Pokémon! For the record, I realize that Jenkins mentions Pokémon in his article–however, he only talks about it briefly, and I had this idea before finishing the article, so I figure that it’s still fair game. Pokémon is a Japanese franchise, mainly belonging to Nintendo, that started in 1995. At the time that I’m writing this,…
Having grown up on horror movies, the first thing that came to mind when I read “Searching for the Origami Unicorn” was The Blair Witch Project. For those who don’t know, The Blair Witch Project is the story about three college-age filmmakers investigating the legend of the Blair Witch in Burkittsville, Maryland. They interview some of the locals…
My favorite book series as a child was A Series Of Unfortunate Events. I remember thinking about how I was going to solve the mystery that was VFD and figure out the relationship between Beatrice and the books’ author Lemony Snicket. Some may relate to my love for the series and some may find it to…
Like Hannah, the first franchise that came to mind while I read Jenkins “Searching for the Origami Unicorn,” was one from my childhood. Nancy Drew has been owned by the Simon and Schuster, Inc. publishing company since 1984, but the original books were first published beginning in 1930. This franchise has blossomed far beyond the…
The Game of Thrones franchise is an example of transmedia storytelling because, though its main story is told through the Song of Ice and Fire book series, there are a variety of other media across different platforms that contribute to the overall story and world of Westeros. Transmedia is a way of “integrating multiple texts…
We all know Disney: it is perhaps the biggest and most successful children’s entertainment franchise in the world. Some of us love it, and others think its a monumental brainwashing tool for children and adults alike. However you feel about it, Disney’s use of multiple media has transformed the way people view Disney stories. Take…
One franchise that I believe takes transmedia storytelling and uses it to its advantage is Marvel. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ranges from many feature films to television series to comic books and web series. The universe was created with 2008’s Iron Man and has been growing consistently ever since. In “Searching for the Origami Unicorn,…
Though I don’t know much about “The Walking Dead” (yes I know, I am one of the few people who don’t watch it (but plan to eventually)) I do know that it is a very big franchise that has expanded over multiple media elements. According to Wikipedia, “the Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror…