What I learned from working this blog over the last couple of months is that the future of media entertainment is cross-platform–“transmedia,” if you will. What this knowledge has led me to believe is that the transition into new media models could very well change a whole lot about what and who we perceive are important and …
This is the topic that I keep coming back to. And the question that I keep coming back to. Transmedia, that is. And the question of just how many people define it in as many ways. In my daily feed, I saw that there’s a new blog titled “Today’s Transmedia Women.” My first thought was: …
Now that we all know what transmedia is, it’s time to start brainstorming ideas on how the average (and when I say “average,” what I mean is “completely broke”) indie filmmaker can incorporate it into a project. While it’s unlikely that our average Jane producer can go whole-hog with a complete, portmanteau multimedia extravaganza, she …
The more I read about the transmedia thing, the more I really think that we’re inexorably heading that way for our entertainment products. Which means that one has to actually understand what “transmedia” is. Well, at least one has to understand it if one wants to actually take advantage of it… So in the interest …
Testing, testing, one-two-three…
If I were to say “transmedia” to you, what would you think: Transmedia is the next big thing–anyscreen, everyscreen, baby! Transmedia has been around for a while, but we’re only now beginning to harvest the benefits of the 2.0 transmedia model. What? I have no idea what you’re talking about. For those of you who …
So, here I am. But who exactly, you ask, are you? My name is Kat. Nice to meet you. While currently I am a grad student in the (completely rockin’) Master of Communication in Digital Media program at the University of Washington, I am an erstwhile performer in the local theater and film scene here in Seattle. For …