Interactive Narratives and Transmedia Storytelling

Appendix 1 Making The Little Extras

 

 

 

The Little Extras story idea was originally developed as a traditional linear narrative. A young woman called Sarah lives with her husband and young child. She is unhappy in her marriage yet cannot afford to leave. In desperation, she takes a second job as a cleaner for an elderly couple. The woman gives her strict instructions for cleaning the house and explains that her husband is permanently bedridden. Each day, Sarah cleans his bedroom and they often chat. Over time, the old man becomes infatuated with Sarah and eventually propositions her with an unusual financial arrangement. He offers her extra money to do the housework in the nude (the original title was The Last Hurrah). Sarah is thus faced ...