Cross-Media + Transmedia Entertainment

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.” - Dr. Seuss

Death of a Blog, Birth of a Podcast

** SHORT VERSION: I'M NOW BLOGGING AT WWW.CHRISTYDENA.COM ** Well, not quite 'death' but an indefinite hiatus. I'm powering down this blog for a few reasons, one of which is my desire to finish my PhD. I've tried for the last year and a half to do PhD writing and work ...

Made-for-Mobile Horror: When Evil Calls

This is on old one (oct 2006) but I only just discovered it from Vassilen's site Mobile Aesthetic. The mobile series is distributed in the UK through O2, T-Mobile and 3; and in the US through amp'd mobile. The series of 20x2 minute episodes, directed by Johannes Roberts, will be available ...

Online & Mobile Comedy Girl Friday launched

Kylie Robertson of Ish Media, the lass behind such interactive dramas Jupiter Green and the website for Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight, has launched her latest offering: Girl Friday. It is available for free via the web and mobile (in Australia). The main website is at www.GirlFriday.tv with videos at ...

“Voice is an important part of the mobile media mix”

Earlier I've mentioned the technique of having characters call audiences, now Laura Marriott, President of the Mobile Marketing Association, provides a business argument for using voice in mobile campaigns: Voice provides an opportunity to hook the consumer and then possibly have them engage in more advanced services via text, video, Web, etc. Voice ...

Web 2.0 & Mobiles: The Nokia Way

Nokia are about to launch the beta of their foray into the social networking area with Mosh. A user-generated content platform designed specifically for use with any mobile device. Create, upload, collect and share applications (like games, software mashups, videos, blogs, music and photos) all from your mobile. The site is password ...

Update on Mobile Phone Content

My old list of mobile phone content has been getting some attention of late. At the time when I wrote it there were not many sites that featured mobile phone content (particularly creative stuff). More recently, however, there has been a growing interest in the area. Here are some links ...

New blog dedicated to TV on the Net

Emily Turrenttini, the powerhouse behind two blogs on mobile phone technology and content: picturephoning and ringtonia (and textually which aggregates the other two). Emily has now added a blog dedicated to reporting on TV on the Net:  TvSeries Online will be following user generated TV content published online, it's impact on the Television ...

Leslie Nassar on the ABC, why podcast networks suck and the circles of Hell

His Awesomeness Leslie Nassar, a good mate, was interviewed by Microsoft Geek Nick Hodge on his Geek Stories. Leslie talks about his work on the ABC producing their podcasts. He also talks about why podcast networks suck  -- the problem he cites can be solved by networked & non-networked media becoming networked (a solutin ...

Cross-Media: Virtual Worlds and Podcasts > “The Shadow Falls Experience”

    I completely missed this one when it was happening (my defence is that I was travelling at the time), but you really should know about this if you don't already. In July last year an audio drama began, Shadow Falls. It is a scary tale with high production standards, nice careful ...

“Poetics of Mobile Media”

Dean Keep, a Masters student at RMIT University, has started a research blog on "micro-narratives". That term, btw Dean, is not new. ;) I personally like nano-narratives too, for the alliteration and how it makes me smile when I say it. But seriously, the study of micro-narratives, and micro-narratives created for the ...

Death of a Blog, Birth of a Podcast

** SHORT VERSION: I'M NOW BLOGGING AT WWW.CHRISTYDENA.COM ** Well, not quite 'death' but an indefinite hiatus. I'm powering down this blog for a few reasons, one of which is my desire to finish my PhD. I've tried for the last year and a half to do PhD writing and work ...
October 17th 2007
Tags: Advertising, Internet, Marketing, Print, TV No Comments

Dynamic Logic’s Latest Cross-Media Campaigns Study

Dynamic Logic have just released their latest study: Dynamic Logic, a Millward Brown company, releases new analysis of 32 cross-media campaigns across ten categories showing that media work best when used together. All three media platforms – television, magazines, and online – contribute incrementally to brand metrics, but at different levels, bringing ...
October 16th 2007
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David Varela on Writing for ARGs

David Varela, one of the writers who worked on Mind Candy's alternate reality game Perplex City , has an article on writing for the ARG in the September issue (36) of Scriptwriting Magazine. Check it out: http://www.scriptwritermagazine.com/

Primer for the CSI:NY & Second Life Crossover is Online

As I've mentioned before, the upcoming episode (Wed Oct 24th in the US) of CSI:NY will feature and continue in the online virtual world Second Life. A primer has been released on youtube, getting audiences excited and prepared for cross-platform traversal, which is good!: [youtube 3-ZmjA7GCzQ]
October 16th 2007
Tags: Film, Writing No Comments

Script Cops! If only there were real…

I found these on John August's blog. Priceless. From Crackle: Script Cops, Ep 1: Domestic Disturbance From Crackle: Script Cops, Ep 2: McKee Sting From Crackle: Script Cops, Ep 3: Traffic Stop