This week we looked at stories that were not big budgeted but achieved the same thing that a big budget movie does. It builds character, story and themes that help move the idea forward. After watching this we worked in pairs to figure out how these stories could become transmedia and work as a transmedia story. We come up with the below:
The Guild
- Create the game the characters are playing. Open it up to the audience
. Pop ups of the characters discussing the game.
. In game episode
.creating new storylines
- Spin off the different blog diary webisodes
. Insight into other characters and then how they prepare for the meeting
.Their perspective.
- Character reviewing games in a podcast format
. Not really furthering story but it gets the group together again and adds a different level of understanding for people not loving the episode comical style but are more focused on the games
- Website thats interactive where you can track down the main girl with the help of the indian guy
. The backstory of his journey and the episode and allude to other things that character can do with his knowledge that could come into play later
- Graphic novel about them
. Could further the stories in the game.
. Adventures.
. Different character development between characters that wouldn’t usually be together.
. Exisiting stories could be furthered without need of actors and can be more imaginative.
- Comic strip themed of the guild
. Shorter to consume can entice people to look at the web series after they see the comic strip.
. Can add a more comedic and in-depth element.
. Could further the stories in the game.
. Adventures.
. Different character development between characters that wouldn’t usually be together.
. Exisiting stories could be furthered without need of actors and can be more imaginative.
- Animation of them in the game that they are playing
. Animated version of the graphic novel.
. People who prefer the animation and want to focus on that rather than real life.
After creating this it really ensured that a story that is strong has infinite possibilities to work as a transmedia piece of work. It made me think about our story that we want to do for our assessments. When thinking of it I can think of a lot of different platforms we could utilise to make get our story across and that made me certain that we have a strong idea.