Specialist
2024/2025
Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences
Type:
Elective course (Drama and Film Acting)
Delivered by:
Film Institute
When:
3 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Area of studies:
Acting
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The "Transmedia Storytelling" course is dedicated to studying the fundamentals of transmedia storytelling, creating narrative worlds, employing advanced digital technologies, and engaging with a global audience. The course covers key theoretical and practical aspects of building transmedia stories that unfold across various channels, platforms, and technologies, engaging audiences in complex narrative universes.
Learning Objectives
- Develop skills in creating transmedia projects that can engage diverse types of audiences.
- Familiarize students with the key concepts for constructing complex narrative worlds.
- Study contemporary technologies and tools of digital storytelling.
- Develop practical skills for working with global audiences.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students will know the main theoretical approaches to transmedia storytelling.
- Understand principles of constructing narrative worlds and adapting them to different platforms.
- Be able to create and adapt content for various transmedia channels
- Be capable of analyzing and using audience data to enhance narrative effectiveness
Course Contents
- Topic 1. Introduction to Transmedia Storytelling
- Topic 2. Structure of a Narrative World
- Topic 3. Platforms and Formats for Transmedia Storytelling
- Topic 4. Audience and Engagement in the Narrative
- Topic 5. Technologies and Tools
- Topic 6. Practical Application: Creating a Narrative World
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th module0.3 * Attendance + 0.4 * Final Project + 0.3 * Midterm Project
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Camden, J., & Oestreich, K. F. (2018). Transmedia Storytelling : Pemberley Digital’s Adaptations of Jane Austen and Mary Shelley. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1986609
- Hassler-Forest, D., & Guynes, S. A. (2017). Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1701493
- Hovious, A. S. (2016). Transmedia Storytelling: The Librarian’s Guide : The Librarian’s Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1086769
- McErlean, K. (2018). Interactive Narratives and Transmedia Storytelling : Creating Immersive Stories Across New Media Platforms. New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1729070
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Giovagnoli, M. (2011). Transmedia Storytelling: Imagery, Shapes and Techniques. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7424531E
- Joyce, S. (2018). Transmedia Storytelling and the Apocalypse. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1876988
- Renira Rampazzo Gambarato. (2012). Signs, Systems and Complexity of Transmedia Storytelling. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.283B99B