For project three, I’m happy to be in a group with Aidan, Bec and Jeremy. We work cohesively and also get along well. After being put into our groups, we started off talking about each of our skills and weaknesses, so we knew how each other worked and therefore delegate the tasks better. However, bearing this in mind, I also think it’s important to challenge yourself a bit. I would like to venture out of my own skill set, possibly doing some writing, an area I’m not very confident in, so that I can get more out of this project and improve my writing skills.

Part of our collaborative contract was to always be honest with each other, and we agreed to put in equal amounts of effort. I think that for group projects, particularly as a media/communications practitioner, it is really helpful if you get along with your co-workers and have a friendship. This makes it easier to be honest with each other and means you’re more comfortable to share your ideas and able to speak up if you’re not happy with the direction your group going. I think that our group is comfortable working together, which is good as we can produce better content because of it.

I was nervous about the project when first reading over the course guide, I was unsure what was expected of us and what we should produce for the final outcome. But our group has a good plan and we are starting to lay the foundation for the media elements we will release. I really enjoy this task because it is so hands on, it’s easy to analyse cross-media narratives but until you actually have to start from scratch and make your own, you don’t realise the minute details that make it difficult to lose focus on what you’re end goal is. You must keep in mind that every transmedia element you release has to be true to the narrative and the tone and style of the narrative. I found that some of the ideas I had were more along the lines of promotion rather than expanding the story through a different platform.

Our group realised the importance of have a strong narrative instead of adding bits and pieces as we go, we really focused on developing and completing the narrative and then we started to plan the different elements we would release.

I hope that this project helps to open my eyes to how to create successful transmedia narratives. In today’s age, transmedia is such a big element in the media field and because it is such a competitive job field, having this area of expertise can put you ahead of others.

I obviously want our project to become a successful transmedia narrative. Doing the planning for it I’m realising how difficult it may be to make it successful and the audiences receptive. We can do all the right things but if no one views the blog or the Instagram, etc. then our story is going to deaf ears. So hopefully we can plan around this hurdle and direct our narrative so that our audience will receive it.

Teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNMeB4dlkO4