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Training
Introduction to Transmedia
221B, a game linked to Sherlock Holmes designed by Hide&Seek
Wednesday 27 October
10am-5.30pm
Soho Theatre, Studio
Co-presented by Hide&Seek
From major studios to micro-distributors, experiments in ‘transmedia’ - screen storytelling in a networked world - have taken many forms. Just today The Guardian cites alternative media and innovative multi-platform storytelling as being a major challenge to a complacent film industry. There have been blockbuster games, film characters with their own social network pages, fictitious websites: a dizzying array of attempts to extend the narrative experience of film into digital territories. This workshop, designed for producers, directors and writers, gives a general overview of these formats, a clear insight into their value and opportunity, and strategies for how this content can be effectively integrated into the production process. The day will include an in-depth exploration of 221B, a game designed to be played during the 8 weeks leading up to the release of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes and featuring a combination of clue finding, trail following and examining evidence in order to make a deduction, written and designed by Hide&Seek for Warner Bros in 2009.
Old and new worlds meet - soon to be seen Tron:Legacy"...without question, 221B is on the vanguard of things to come in social media, and has earned a place as a jewel in the crown of narrative ventures." (The Social Robot)
Introduction to Transmedia is devised and taught by Margaret Robertson and Alex Fleetwood.
Booking Information
Introduction to Transmedia costs £120 + VAT (total £141), which includes light refreshments and training notes.
Script Factory Members get a 10% discount reducing the total to £108 + VAT (total £126.90) - for details of Membership click here.
To book your place by credit/debit card, please call now on 020 7851 4890.
See also a second Transmedia workshop, Stories without borders: A practical workshop for writers.
Participants buying a place on both workshops will get a further £15 off the total price:
Discounted Price for both workshops: £225 + VAT (Total £264.38)
Discounted Member's Price for both workshops: £201.00 + VAT (Total £236.18)
