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I'm looking forward to being on a panel on Transmedia Storytelling at IN Ontario with Christopher Bolton, Kat Cizek, & Andrea Nemtin!
Tues. Sept. 14, 10:45-11:45
Excerpt from a piece by Jeff Watson on Culture Hacker/WorkBook Project:
Trans-Canada transmedia: Christopher Bolton’s multi-platform search for identity, sound, and story
"Christopher Bolton is a Canadian writer, producer, and actor, best known for his award-winning comedy series, Rent-a-Goalie. A few months ago, Christopher — AKA “Bolts” — contacted me asking for feedback on his latest project’s transmedia strategy. After a few minutes of chit-chat and an exchange of development documents, I realized that the project, a comedic exploration of Canadian landscapes popular and physical, entitled In Search of Gordon Lightfoot, was much more than a TV series with a few transmedia extensions tacked on just for the hell of it; no, this was something different, something much more integrated — transmedia from the get-go. And, as it happens, it was also something that sounded quite funny and more than a little community-minded in its direct engagement with audiences and Canuck mythology. Naturally, I wanted to be a part of it. A few web chats later, we came to an agreement — I would consult on the project and shadow Christopher as he worked his way through the development process, and in return he would share what he learned with me, here, in the form of a series of interviews."
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