A creator's guide to transmedia storytelling how to captivate and engage audiences across multiple platforms

The First How-To Strategy Guide to Transmedia Storytelling “Phillips’s book is a powerful tool for anyone who wants to make a career for him- or herself within the world of transmedia. Through her guidance, the reader is able to understand the fundamentals of transmedia and the power it can have whe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Phillips, Andrea, 1974- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill [2012]
Edition:1st edition
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623436106719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Section I: IntroductIon to TransmedIa
  • 1 Once Upon a Time . . .
  • 2 What is Transmedia, Anyway?
  • 3 Transmedia is More Than a Marketing Gimmick
  • 4 Significant Prior Art to Learn From
  • Section II: Storytelling
  • 5 The Four Creative Purposes for Transmedia Storytelling
  • 6 Learn the Basics of Traditional Storytelling
  • 7 How Story and Branding Affect Marketing
  • 8 Writing for Transmedia is Different
  • 9 Online, everything is Characterization
  • 10 Conveying Action Across Multiple Media
  • Section III: Structure
  • 11 Fine-Tune for Depth or for Scale (Not Both)
  • 12 Special Considerations for Blockbuster Transmedia Franchises
  • 13 Interactivity Creates Deeper Engagement
  • 14 Uses and Misuses for User-Generated Content
  • 15 Challenging the Audience to Act
  • 16 Make Your Audience a Character, Too
  • Section IV: ProductIon
  • 17 Project Management: The Unsung Necessity
  • 18 Finding and Keeping a Strong Core Team
  • 19 Websites and Tech Development: DIY or Outsource?
  • 20 Don't Be a Jerk on Social Media
  • 21 Email and Phone: Cheap and Effective
  • 22 Making and Using Prerecorded Content
  • 23 Bringing Your Story into the Real World
  • Section V: The Big Picture
  • 24 How to Fund Production Costs
  • 25 . . . And Maybe Make Some Profit, Too
  • 26 Forging Your Own Transmedia Career
  • 27 Critical Legal and Ethical Considerations
  • 28 Get Excited and Make Things
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.