Jay Bushman

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Jay Bushman
OccupationWriter
Notable worksThe Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Website
www.jaybushman.com

Jay Bushman is an American transmedia writer and book author.

Transmedia writing[edit]

Bushman was a writer and producer on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a digital adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, for which he won an Emmy in 2013 for "Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media – Original Interactive Program".[1] The transmedia elements of the piece included 35 Twitter feeds for individual characters.[2] The series ran from April 2012 to March 2013[3] and won YouTube Streamy Awards and the IAWTV Award for Best Interactive/Social Media experience.[4]

The team followed the series' success with the release of Welcome to Sandition and Emma Approved, vlog series that also included Twitter accounts for individual characters.

In 2014, Bushman released #hamlet, a multiplatform web series. He was named one of "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014" by Independent Magazine.[3]

Bushman worked at Fourth Wall Studios as a writer and producer, where he helped create the Emmy-nominated series Dirty Work[5] and wrote and created the show Airship Dracula.[6]

Bushman serves on the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors for Digital and Interactive Storytelling.[7]

Books[edit]

In 2021, Bushman released Novel Advice: Practical Wisdom for Your Favorite Literary Characters with Simon & Schuster, a book of advice for classic literature characters including Victor Frankenstein and Lady MacBeth.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jay Bushman". Television Academy. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ Gutelle, Sam (11 March 2014). "How The 'Lizzie Bennet' Team Plans To Defend Its Interactive Emmy Win". Tubefilter. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kadish, Maddy (16 May 2014). "10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014: Jay Bushman". Independent Magazine. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ White, Marama (18 February 2013). "Exclusive: Jay Bushman on transmedia in 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'". Hypable. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ Fritz, Ben (15 April 2012). "Fourth Wall does the 'Dirty Work' of innovation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ Gandg (1 February 2021). "The Dancing Rabbit; Jay Bushman". Greater And Grander. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Our Story". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 16 September 2022.