1st Edition
Transmedia Storytelling A Practical Guide to Narrative Across Platforms
0. Introduction Part I: Foundation 1. Transmedia Storytelling in a Fragmented Age 2. The Transmedia Architect's Toolkit Part II: The Creator's Toolkit & Its Constraints 3. Strategic World-Building and the Story Bible 4. Narrative Capital: IP, Economics, and the Storyworld 5. Anatomy of a Collapse: Lessons from the Storyworld Graveyard Part III: Applications and Dynamics 6. The Cognitive Hooks of Fragmented Narratives 7. Strategic Platform Design for Transmedia Narratives 8. Crafting Resilient Characters Across Media 9. Fandom and Community: The Audience as Co-Creator in the Platform Era Part IV: The Evolving Landscape 10. AI as Author: Narrative in the Age of Machine Co-Creation 11. The Ethics of Transmedia Storytelling: Inclusion, Access, and Representation 12. The Future of Transmedia Stories
Biography
Jean Pierre Magro is a screenwriter, producer, and lecturer whose work investigates how stories survive their passage through industrial systems. He writes and produces feature film and serial television, and has co-developed comics for IO Interactive's Hitman franchise. His writing credits include Blood on the Crown (with Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell), Bulgarian Rhapsody (Bulgaria’s official entry, 87th Academy Awards®), Hounds of War (starring Frank Grillo and Robert Patrick). As producer, his credits include Not Without Hope (starring Zachary Levi, directed by Joe Carnahan). He began his career producing long-form history documentaries for European and American broadcasters including RAI, the History Channel, ARTE, and ZDF. He holds a PhD from the University of Exeter and lectures on screenwriting, comics, and games at universities across Europe.
