AGENDA:
Discussion of individual roles and responsibilities within the group:
Everyone should have a significant writing project--story line, character sketches, brochure, newspaper, journal, blog, script for movie trailer, diary entries, instructional manual, history of the town, family tree, etc.
Additional responsibilities MAY include visual material: maps, drawings, comic book, etc.
Multiple platforms need multiple experts in the making. “You’re not building a story. You’re building a universe” says Susan Bell to describe the numerous branches and interactions that need to be put together when producing a transmedia experience. Transmedia producers are responsible for building the team that will create the magic, mixing complementary skills and finding the right balance between extraordinary creativity (storytellers, game designers, story architects) and top notch execution (developers, community managers, planners, filmmakers, copywriters, etc.). How do you get them to work together and understand each other? How do you transfer the vision when the project goes from hands to hands? Good luck with that.
PLEASE POST WHAT EACH MEMBER OF YOUR GROUP IS WORKING ON. IF SOMEONE IS NOT DOING A WRITING PROJECT, THEY SHOULD COME UP WITH ONE! THE WRITING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR GRADE!
Please read the following article and discuss it with your group. Post your thoughts about the article here as a comment.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/here-are-the-5-things-that-make-a-good-transmedia-project
Karina Le
ReplyDeleteSeptember 17, 2015
The article was very informative in expanding someone’s knowledge about transmedia. Knowing that it isn’t just about the various forms of media within a franchise helps better understanding with the project. However, some paragraphs I personally feel that the author didn’t need to be addressed/ Such as the Characters need to be compelling section. It’s already a subject that is acknowledged, and it becomes a bit repetitive with how the author stresses on it.
GROUP ROLES
Isabella – Writings on the Wall with RIDDLES / map & world building
Tamaron – Horoscopes
Nasmere – Poetry
Sammy – Prose
Emily – Movie Poster and (maybe) poetry
Azana – Blog and Journals
Karina – Comic / map & world building
The article was very informative in expanding our knowledge about transmedia. This provides a better understanding of the project because is showed that it isn't just storytelling in different places, it involves furthering the plot and expanding character depth. The only complaint is that some of the ideas are a bit repetitive.
ReplyDeleteGROUP ROLES:
Trailer/Emails: Jocelyn and Ellie
Synopsis/Letter/Background: Kyra
Poems/Prayer: Serita
Obituary/Storyboard: Alexis
Soundtrack/Descriptions: Isiah
Character Sketches: Everyone