Transmedia

Here Are the 5 Things That Make a Good Transmedia Project

Now that the National Film Board of Canada is not the only big player in the game of transmedia storytelling (outside of the branding world, of course), the Tribeca Film Institute, Mozilla and more are eager to put their money and support behind transmedia storytelling. Jeff Gomez, of Starlight Runn...

Kevin Murphy Talks Syfy's TV Series/Transmedia Project 'Defiance,' Mythology Coordinators and the Second Season That's Already in the Works

"Defiance," the upcoming television series/transmedia event from Syfy, seems like the perfect project for SXSW, a mix of narrative boundary-pushing and technology right on line between hip and geeky. "Defiance" is both a video game and a Western-influenced science fiction drama set on a near-future ...

Syfy Unveils Transmedia Series 'Defiance' at TCA, Part TV Show and Part MMO Video Game

"Defiance," Syfy's new television series/transmedia project set to premiere on air on April 15, may be the medium's most ambitious attempt at cross-platform storytelling to date. "Defiance," which is set in a near future in which humanity and various alien species cautiously coexist, is half TV show...

Second Screen: The Future of TV, or The Latest Sign of Our Shrinking Attention Spans?

Maybe it should be expected that TV is embracing socializing instead of discouraging distraction. So while some may view the current developments in second screen TV apps with surprise, the truth is that they're really a logical continuation in the direction the medium has always pointed toward.

Five Insights From IFW's "Transmedia Is for the People" Panel

Panel moderator Liz Rosenthal, of digital media group Power to the Pixel, opened Independent Film Week's "Transmedia is for the People" discussion by lamenting declines in the time and money that audiences have to devote to media, even as the quantity and variety of content and channel...

New York Film Festival to Include Two New Programs: Transmedia Weekend and Midnight Movies Section

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced that the 50th anniversary of its New York Film Festival will include two new programs: NYFF Convergence, a premier showcase and conference for transmedia projects, and a Midnight Movies section for horror, thriller and suspense films.

Before Jumping on the Transmedia Bandwagon: The Four Ways to Approach Transmedia Storytelling

The digital revolution has spurred a revolution in storytelling, and filmmakers have been exploring ways to host, extend, amplify and augment their audio-visual narratives online since the Internet became a popular communication device. Transmedia is now the buzz word; the Tribeca Film Institute ha...

Transmedia Hollywood 3: Rethinking Creative Relations

Transmedia Hollywood is a conference, in its third year, which I used to work on. It is a joint venture between UCLA’s producer’s Program Chair Prof. Denise Mann and legendary scholar and now USC professor Henry Jenkins. It was intended as an offshoot of MIT’s Futures of Entertainm...

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