<P>Foreword </P><U><P></P><P>SECTION 1 -- INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND DIGITAL CONVERGENCE</P></U><P></P><OL><OL><P><LI>Introduction: Independents vs. the Mainstream</LI><P></P><P><LI>Rise of the Independent Filmmaker </LI><P></P><P><LI>Technology Changes </LI><P></P><P><LI>A New Paradigm</LI><P></P><P><LI>Emerging Models and Practices</LI><P></P></OL></OL><UL><UL><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- DIY & No Budget Production Models</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Crowdfunding & crowdsourcing</P><P>- Cross-Distribution Models</P><P>- Web Videos & Online Stars</P></BLOCKQUOTE><P> 6. The Big Picture </P></BLOCKQUOTE><OL><OL><P></P></OL></OL><P></P><P><U>SECTION 2- STORYTELLING ACROSS MEDIA PLATFORMS</P></U><P></P><OL><OL><P></P></OL></OL><P> 7. New Ways of Storytelling: Transmedia and Cross-media Concepts </P><P> 8. Project Development</P><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Defining the Goal </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Narrative Patterns</P><P>- World & Tone of the Story: Character Development</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Story Arc and Plot Points</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Elements of the "Transmedia Bible"</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P></UL></UL><OL><OL><P></P></OL></OL><BLOCKQUOTE><P> 9. Project Organization</P></BLOCKQUOTE><OL><OL><P></P></OL></OL><UL><UL><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Funding & Organization Models</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Audience Building & Engagement</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE><P>- Media Platforms</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><UL><UL><P></P></UL></UL><OL><OL><P></P></OL></OL><BLOCKQUOTE><P> 10. What Does the Future Hold</P></BLOCKQUOTE><OL><OL><P></P></OL></OL><P></P><P>Acknowledgements</P><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><P>About the Author</P><UL><UL><P></P><P></P></UL></UL><P>Index</P>