Transmedia experiment: Movie to be released via Facebook & Twitter | Combined Mind
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"Combined Mind member, screenwriter Kristi Barnett is taking on the world of transmedia to tell her latest story and it involves the social media phenomenon.
...Kristi has discovered a way to visually tell a story that no one else has tried and the key… is Twitter.
THE SCREENWRITER’S PROBLEM
“As a Writer, I am constantly stuck with a dilemma; how do I get my story telling abilities out for the world to see? To have their screenplay actually filmed and released to the public is a huge achievement but very difficult to realize”.
With this is mind, Kristi has decided to use a different approach to getting her stories in front of the public. She will be using Twitter and its 3rd party applications like Tweetdeck, to tweet out the first Twitter movie over a 3 week live period, using pre filmed footage and photos to supplement the story.
In fact the Production has just wrapped! The actors filmed themselves using a 1080p Kodak Pocket Zi8 Cam (shooting in 720p mode for online) and a high quality smart mobile phone; the HTC Desire Z.
...Officially called Hurst, you can now start following @KarenBarley on twitter: www.twitter.com/KarenBarley or even on facebook: www.facebook.com/KarenBarley.Hurst
The story will begin end of June"
The HD phone is perfectly adapted for social networking sites and is a key part of the story as Karen Barley uses the phone to tweet. And it’s a creepy story to follow!
Something strange is happening to Karen Barley....
Karen is convinced by her sinister Boss to take on an outdoors project in an ancient Bronze Age woods in Surrey. Her boyfriend Darren is excited about the mysterious legend of the Hurst and can’t wait to find a hidden path he’s heard of.
On first appearance...."