Stories and Storytelling
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Disruption and Innovation
Transmedia and the new world order
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 …
Making transmedia work for indie film
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 …
Transmedia 101
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 …
All indie film is pretentious, part two
Aaaaaaand… Just as I was replying to posts from my previous thread, “Is there an ‘indie-film’ stereotype?”, this was delivered to my inbox: Indie film exhibits all the errors of the Genre My first thought: BAH-HA-hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa. My second thought: “You know, this really would have been brilliant, if only the author had a good grasp of …
Transmedia–the new holy grail of filmmaking?
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 …
Distribution Models–where are we headed?
I’ve heard a lot of debate on film distribution in the recent past. Considering that studios are starting to stream their own content, Amazon and YouTube are working to cut the distributors AND the studios out of the picture entirely, and Netflix’s crazy push-me-pull-you is pissing-off their subscription base big-time, it’s obvious that this is an …
So, where do we start?
As part of the establishment of my blog, I had to create an “Action-idea”–basically, a dynamic story arc for what I’m trying to accomplish here. What I came up with is this: We’ve seen profound changes in the publishing and music distribution industries, but the digital revolution as regards the film industry is still in …
Let’s Do This.
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 …