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How to Analyze Transmedia Narratives?

Sergei Dragunov's curator insight, January 14, 8:05 AM

At last we have started our new project based on animated scenes. But we realy want to transform it into a transmedia reality. Now i trying to find some references about this new style of storytelling. Here is one realy good presentation

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Make More, Talk Less, Tell Better Stories: All In a Day's Work at StoriesLab [#Transmedia]

Make More, Talk Less, Tell Better Stories: All In a Day's Work at StoriesLab [#Transmedia] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

James Carter:  "Go where your audience is and fashion a story you believe will engage them."

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A report from the recent StoriesLab Conference.

Digital Cinema in Transition's curator insight, May 15, 12:54 PM

Also see our study on digital cinema at http://www.digitalcinema.ca

Peter (PJ) Fulcher-Meredith's curator insight, May 15, 6:40 PM

If the story is simple and authentic it will be received, remembered and acted upon. Get the inside right before you worry about the medium outside.  Remember, "the shortest distance between two people is a story" - the right one

Yael BOUBLIL's curator insight, May 16, 3:33 AM

Où trouver des lecteurs ? Une vraie question de littéraire finalement !

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Where Film Goes to Be Reinvented

Where Film Goes to Be Reinvented | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Julia Kaganskiy:  "Canada’s unlikely trailblazer responsible for some of the most innovative experiments in interactive storytelling" …

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

For more on the ground breaking work of Canada's NFB you should read Building Films For the iPad: The National Film Board’s New Tablet-Focused Projects.

Fred Harden's curator insight, May 5, 7:28 PM

The 'Journal of Insomnia' has quite an attraction for me :-)
http://insomnia.nfb.ca/#/insomnia

 

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Atomic Theater: Watch the Tiniest Movie Of All Time

Atomic Theater: Watch the Tiniest Movie Of All Time | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Joe Berkowitz:  "Filmmakers like Michael Bay are usually interested only in going bigger--trying to top themselves with set pieces and spectacles that succeed through excess. In the technology space, however, there is a constant race to make things smaller."

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This is so cool!

Asil's curator insight, May 5, 7:53 PM

This really is amazing.

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Coldplay Tastefully Rocks Comic Book Fans’ Faces Off With “Mylo Xyloto”

Coldplay Tastefully Rocks Comic Book Fans’ Faces Off With “Mylo Xyloto” | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Joe Berkowitz:  "The band behind hits such as "Yellow" and "Hurts Like Heaven" tries out a new medium with "Mylo Xyloto," a digital comic book based on its last album."

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Interesting ....

Jeni Mawter's curator insight, April 28, 9:54 PM

Performance + Comics = Transmedia storytelling

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“Crimer Show” Is Twitter’s Heavily Typoed, Insane Answer To CSI

“Crimer Show” Is Twitter’s Heavily Typoed, Insane Answer To CSI | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Joe Berkowitz "An ongoing story fleshed out one barely intelligible tweet at a time, "Crimer Show" is one of the weirdest things happening on Twitter at present."

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LOL

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10 Lessons on Filmmaking from Director Ken Loach

10 Lessons on Filmmaking from Director Ken Loach | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Ariston Anderson:  "As a filmmaker, Loach has adopted a working style not unlike that of the characters seen in his films. Unlike the traditional Hollywood model, he’s not driven by his own race to the top, but rather by a collective spirit, a desire to create harmony on the set and to appreciate his crew for a job well done."

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Great advice from a great filmmaker ....

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, April 2, 5:55 AM

Interesting -

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, April 2, 11:30 PM

As a big fan of Loach this page is a treasure trove of advice and ideas.

Angela Antle's curator insight, April 15, 7:02 AM

Ken Loach on building up your community of creators!

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Lydia, Legacy, and the End of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries [#Transmedia]

Lydia, Legacy, and the End of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries [#Transmedia] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Myles McNutt: "Today, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries ended its 100-episode run, bringing to a close Hank Green and Bernie Su’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice" ...

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An excellent article to read at the conclusion of a fantastic transmedia storytelling experience. What are your thoughts on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries?

Joyce Valenza's curator insight, March 30, 9:39 AM

add your insight...

 

Deborah Owen's curator insight, March 30, 11:39 AM

If you haven't watched the Lizzie Bennett Diaries yet, and you enjoy discussing novels and/or films, you are missing out. Lots of great psychological analysis in this post.

Brad Tollefson's curator insight, April 10, 3:18 AM

Ah but when one thing ends, another begins.  Check out Hank Green's next Kickstarter project http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pemberleydigital/the-lizzie-bennet-diaries-dvdand-more?ref=live.

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Q&A: Neil Gaiman on the Star-Studded BBC Audioplay of Neverwhere

Q&A: Neil Gaiman on the Star-Studded BBC Audioplay of Neverwhere | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

"[Caitlin Roper] talks to Neil Gaiman about the BBC radio play adaptation of his novel Neverwhere, currently available for free online, as well as his future projects."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

I'm heading over to listen to this right now!

Stuart Carruthers's curator insight, March 27, 8:48 PM

if you haven't heard it, this is what radio was made for

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SXSWi Report: Liquid Journalism and Dynamic Storytelling Emerge in 2013

SXSWi Report: Liquid Journalism and Dynamic Storytelling Emerge in 2013 | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Eddie Rehfeldt:  "Breaking News: the search for a better narrative format for the internet is now available. Ben Decker once said “the internet is not just another TV pipe” and this was made apparent at SXSWi in Austin last week."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

This article contains a great list of links to narrative content which has been "made for engaged impact" and will be of interest to all digital storytellers.

Dr. Pamela Rutledge's curator insight, March 29, 2:16 AM
The lines at SxSW definitely tell the story: this isn't just the year of the story, it's the decade of coordinated, additive and interactive storytelling across multiple media channels for everything from entertainment and branding to education and journalism. It all starts with the story.
cyneth's curator insight, April 2, 7:47 PM

Create compelling content for multiple devices, immersive web-based experiences from data driven stories (infographics on visual video steroids) to interactive tablet documentaries. Eddie Rehfeldts report from SXSW - "There are mind-bending interactive story approaches available right now."

Yael BOUBLIL's curator insight, April 7, 5:08 PM

Apprendre à raconter avec les spécificités du transmédia ...

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The Pixar Perspective on The Necessity of Trailers

The Pixar Perspective on The Necessity of Trailers | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Josh Spiegel:  "Great movie trailers are something of a lost art. While we are overloaded with ads for every new big-budget movie these days, they’re getting more obnoxious, cacophonous, and ruinous" ...

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

All the more reason to take a transmedia storytelling approach to film marketing :)

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, March 21, 5:05 AM

teaching about film can be enhanced with the use of trailers. Analyzing the importance off them, the structure of them and the key features is a great way in to film study.

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What makes a great screenplay?

What makes a great screenplay? | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
From Casablanca to The Killing – the elements of a great script are essentially the same. John Yorke – reveals how and why the best screenwriting works
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How to take basic story structure and turn it into great screenwriting ....

Alexis Niki's curator insight, March 16, 5:23 PM

The art and the discipline of screenwriting. A long read but worth it.

Debbie Elicksen (LION)'s curator insight, March 18, 11:35 AM

The art of screenwriting.

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The Problem with Processed Storytelling

The Problem with Processed Storytelling | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Richard Brody:  "The fulsome orthodoxy of Pixar’s twenty-two storytelling rules goes far beyond a single company’s flavor spectrum to a crisis that is endemic to the modern cinema" ...

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

An interesting and rather unexpected take on Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling.

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, March 15, 3:29 AM

I thought it was a bit like, "Whatever Works" and then it seems to be almost science. Some of the rules are psychological exercises that don’t relate to composition but to a writer’s self-knowledge.

Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2013/03/pixar-disney-cgi-processed-storytelling.html#ixzz2NaiOS3pr

Yael BOUBLIL's comment, April 7, 5:04 PM
Quand Pixar nous apprend à écrire
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Zeega on New Ways of Digital Storytelling

Zeega on New Ways of Digital Storytelling | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

MIT Open Documentary Lab:  "The first [in] our series of interviews with digital storytellers, realized in collaboration with Filmmaker, here are the team behind the interactive storytelling platform Zeega."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

An excellent look at interactive storytelling.  You might also like to read Introducing Storyscapes: A New Celebration of Interactive Storytelling over at TribecaFilm.com ....

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, March 11, 5:55 AM

Zeega is revolutionizing web publishing and interactive storytelling for a future beyond blogs. With Zeega, you can use any media in the cloud, transform the entire screen into your playground, and share your interactive creations with the world.

cyneth's curator insight, March 11, 2:58 PM

revolutionizing web publishing and interactive storytelling for a future beyond blogs. With Zeega, you can use any media in the cloud, transform the entire screen into your playground, and share your interactive creations with the world.

Barbara Truman's curator insight, April 5, 7:50 AM

Sounds pretty powerful.

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How Big Data Is Rewriting Hollywood Scripts

How Big Data Is Rewriting Hollywood Scripts | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Mark Wilson:  "Ever wonder why all movies seem to look the same? Yeah, there’s a reason."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

The death of creativity or the path to box office gold?  You decide.

Debbie Elicksen (LION)'s curator insight, May 9, 12:33 PM

This is kind of interesting. Will poll Stage 32 peeps to hear their opinions.

Deanya Lattimore's curator insight, May 11, 9:08 AM

Literary analysis becomes a big business.  :-)

Digital Cinema in Transition's curator insight, May 11, 12:53 PM

Also see our digital cnema study at http://www.digitalcinema.ca

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A little bird told me...

A little bird told me... | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Fiona Milburn:  "As a creative practitioner, you're probably familiar with twitter as a key social media platform for marketing your projects to today’s internet-savvy audiences.But did you know it’s also a great storytelling tool?"

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

My latest blog post for Transmedia NZ and The Big Idea takes a look at twitter as a storytelling tool.  Please feel free to share some of your favourite twitter storytellers in the comments section below.

Shwetal Randive's curator insight, May 5, 3:38 AM

Creative uses of Twitter - A storytelling tool

Marci Segal, MS's curator insight, May 5, 8:24 AM

Educators using twitter with students?  Ya think?

Mervi Rauhala's curator insight, May 6, 2:16 PM

If you like Twitter and storytelling, read this!

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6 Winning Vines From Tribeca Film Festival

6 Winning Vines From Tribeca Film Festival | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Brian Anthony Hernandez:  "Tribeca Film Festival challenged people to use Twitter's Vine app to create six-second films — with a "beginning, middle and end." Here are the winners."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

You might also like to check out: 4 storytelling tips for making 6-second short films with Vine from the folks behind 5secondfilms.com

Cultureel Persbureau's comment, April 30, 5:34 AM
Twitter is van het korte bericght. Vine is van twitter en gaat over korte filmpjes. Gaat groot worden.
Ky Stevens's curator insight, May 5, 1:37 PM

More about Vine! I'm too afraid of being on camera to want to get one, but here's some really good ones.

Ky Stevens's curator insight, May 5, 1:53 PM

interesting.

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Happy 75th Birthday, Man of Steel!: Look at Superman Through The Ages

Happy 75th Birthday, Man of Steel!: Look at Superman Through The Ages | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Graeme McMillan:  "Throughout his existence, Superman has changed to match the times, for better and worse. Here's a quick guide to the many faces of the Man of Steel."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

A fascinating look at character development, not over the course of a single story, but over the course of numerous decades.

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, April 22, 3:33 AM

Some love him, some hate him, everybody know him -

Ken Morrison's comment, April 22, 8:36 AM
Thank you. This was much more interesting that I thought it would be!
Cindy Rudy's curator insight, April 23, 7:11 AM
This story has lasted a very long time. Can kids explain why?
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Why We Love TV’s Most Deeply Flawed Characters

Why We Love TV’s Most Deeply Flawed Characters | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Jennifer Miller:  "For years we’ve tuned into Breaking Bad, Homeland, or Dexter and watch really horrendous things happen. Blood splatters as Dexter plunges his knife. Walter White hacks up bodies and cooks meth" ...

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A study to confirm what good storytellers intrinsically know ....

Carmenne K. Thapliyal's curator insight, April 7, 5:55 AM

Makes for an interesting read

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Why ebooks are a different genre from print

Why ebooks are a different genre from print | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Stuart Kelly "The differences in format are beginning to change the nature of what we're reading, and how we do it" ...

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

An interesting look at the future of reading and our relationship with what we read.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark original brainstorming sessions

Raiders of the Lost Ark original brainstorming sessions | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

David Pescovitz:  'In 1978, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Lawrence Kasdan had early brainstorming sessions around Lucas's outline for "Raiders of the Lost Ark." They recorded the conversations and had the tape transcribed.'

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

You'll need to set aside some serious time to read these transcripts, but it'll be worth it!

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, March 29, 5:16 AM

Inspiring :-)

Deanya Lattimore's curator insight, March 29, 9:12 AM

Transcriptions of conversational turn-taking events and meaning making in such a complex exchange would be worth looking into.

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Gears of War writer Tom Bissell on video games and storytelling

Gears of War writer Tom Bissell on video games and storytelling | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
After writing Gears of War: Judgment, Tom Bissell talks to Maria Bustillos about the potentialities of video games as literature, as well as its challenges as a storytelling medium.
The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

An in-depth look at video games as "an increasingly sophisticated vehicle for storytelling."

Luca Brigada's curator insight, March 26, 6:43 PM

An interesting interview to Tom Bissell about games and storytelling.

AL Bryant's comment, April 27, 4:51 AM
http://www.squidoo.com/games2013
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Storytelling for Social Change at Facebook

Storytelling for Social Change at Facebook | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Randy Astle:  "Tuesday night Facebook hosted a panel discussion about social issue-oriented transmedia at their office in midtown Manhattan" ...

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

Transmedia for good ....

surendra kumar's comment, March 23, 6:08 AM
nice.........
Luca Brigada's curator insight, March 23, 5:08 PM

A very interesting new project of transmedia storytelling 

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What Made 'Oz' So Great And Powerful? Starlight Runner's Jeff Gomez Tells Us [#Transmedia]

What Made 'Oz' So Great And Powerful? Starlight Runner's Jeff Gomez Tells Us [#Transmedia] | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Jeff Gomez:  "Oz is one of the most fully realized fictional worlds in literary history, so the prospect of Disney allowing different facets of that world’s many lands and rich history to be explored through the lens of Raimi’s reimagining and across multiple media platforms is fascinating."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

Great analysis, as always, from Jeff Gomez.

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The New Digital Storytelling Series: Elaine McMillion

The New Digital Storytelling Series: Elaine McMillion | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

MIT Open Documentary Lab::  "In the second part in this series, Elaine McMillion talks about her work, mainly focusing on her interactive documentary Hollow, a “hybrid community participatory project and interactive documentary” that uses HTML5 to depict a West Virginia community via video, photography, soundscapes and interactive data."

The Digital Rocking Chair's insight:

A look at the world of interactive storytelling, including: tools of the trade; putting a team together; the role of the audience; and finding funding.


Elaine McMillion says "As an interactive storyteller, you need to have an understanding of user experience, design and coding, but most importantly you have to understand what makes a strong narrative."

Joyce Valenza's curator insight, March 15, 7:15 AM

add your insight...

Debbie Elicksen (LION)'s curator insight, March 18, 1:32 PM

You need to have an understanding of user experience and narrative.

Luca Brigada's curator insight, March 18, 6:18 PM

 

Mc Million about storytelling: "As an interactive storyteller, you need to have an understanding of user experience, design and coding, but most importantly you have to understand what makes a strong narrative. [...] So while it’s helpful to understand the technology, it’s essential to understand how stories are consumed, generated, shared, repurposed and controlled by online audiences. I think it’s important for an interactive storyteller to give up a level of control and work with your team to discuss the number of ways a story should and could be told. Some stories are best told through video, while others may be more powerful through audio and photos [...]"

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Superhero Factory Marvel Tries On A New Digital Utility Belt

Superhero Factory Marvel Tries On A New Digital Utility Belt | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Tara Moore:  "With adaptive sound to original shows and even Wolverine's new adventures in Japan, the comic company's growing far bigger than books."

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Comics are becoming a powerful option for transmedia projects so it's interesting to look at how the genre is evolving ...

Niclas Holmqvist's curator insight, March 12, 5:25 AM

Seriebranschen förändras. Läsarna har blivit färre, men mediet har blivit accepterat och historierna breder ut sig i andra kanaler.

Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's curator insight, March 12, 7:48 AM

Comic book geeks: Marvel loves you. But it wants to expand its social circle. Don't worry. Whether it's debuting Wolverine's Japanese adventures or adding adaptive sound to your reading experience, the company will always hold you diehards dear. But at this year’s SXSW Interactive festival, Marvel unveiled five digital initiatives to woo non-fans, too.

Debbie Elicksen (LION)'s curator insight, March 12, 11:31 AM

Comic book and gaming industry is the catalyst to how publising will be viewed in the future.