TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING
BY EXPANDING IP STORYWORLDS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND FORMATS, J.C. HELPS COMPANIES ACHIEVE THEIR CREATIVE & BUSINESS GOALS.
HOW CAN HE HELP YOU?
WRITER & EXPERIENCE DESIGN:
BYZANTIUM
HUNTED (CINEMAX)
To introduce and immerse audiences into the world of Cinemax’s new espionage thriller series Hunted, J.C. helped create an authentic-looking website for the show’s private security firm. But lurking just beyond the homepage was a mindbending experience that became an online viral hit.
WRITER & EXPERIENCE DESIGN:
DARK SCORE STORIES
STEPHEN KING’S BAG OF BONES (A&E)
J.C.’s love for Stephen King’s fiction came in handy while writing and designing this prequel narrative for A&E’s miniseries. J.C. conceived more than 100 “King universe” props, wrote the campaign’s content, and more. The result: An unforgettable experience that was “eleventeen times creepy” (TV Geek Army).
WRITER & EXPERIENCE DESIGN:
THE COLONY EXPERIMENT
THE COLONY (DISCOVERY)
J.C. wrote and helped design this transmedia prequel for Discovery Channel's apocalyptic reality series. The personalized Facebook Connect-powered experience revealed how the news of a deadly virus might spread on social networks ... and how it would impact participants' family and friends.
TRANSMEDIA & FRANCHISE ADVISOR
THE BANE OF YOTO (LEVIATHAN GAMES)
J.C. is presently collaborating with author Josh Viola and video game developer Leviathan Games to expand the storyworld of Viola’s novel The Bane of Yoto into other channels and experiences — including an iOS app, ebook prequels, parallel narratives and more.
WRITER, EXPERIENCE DESIGN & CO-CREATOR
EDGAR ALLAN POE (EDUCURIOUS)
This educational transmedia experience was designed to resonate with high school students, particularly reluctant readers. J.C. collaborated with game designer Jordan Weisman to create a thrilling Poe-inspired mystery that unfolded in real time through online and classroom-based channels.
SCREENWRITER
NANOVOR (SMITH & TINKER)
J.C. helped expand the storyworld of this innovative handheld game system by writing more than 20 scripts for its animated webisode series. The videos were a hit among children of all ages; J.C.‘s episodes were viewed more than 1 million times.
CO-AUTHOR & CO-CREATOR
PERSONAL EFFECTS: DARK ART (ST. MARTIN’S PRESS)
Published in 2009, Personal Effects was a groundbreaking transmedia novel. Clues in the book — and items that accompanied it, such as ID cards and photos — propelled readers into a “out of book” experience where they became protagonists. Now in development as a Starz TV series, with Gore Verbinski executive producing.
WRITER, EXPERIENCE DESIGN & CREATOR
KILROY: SHAKE IT!
J.C. conceived and created all content for this iOS app. Shake It! uses play, recorded audio, interactivity and canonical transmedia narrative to expand the world of his original 7th Son IP. Released in 2010, the app was the first of its kind, featuring the ability for author J.C. to literally “autograph” the user’s app.
CURATOR & CREATOR
7TH SON: OBSIDIAN
J.C. conceived and managed this ambitious, first-of-its-kind online multimedia narrative. More than 100 fans of J.C.'s 7th Son sci-fi novel series crafted audio and video content for the project. J.C. then incorporated these crowdsourced stories into 7th Son canon.
