Resources
So you’ve decided to check out this thing called “transmedia,” which you’ve been hearing so much about. But where to start? You’ve read Anna Jackson’s post, What the # is Transmedia? So, what’s next? Wikipedia? Google? All good choices, but there’s so much information! Don’t worry. Help is at hand. Here’s a list of articles and resources that’ll give you a bit of a “kick start” into the world of transmedia storytelling. (Originally compiled by Fiona Milburn for Transmedia NZ’s blog on The Big Idea)
Introducing Transmedia Storytelling:
A Few Milestones:
- Blair Witch
- The Matrix
- Why So Serious?
Some Recent Examples:
- ARG [incl. Graphic Novel]
- Education
- On Transmedia and Education: A Conversation With Robot Heart Stories’ Jen Begeal and Inanimate Alice’s Laura Fleming (Part One) & (Part Two)
- Documentary
- Fashion
- Film
- Marketing
- Music
- Performance Art
- Publishing
- Television
- Theatre
- Video Games
- Visual Arts
- Web Series
Additional Context:
- ARGNet [Transmedia Ethics]
- Brooke Thompson [Specialized Transmedia: ARGs]
- Jeff Gomez [Transmedia Storytelling for Franchises]
- Gary Hayes [Platform Map for Transmedia Storytellers]
- Dr. Pamela Rutledge [Simple Transmedia Case Study]
- Lina Srivastava [Transmedia Activism]
Getting Started:
- Robert Pratten [Transmedia Storyteller Ltd]
- Gary Hayes [StoryLabs] & Screen Australia
- Julie Giles [greenHat Digital] & Independent Production Fund, Canada
- Jennifer Wilson [The Project Factory] & AFTRS, Centre For Screen Business, Australia
- Jenny Weight [geniwate.com]
- Interactive Video-Making Tools | POV
Other Resources:
- List of Transmedia Groups [Storycode]
- Transmedia Resource Kit [Siobhan O’Flynn & Anthea Foyer]
- Podcasts
- Curated Transmedia News
- Books
- Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, Henry Jenkins (2006)
- The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories, Frank Rose (2011)
- The Producer’s Guide to Transmedia: How to Develop, Fund, Produce and Distribute Compelling Stories Across Multiple Platforms, Nuno Bernardo (2011)
- Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better And How They Can Change The World, Jane McGonigal (2011)
- A Creator’s Guide to Transmedia Storytelling: How to Captivate and Engage Audiences Across Multiple Platforms, Andrea Phillips (2012)
That’s it for this quick-start guide. Good luck! And, don’t forget to keep following our TBI blog and Transmedia NZ.