Examining documentary transmedia narratives through The Living History of Fort Scratchley project. (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kerrigan, Susan; Velikovsky, JT
• Is Part Of: Convergence. Volume 22:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 250
• Page End: 268
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Convergence -- creative documentary practice -- Fort Scratchley -- Henry Jenkins -- non-fiction transmedia; Mass media -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Telecommunication -- Periodicals; Mass media and technology -- Periodicals; 621.3897
• DOI: 10.1177/1354856514567053
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1354-8565

Abstract

Non-fiction transmedia draws on the same definitions as fiction transmedia (PGA, 2010), which accepts without dispute the reference to 'fictional story worlds' (Jenkins, 2007; O'Flynn, 2012). By drawing attention to this grammatical oversight, we will review non-fiction transmedia literature, highlight the success of Go Back to Where You Came From (O'Mahoney, Australia, 2011) and provide a detailed analysis of the production of the The Living History of Fort Scratchley project (DVD documentary, i-doc, website, booklet, 2004–2008) against Henry Jenkins' seven transmedia principles (2009b). This detailed analysis applies transmedia 'fiction' criteria to 'non-fiction', challenging transmedia's explicit reference to fictional story universes.