Many of us go about our lives constantly surrounded by screens, immersed in various “stories”: movies, TV shows, books, plot-driven video games, news articles, advertising, and more. Whether we realize it or not, we’re creating new behaviors, routines, mindsets, and expectations around what we watch, read or play—which in turn presents new challenges and opportunities for creators and marketers.
In other words, while the fundamentals of good storytelling remain the same, technology is changing how stories can be told. But what does that mean exactly?
Since last year, Latitude, a strategic insights consultancy, has been conducting an ongoing Future of Storytelling initiative to understand what audiences want for the long haul. Below are eight predictions for the future of storytelling based on what we found. (More information about Latitude’s multi-phase research project is available here.)
- Stories Come Out Of The Screen, Into The Physical World
- Characters Will Become Connections
- Stories Will Unfold From Different Vantage Points
- Stories Will Be Told 24/7
- Storytelling Goes Bottom-Up
- Stories Will Make The World A Better Place
- Videos Will Offer One-Click Storefronts
- Passive Or Active Experience—It’ll Be Your Choice
Read: The Future Of Storytelling Is About To Get Wild | ReadWrite.
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