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The article focuses on fictional texts in sorting out the facts from the jargon, and offer practical ways in approaching transmedia creation in Australia. It describes transmedia as the development of fictional worlds and stories that are large, complex, and compelling than those which can be told in just one media format. It focuses on fictional narrative transmedia and provides its history and an introduction to developing transmedia narratives.

The article examines the use of extreme heights which can be an effective way in engaging students in the detail of filmmaking art in Australia. It examines the heights phenomenon with curricular filters in place including narrative conventions, cinematic storytelling and genre study. The author argues that the approaches should hint the versatility of the content which can be adapted for older and younger student groups which are fitted to films in a screening syllabus.

The article offers updates on media-related events for teachers in Australia and New Zealand. It includes the national festivals and competitions such as the ATOM Awards 2010, the Robin Anderson Film Festival, and the Healthy Teen Bytes. It also lists the exhibitions of short films, outdoor cinema, and the courses in filmmaking offered by colleges and universities across Australia.

Presents various information resources, specifically books, Web sites, and computer programs that assist students and teachers in screenwriting class in Australia. Book "Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now"; "The First Time I Got Paid for It"; "The New Screenwriter Looks at the New Screenwriter"; Australian Writers’ Guild; Australian Screen Directors Association; Government bodies; Publications.