Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age

V Renée:  "Sometimes a camera comes along that changes everything you thought you knew about filmmaking. This -- is not that camera."

[DRC:  Something just for fun ....]

Stuart Dredge:  "Ed Catmull says he’s open to being proved wrong by new generation of VR creators: ‘I think they should keep running the experiments’"...

Joe Berkowitz:  "Director Baltasar Kormkur talks to Co.Create about evacuating sick actors with helicopters and shooting for six weeks in -30 degree weather."

Michael Epstein and Angela Watercutter:  "VR is still in its early stages, but a look back in history, from Vaudeville to journalism, may help us predict how the technology will find its footing."

Luke Holland:  "James Cameron’s plan to film three Avatar sequels one after the other represents the peak of Hollywood’s obsession with stockpile film-making."

Ethan Gilsdorf:  "Small productions are becoming better—and more professional—than ever. But the falling price of good equipment is only part of the magic."

Adrienne LaFrance:  "A century ago, people worried that color would ruin motion pictures; instead, it changed visual narratives forever" ...

Matthew Poe:  "The true crime podcast has become an addiction for millions of listeners -- and the reasons why might be useful for any storyteller."

DRC:  "You might also be interested in reading Mashable's 12 podcasts that will tell uou a fantastic story."

Zack Sharf:  "The latest Academy Originals video goes behind the scenes of "The Blair Witch Project" to help the film celebrate its 15th anniversary."

Scott Macaulay:  "[...] in order to be truly contemporary, filmmakers must incorporate text messaging into their movies. But how to do that creatively?"

Melissa Locker:  "Shield 5 is a lot like Homeland or 24 but it lives on Instagram, and each captivating episode is just seconds long."

DRC: You can follow Shield 5 here.

Chuck Wendig:  "[...] I wanted to take a look at the film for some of the storytelling lessons it offers — in this case, not negative lessons (of which you could find some, I’m sure), but rather, positive takeaways that might wet your mind whistle when it comes to thinking about your story or other stories or, I dunno, delicious enchiladas."

Benny Evangelista:  "Miles Perkins, a spokesman for Jaunt, said virtual reality will change the way filmmakers tell stories. For example, closeup shots to emphasize a person’s reaction won’t necessarily have the same effect, because the viewer can choose to watch something else in the scene."

Matt Mulcahey:  "Instead of limiting point of view to a single shaky handheld camera wielded by one of the characters, Unfriended unfolds entirely on the Mac laptop of Blaire, a high schooler who, along with five or her friends, is terrorized by the spirit of a cyberbullied classmate on the year anniversary of her suicide" ...

Angela Watercutter:  "Oculus Story Studio's new project is more than a cute animated short--it's a test case for narrative techniques that could change the way we watch movies."

DJ Roller:  "From the Chauvet Cave paintings of 30,000 years ago, to 6K digital cinema today, we've always told stories, we just do it differently as media changes. There's a new leap in storytelling happening now. Virtual Reality (VR) is going to change the way we express ourselves, communicate with each other and experience the world."

Fred Wagner:  "From risky new formats to digital advances, award-winning films in vogue are using different models – but will they affect the future?"

Fiona Milburn talks with Brent Kennedy of Camaraderie about compelling storytelling, audience engagement, and values integration in the fast evolving world of branded entertainment.

Nikita Richardson:  "How does the Zachary Quinto-produced horror movie Banshee Chapter look on the much-discussed VR device?"

Bryan Bishop:  "Virtual reality company Oculus has been building momentum since it launched the Kickstarter campaign for its Oculus Rift headset two years ago. At its developer conference Saturday, it launched its latest prototype — while filmmakers made a convincing argument that VR is the dawn of a completely new form of visual storytelling."