There’s increasingly a lot of talk about Transmedia storytelling; the idea of taking pieces of a story and systematically putting them across different media touch points for the purposes of creating a unified and coordinated entertainment experience. But why is Transmedia storytelling important for independent filmmakers in particular?
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As the weather turns from a chilly gray to a warm yellow, spring in New York makes me think about a few things – picnics along the High Line, the start of weekend excursions with my dog AND the Tribeca Film Festival. I’ve always loved Tribeca for its documentary films, the …
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Mike Knowlton blows our minds while redefining the concept of a “film.”
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Valemont’s transmedia experience was created to support the series produced by MTV and Electric Farm Entertainment, and sponsored by Verizon. It included a hub site (ValemontU.com), nine character Twitter accounts, three blogs, a Facebook page and SMS messaging. Transmedia Producer Nina Bargiel will take you through the process …
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This panel will example Lance Weiler’s Pandemic, a storyworld experience consisting of film, mobile, online, social gaming and data visualization combined to tell the story of a strange pandemic outbreak. The project debuted this past January at the Sundance Film Festival as an official selection within the New …
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A walk-thru of the award winning Sci-Fi series “Afterworld” will provide a glimpse into one of the first original IP transmedia projects. A discussion lead by the producer and writer of the series, which included interactive components and video game, will include what worked (and what didn’t) in …
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A discussion with game design and cross-media entertainment pioneer Kevin Slavin, co-founder of Area/Code.
From the 2011 Cross-Media Forum
Kevin Slavin, Chairman and co-Founder of Area/Code
In 2005, Kevin Slavin co-founded Area/Code Entertainment (acquired by Zynga in 2011) which pioneered new forms of game design and cross-media entertainment with clients including …
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A generation is rising that has come to expect entertainment content that is “alive,” responsive and fully engaging. But few of us are giving it to them. In this provocative keynote talk, Jeff Gomez, the world’s leading producer of highly successful transmedia franchises, will forward bold ideas on …
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