Story development for podcasters & long-form creators
Send us one podcast episode, interview, or long-form video. Within five business days, receive the story angle, scripts, hooks, timestamps, and creative direction needed to turn it into memorable short-form content.
The problem
Clipping tools can locate words and timestamps. They cannot always recognize emotional stakes, tension, humor, identity, transformation, or the moment that makes an audience care.
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The clip summarizes—but never creates curiosity.
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The opening explains—but never earns attention.
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The episode contains value—but the strongest human angle stays buried.
The Big Fish Story Lab
Big Fish finds the human angle before the content becomes another clip.
Big Fish Story Lab is the story-development layer between recording long-form content and publishing forgettable short-form material.
Discover
Find the moments with emotional and narrative potential.
Develop
Build the hook, tension, structure, and payoff.
Package
Adapt the story for the platform and the creator’s larger goal.
The Big Fish Episode-to-Story Sprint
Strategic story map
Five-business-day delivery after payment and receipt of materials
3 complete short-form scripts
10 additional hooks
Recommended source timestamps
Visual and editing direction
Platform-specific packaging
CTA bridges
One walkthrough
One revision round
Simplified demonstration — not a client result.
Generic Clip
“I moved to New York and had to adjust to a different school.”
Big Fish Story Angle
“I thought changing schools meant learning new hallways. I didn’t know I was about to enter an entirely different world.”
Flagship original production
Growing Up CJ is Big Fish Digitals’ flagship original production—an animated autobiographical comedy developed from real childhood memories about growing up in New York City.
Story development
Scriptwriting
Character development
Visual direction
Voice direction
Editing and sound
Long-form episodes
Short-form adaptation
Audience packaging
Growing Up CJ
Original series developed, written, directed, and produced by Big Fish Digitals.
The process
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Apply and share the content
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Big Fish reviews fit
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Project confirmation and secure payment
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Story analysis and development
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Delivery within five business days
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Walkthrough and one revision round
Founder
Story judgment built through doing the work.
Corey Fischer is the founder, story producer, and creative lead behind Big Fish Digitals. He independently developed Growing Up CJ from personal memories into an episodic storytelling property spanning writing, visual production, voice direction, editing, packaging, and distribution.
Questions, answered
The practical questions.
Is this video editing? No. The Story Sprint provides story strategy, scripts, timestamps, creative direction, and platform packaging. Finished video editing is not included.
Do you create the final clips? No. You or your editor use the delivered scripts, source timestamps, and creative direction to produce the finished videos.
How is AI used? AI may support research, organization, and production efficiency. Story selection, judgment, writing, and creative direction remain human-led.
Do you guarantee views or virality? No. The Sprint improves story selection, hooks, structure, and platform readiness, but it does not guarantee views, leads, sales, revenue, or virality.
What happens after I apply? Big Fish reviews your submission for fit. If it is a match, you receive written confirmation and a secure payment link. Production begins after payment and all required materials and permissions are received.