Assignment 2

For my transmedia short story assignments I have chosen to write a story about two people of differing age groups (one man in his twenties and the other man in his seventies), and the relationship they share. This will be a fictional account that takes place in the real world in the present time period. This story will attempt to describe the relationships between the two dissimilar characters, and will take place while the two are playing a round of golf. I will be continuing the same story throughout all four passes of the assignments.

The purpose of my story will be to entertain an audience of adult or early adult readers. I have chosen this story because I am personally intrigued by how people interact with each other in differing social settings (especially on a golf course). I think this type of story will allow me to be creative while at the same time draw on my own emotions and past experiences more adequately than any other particular genre of story. 

For the first pass I plan on utilizing external focalization in chronological succession to tell this story; however, on each subsequent pass I do see myself needing to rethink the temporal arrangement and how the story is being told so that the story makes the most sense to the audience. Here is how I foresee each pass might progress:

 Pass 2: Text and Image

In this pass I will be adding images to my story, and I do not believe that there will be a need to change the focalization, temporal arrangement, or rhetorical effects to adapt to this new media.

 Pass 3: Text, Image, and Audio/Video

In this pass I will be adding audio and video to the story. I do believe that some changes need to be made in order to maintain the consistency of the story; this may mean a change in temporal arrangement or a change in the delivery of the information in the story.

 

Pass 4: Text, Image, Video, and Interactivity

This pass will most likely need a change in the way it is delivered to accommodate for interactivity. I may also need to alter the temporal arrangement so that the story makes sense.

I do foresee myself having problems adapting the story for each pass. I believe that it will be difficult deciding what information is vital to the continuity and flow of the story, not to mention finding and making use of the various other forms of media that are required for the assignment. I plan on dealing with these problems by being flexible when writing/producing the story, not becoming locked into a certain idea or way of representing characters or setting.