Social impact entertainment

Social Impact Entertainment on the Development-Entertainment spectrum,[1] with its closest neighbor Entertainment-Education

Social Impact Entertainment (SIE) is "all storytelling that is self-aware of its potential impact on its audiences and incorporates that knowledge to effect positive change at the individual, local, or global scale on one or more social issues", as defined by the SIE Society.[2][3]

The practitioners in this field are predominately producers and directors who want to add a "social surplus" to their entertainment, as contrasted to the field of Entertainment-Education which often starts out with a social change directive and then creates the entertainment around it.[4]

The topic is explored in the book, The Power of Storytelling: Social Impact Entertainment written by Robert Rippberger.[5]

  1. ^ "Social Impact Entertainment". Prodigium Pictures. 2017-04-13. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. ^ "Getting Started". SIE Society. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  3. ^ "SIE 101 Resources". SIE Society. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. ^ "Entertainment-Education". PCI Media Impact. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
  5. ^ "The Power of Storytelling".