Allen Martin

It's Friday morning and MR. D has called in sick to go golfing with Bill. There's only one problem: he's left his wallet in his desk at school.

Time to become a master of stealth and sneak in to get it, via the interactive video: Sick Day. Mr. D will need your help to evade the likes of Callaghan, Vice Principal Cheeley and Mr. Leung through an interactive adventure, in which you will literally choose which direction Mr. D takes.

Should he go left? Should he duck right? Should… Show more

It's Friday morning and MR. D has called in sick to go golfing with Bill. There's only one problem: he's left his wallet in his desk at school.

Time to become a master of stealth and sneak in to get it, via the interactive video: Sick Day. Mr. D will need your help to evade the likes of Callaghan, Vice Principal Cheeley and Mr. Leung through an interactive adventure, in which you will literally choose which direction Mr. D takes.

Should he go left? Should he duck right? Should he vanish into a supply closet to evade the dangers in his path? The viewer will be confronted with a rich –and hilarious– branching narrative that could lead just about anywhere. The entire adventure will play out online using cutting-edge technology that seamlessly marries video with decision-making opportunities resulting in dozens of different situations in hundreds of possible combinations.

In addition to Sick Day, we are extending the Mr. D offering of digital shorts that were extremely popular companion content in the first season of the series.

Production and Funding Partners: The MR. D: Sick Day is produced by the CBC with Topsail Entertainment utilizing technology by Interlude (http://interlude.fm). It and the digital shorts series are both produced with the support of the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive. Show less

It's Friday morning and MR. D has called in sick to go golfing with Bill. There's only one problem: he's left his wallet in his desk at school.

Time to become a master of stealth and sneak in to get it, via the interactive video: Sick Day. Mr. D will need your help to evade the likes of Callaghan, Vice Principal Cheeley and Mr. Leung through an interactive adventure, in which you will literally choose which direction Mr. D takes.

Should he go left? Should he duck right? Should… Show more

It's Friday morning and MR. D has called in sick to go golfing with Bill. There's only one problem: he's left his wallet in his desk at school.

Time to become a master of stealth and sneak in to get it, via the interactive video: Sick Day. Mr. D will need your help to evade the likes of Callaghan, Vice Principal Cheeley and Mr. Leung through an interactive adventure, in which you will literally choose which direction Mr. D takes.

Should he go left? Should he duck right? Should he vanish into a supply closet to evade the dangers in his path? The viewer will be confronted with a rich –and hilarious– branching narrative that could lead just about anywhere. The entire adventure will play out online using cutting-edge technology that seamlessly marries video with decision-making opportunities resulting in dozens of different situations in hundreds of possible combinations.

In addition to Sick Day, we are extending the Mr. D offering of digital shorts that were extremely popular companion content in the first season of the series.

Production and Funding Partners: The MR. D: Sick Day is produced by the CBC with Topsail Entertainment utilizing technology by Interlude (http://interlude.fm). It and the digital shorts series are both produced with the support of the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive. Show less

This season of ARCTIC AIR will feature an original documentary series, Making Arctic Air, highlighting how the series is created. From creating forest fires with digital and practical effects to how a full airline is built and operated, the original series will highlight and de-construct key moments from each episode for the audience.

In addition, the season finale of ARCTIC AIR will be a transmedia storytelling event – an interactive Extended Episode, featuring a gripping plotline that… Show more

This season of ARCTIC AIR will feature an original documentary series, Making Arctic Air, highlighting how the series is created. From creating forest fires with digital and practical effects to how a full airline is built and operated, the original series will highlight and de-construct key moments from each episode for the audience.

In addition, the season finale of ARCTIC AIR will be a transmedia storytelling event – an interactive Extended Episode, featuring a gripping plotline that takes place in parallel to the events on the TV screen, telling the other half of the complete story of ARCTIC AIR’s exciting season finale.

Production and Funding Partners: The ARCTIC AIR interactive content features are produced by the CBC, Omnifilm Entertainment and Switch United (http://switchunited.com) and are funded via the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.*
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This season of ARCTIC AIR will feature an original documentary series, Making Arctic Air, highlighting how the series is created. From creating forest fires with digital and practical effects to how a full airline is built and operated, the original series will highlight and de-construct key moments from each episode for the audience.

In addition, the season finale of ARCTIC AIR will be a transmedia storytelling event – an interactive Extended Episode, featuring a gripping plotline that… Show more

This season of ARCTIC AIR will feature an original documentary series, Making Arctic Air, highlighting how the series is created. From creating forest fires with digital and practical effects to how a full airline is built and operated, the original series will highlight and de-construct key moments from each episode for the audience.

In addition, the season finale of ARCTIC AIR will be a transmedia storytelling event – an interactive Extended Episode, featuring a gripping plotline that takes place in parallel to the events on the TV screen, telling the other half of the complete story of ARCTIC AIR’s exciting season finale.

Production and Funding Partners: The ARCTIC AIR interactive content features are produced by the CBC, Omnifilm Entertainment and Switch United (http://switchunited.com) and are funded via the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.*
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This season of ARCTIC AIR will feature an original documentary series, Making Arctic Air, highlighting how the series is created. From creating forest fires with digital and practical effects to how a full airline is built and operated, the original series will highlight and de-construct key moments from each episode for the audience.

In addition, the season finale of ARCTIC AIR will be a transmedia storytelling event – an interactive Extended Episode, featuring a gripping plotline that… Show more

This season of ARCTIC AIR will feature an original documentary series, Making Arctic Air, highlighting how the series is created. From creating forest fires with digital and practical effects to how a full airline is built and operated, the original series will highlight and de-construct key moments from each episode for the audience.

In addition, the season finale of ARCTIC AIR will be a transmedia storytelling event – an interactive Extended Episode, featuring a gripping plotline that takes place in parallel to the events on the TV screen, telling the other half of the complete story of ARCTIC AIR’s exciting season finale.

Production and Funding Partners: The ARCTIC AIR interactive content features are produced by the CBC, Omnifilm Entertainment and Switch United (http://switchunited.com) and are funded via the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.*
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Inspired by the real life experiences of a Toronto Police Officer, CRACKED is a crime drama that follows Detective Sergeant Aidan Black and Psychologist Daniella Ridley as they investigate the most bizarre, baffling and odd crimes in the city.

Users can dig deeper into the world of CRACKED with the interactive Case Files, a fully-functioning police database that allows users to get insight on each case through exclusive videos and crime scene evidence. Each week, new original material… Show more

Inspired by the real life experiences of a Toronto Police Officer, CRACKED is a crime drama that follows Detective Sergeant Aidan Black and Psychologist Daniella Ridley as they investigate the most bizarre, baffling and odd crimes in the city.

Users can dig deeper into the world of CRACKED with the interactive Case Files, a fully-functioning police database that allows users to get insight on each case through exclusive videos and crime scene evidence. Each week, new original material is added to the Psych Crimes and Crises database that allows users to go through detailed evidence to get a full look at each crime and the CRACKED minds behind them.

Production and Funding Partners: The CRACKED Psych Crimes Unit Case Files are produced by the CBC and White Pine Pictures, with the support of the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.*
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Part web series and part game, Nightmare on Queen Street is an original online MURDOCH MYSTERIES "episode" – an immersive, interactive six-week experience with video, audio, photos, documents and other evidence, punctuated with fun, challenging puzzles and cryptographic conundrums. Together, these elements combine to take the viewer through a pulse-pounding multi-chapter mystery where they step into the role as a consultant for Murdoch and the department, and race against the clock to save his… Show more

Part web series and part game, Nightmare on Queen Street is an original online MURDOCH MYSTERIES "episode" – an immersive, interactive six-week experience with video, audio, photos, documents and other evidence, punctuated with fun, challenging puzzles and cryptographic conundrums. Together, these elements combine to take the viewer through a pulse-pounding multi-chapter mystery where they step into the role as a consultant for Murdoch and the department, and race against the clock to save his life. With three possible outcomes, the experience concludes with viewers taking the clues they have gathered throughout their investigation and using them to identify the prime suspect in the case.

MURDOCH MYSTERIES: Nightmare on Queen Street is co-produced by the CBC, Shaftesbury Films, and Smokebomb Entertainment with the support of the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.
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The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App (available now on the App store and as a web-app) will engage the audience with additional scenes, extended story content, polls, a trivia challenge with real prizes, behind-the-scenes videos and more –all during the broadcast– and will be built on a curated social experience with both Facebook and Twitter.

Production and Funding Partners: The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App is produced by CBC with Take the Shot Productions, The Konrad Group… Show more

The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App (available now on the App store and as a web-app) will engage the audience with additional scenes, extended story content, polls, a trivia challenge with real prizes, behind-the-scenes videos and more –all during the broadcast– and will be built on a curated social experience with both Facebook and Twitter.

Production and Funding Partners: The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App is produced by CBC with Take the Shot Productions, The Konrad Group (http://www.konradgroup.com), and TVPlus (http://www.tvplus.com) and is funded via the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.
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The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App (available now on the App store and as a web-app) will engage the audience with additional scenes, extended story content, polls, a trivia challenge with real prizes, behind-the-scenes videos and more –all during the broadcast– and will be built on a curated social experience with both Facebook and Twitter.

Production and Funding Partners: The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App is produced by CBC with Take the Shot Productions, The Konrad Group… Show more

The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App (available now on the App store and as a web-app) will engage the audience with additional scenes, extended story content, polls, a trivia challenge with real prizes, behind-the-scenes videos and more –all during the broadcast– and will be built on a curated social experience with both Facebook and Twitter.

Production and Funding Partners: The REPUBLIC OF DOYLE Ride Along App is produced by CBC with Take the Shot Productions, The Konrad Group (http://www.konradgroup.com), and TVPlus (http://www.tvplus.com) and is funded via the CMF Convergent Digital Media Incentive.
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A multi-pronged effort: an amazing iOS app as well as a comprehensive website featuring exclusive behind the scenes footage. This was a real pleasure to work on.

A multi-pronged effort: an amazing iOS app as well as a comprehensive website featuring exclusive behind the scenes footage. This was a real pleasure to work on.

The Heartland Companion App (available on the App store and as a web-app) will sync up to the show while you watch live or recorded and deliver extra scenes and story content, behind-the-scenes footage, a Canada-wide Heartland Trivia quiz, polls and much more.

►Gemini Award winnder for Best Cross-Platform Project: Fiction.
►Banff Rockie Award nomination for Best Cross-Platform Project.