Transmedia Storytelling – Why your story needs many stories?

Have you ever been disappointed by the movie adaptation of your favorite novel? Or the game version of your dearest movie? Unless you are someone who has totally turned their back to the entertainment medium, it is certain that you have experienced it. Why does this happen? Recreating a new version of a much loved work into another medium is no child’s play and there are plenty of things that could falter. But what, if you create instead of recreate! Instead of retelling the story, what if you introduce a brand new story involving the same set of characters and story world in a different medium? A new story that is a slice of the original work. What if Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson appeared in a video game facing threats from the menacing antagonist Jim Moriarty’s Brother! Wouldn't you, the fans of Sherlock love to go on a new adventure that has not been part of the book! This exhilarating new method that has been the buzz of the digital world is Transmedia Storytelling. So Transmedia storytelling is nothing but narrating a single story across different platforms using digital technologies. The platform can be apps, video games, comic books, novels or films. Each platform serve as a standalone experience, small pieces that fit into the larger whole.