The pitch went quite well for out story ‘Instafame’. Mardy was discussing the theory and the transmedia reasoning behind all of our choices for this narrative, while Sarah was talking about each platform our story will be presented in and why each platform was specifically chosen. Mollie was introducing the basic outline of our story and the research and inspiration behind it, while I was informing the audience and panel on the themes that our narrative will convey.
The three social media platforms that our story will be present in is: Tumblr, Instagram, and Qoohme. These three have been chosen for all different reasons. I honestly had not had heard of Qoohme before beginning this project, but the idea of people being able to anonymously ask questions to someone, is an interesting way to see how someone in perceived within society, and also shows how they interact with others. Tumblr was specifically chosen because you can express and tell a story using different mediums, like text, image, video, and sound. With tumblr you can create an interesting collage into someone’s world and mind, without specifically laying everything down for the audience. Because we are specially monitoring every little detail that is going to be posted on the tumblr, we are going to get the message that we are trying to get across, but it will also allow the audience to fill in the gaps and use their brain to gain the message as well, which hopefully will allow the story to be interactive and engaging.
A bible has been created for our story and character Emily, detailing her likes dislikes, a weekly plan for each of the three weeks that the narrative takes place, and what needs to be posted, reblogged, what images need to be seen, and what important story points need to be covered in each week.
Mollie and designed the Tumblr page, which was actually harder than we expected, as we had a very clear and specific look at our character’s aesthetic and personality, and knew what we need to do to get that across, but it was hard finding the exact right options to achieve that look.
Each member has been equally involved and has equally participated in the creation and execution of this narrative since day one. Between each member and between the three weeks there will be a rotating roster for each member to take control of each of the different social media accounts and because there is a bible of Emily, that has the timeline and what needs to be posted what and when, and the revenant content for each media account, each member should find it quite easy to be able to take control of each social media account.