The place to discuss, share content and offer tips and advice to OTT - "Over the Top" streaming and Transmedia – the technique of telling a single story or story across multiple platforms including, but not limited to, games, books, events, films and television.
In the continued exploration of video games as source material for films, we're getting The SIMS Movie. While it's easy to joke that we should all be able to build our own SIMS movie, it is a fascinating idea to take a fluid world like this and try to translate it into a 2-hour film. Margot Robbie i...
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Now this is interesting reading, because I was talking with someone last weekend who is currently working with Fremantle and he said how dire things were for production companies in the UK and that a couple had gone under in the last week — and yet this news article seems to suggest we’ve entered so...
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Ooof. What are the thoughts here, community? Is this simply an example of a studio not understanding the original IP? Is it a disregard for the fans and what they would want out of an adaptation? Is it another argument against video game adaptations simply not translating well to a feature-length fi...
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Hahaha! That stamp should be used for way more than video games, Geoff Hall! I completely agree that we can't write off game adaptations. But here's a question, is there something to the fact that the...
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Ashley Renee Smith sorry, yes, I was using film in the generic sense, not in a strictly cinema sense.
I agree with you. Ashley Renee Smith - just like some biopics are better served as Limited Series than features, I do think video games are often just too big in terms of scope and potential story - "...
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Ashley Renee Smith Ouch!
100%, Sam Sokolow!
It was only a few weeks ago that I posted in this lounge about a ‘strategic partnership’ between Annapurna and Remedy for the financing and production of Control 2.
I’m wondering if it will have any effect on this partnership, when all of the Annapurna video game staff resign?
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Come to this month's Stage 32 in person meetup! Meet other creators in the Valley
A few years back when all WGA writers fired their agents, a few boutique agencies signed their agreement to get back to work first and the big agencies soon followed. May not be apples to apples but good on Lightyear LA for doing right by SAG-AFTRA talent, acknowledging their worth and making this d...
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The article tells us:
"This strategic partnership between Annapurna and Remedy is an important milestone and an exciting opportunity for us," wrote Virtala. "This ensures we can develop Control 2 into the best game possible, allow us to move into self-publishing for selected titles and expand our fra...
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I've never played Control, Geoff Hall, but I've seen gameplay of it. The game looks incredible! It'd be great as a movie or movie series!
Annapurna started moving in this direction about a year ago and its good to see their focus and efforts making things happen. Will be interesting to watch how this all unfolds. Thanks, Geoff Hall!...
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This looks like a great film. The premise is transmedia. Is the film in your opinion? https://deadline.com/2024/08/cloud-review-kiyoshi-kurosawa-venice-film-f......
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Sam Sokolow I love Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s films, Sam. My favourite is ‘Pulse’.
I remember "choose your own adventure" books when I was a kid and have tracked interactive story telling ever since. VR and AR have tried to find storytelling at scale. I am looking forward to seeing how this project works and feels for the audience. What are your thoughts on the future of interacti...
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I think we're gonna see more VR and AR projects, Sam Sokolow. I'd like to write one. I've been practicing writing VR with short scripts. I'm self-taught though, so it'd be nice to take a webinar or cl...
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Fingers crossed on this one. The biggest issue I've seen is that storytellers don't completely understand the technology and pros/cons of the different mediums they're using to branch their stories. T...
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Ok, thanks, Will Maurer!
In my humble opinion, this is, without question, going to be one of the most powerful revenue streams film and TV has ever seen. I am fascinated by this. https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-google-advertising-emily-in-par......
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Tom Lapke I suppose it’s a different take on merchandising, just with bigger hitters!
WOW! I couldn't agree more, Tom Lapke. This concept has been brewing for decades - I saw "see it, buy it" tech at a Yahoo conference in 2000 and developed something with eOne with this as the goal in...
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This is fun. 20 years later, the film that single-handedly tanked the Merlot market is back in the news. https://variety.com/2024/film/food/sideways-20th-anniversary-hitching-po......
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There seems to be no end of new initiatives and companies getting into the Transmedia space.
PANICK Entertainment, a "new horror and science fiction content venture," launched at San Diego Comic Con with executives from DC Comics and Heavy Metal. They plan to begin with comics and graphic novels befo...
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My favorite Transmedia world is Resident Evil, Geoff Hall. RE is fun and action-packed! My favorite things in the RE universe are the games and animated movies.
Geoff Hall Anything that involves heavy metal gets my stamp of approval.
Heavy Metal Magazine has been a favorite since 1981's animated feature HEAVY METAL. Totally interested in what Longo and this team cook up.
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Sam Sokolow I'm here for another Angry Birds movie. Not a video game, but I would also love to see a G-Force 2.
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I am both scared and intrigued, Sam Sokolow. Lol! But as you said, I trust Margot's company with a project like this much more than others. After what she did with Barbie, she just may pull this off i...
Expand commentI am both scared and intrigued, Sam Sokolow. Lol! But as you said, I trust Margot's company with a project like this much more than others. After what she did with Barbie, she just may pull this off in a unique and engaging way!