Credits
Every tale leaves a trail and a crumb;
And these voices cooked this one...
Every tale leaves a trail and a crumb;
And these voices cooked this one...
Created by Tracey Sloan.
Please cite as: Sloan, T. (2025, September 30). Whispers of the red thread: A Red Riding Hood transmedia story.
Tools used in this production:
Google Sites, Canva, Google Drawings, ChatGPT, Gemini, Acoust, Minecraft.
This project was developed with assistance from generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, Gemini and Acoust, which were used to create images, plan sequences, story maps and voiceovers. Full details of prompts and uses are provided in the GenAI Declaration (Appendix A). The products were then adapted by the author, Tracey Sloan, in conjunction with other tools, such as Canva and Google Drawings, to create the final artefacts.
Homepage:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Video by Tracey Sloan using Canva. Voiceover created using Acoust.
Title images created using Gemini.
Images of Red, Wolf and Courtroom created using Gemini.
Red's Story:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Red's Warning Letter video created by Tracey Sloan using Canva. Voiceover created using Acoust.
Images of Red, Wolf and Courtroom created using Gemini.
Red Thread artwork created in Canva by Tracey Sloan, using a base image created by Gemini.
Wolf's Tale:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Wolf's diary video by Tracey Sloan using Canva. Voiceover created using Acoust.
Police statement: Created by Tracey Sloan, using Canva.
Images of Red, Wolf and Courtroom created using Gemini.
Courtroom:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Grandma's Book by Tracey Sloan using Canva.
Huntsman's News Article: Created by Tracey Sloan, using Canva.
Images of Red, Wolf, Huntsman, Grandma, and Courtroom created using Gemini.
"Where do the breadcrumbs lead you?" Minecraft video produced by Oscar Sloan. Video used on this site with expressed permission.
Sloan, O. (2025). Where do the breadcrumbs lead you? [Video].
Guilty:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Images generated using Gemini.
Not Guilty:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Still images generated using Gemini.
Red's Confession video by Tracey Sloan using Canva. Voiceover created using Acoust.
Red's Confession still image by Tracey Sloan using Canva.
Hung Jury:
Words by Tracey Sloan.
Images generated using Gemini.
Acknowledgements:
Acoust AI. (n.d.). Acoust [Audio editing software]. https://app.acoust.io/home
Canva. (n.d.). Canva [Graphic design software]. https://www.canva.com/
Google. (2025.). Google Drawings. Google. https://docs.google.com/drawings/
Google. (2025). Gemini 2.5 Flash [Large language model]. https://gemini.google.com/app
Google. (2025). Google Sites. Google. https://sites.google.com/
Grimm, J., & Grimm, W. (1812). Kinder- und Hausmärchen [Children's and Household Tales]. Original manuscript.
OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT (GPT-5 version) [Large language model]. chatgpt.com
Mojang Studios. (2011). Minecraft [Video game]. Xbox Game Studios. https://www.minecraft.net/
Sloan, O. (2025). Where do the breadcrumbs lead you? [Video].