaign « After the Transition

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:42:46 +0000

[...] ABC’s FlashForward Goes Crazy With Online Content [...]

By: Red Links 28/09/09 : Alexia Golez

Red Links 28/09/09 : Alexia Golez — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:42:16 +0000

[...] FlashForward has massive buzz, but is it really coming from these digital initiatives? [...]

By: Jalbert

Jalbert — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:02:06 +0000

The ARG was created by Hoodlum, the same company that recently won an EMMY for their work on Lost. They are brilliant.

By: Joyce Schwarz

Joyce Schwarz — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:14:56 +0000

Liz — terrific article. You’ve saved me lots of time– I’m going to quote and refer to it in my blog hollywood2020.net AND I can’t believe but somehow last night I MISSED the Flashforwardexperience.com — awesome stuff….totally proves that if you don’t vision your own life — someone or something like the Mosaic Collective WILL envision it FOR YOU –and what about that creepy computer voiceover?? Note to SportsDigitalconent Maker who posed at 5:31 pm above. Believe me this is what is called an ARG — Alternate Reality Game — so all of this content ties in together as a promo for the show. SOMEONE GOT PAID MUCHO for this — probably an outside promotions or interactive agency or developer. There is some name on linkedin.com but I forgot it about who the characters work for etc. I haven’t seen anything in the ad/new media trades about who did this. BUT the ARG for McDonalds cost more than $1 million and well, the one for LOST??? But the essence of what you are saying is there…there is lots of controversy over who gets paid (writers, actors etc) for addtional footage they do, for repurposing their scenes and for promoting this kind of stuff– even at places like COMICON ! That was part of what the last DGA strike was about and SAG has investigated all of this too! But there isn’t an easy answer except I’m pretty sure this whole thing comes under advertising and promotion and ws covered by a nice fat budget!

By: Sports Digital Content Maker

Sports Digital Content Maker — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:31:31 +0000

As a professional content maker, albeit on a major sports site, I am under the impression and hence disappointed that writers don't make any money from these 'webisodes' or online content. True?