Making Immersive: Working with Venues, Part Two
03/28/24 • 68 min
Summary: In the second part of our working with Venues theme, we explore the processes involved in setting up a space for immersive experiences - from business rates and running costs to grumpy neighbours. In this episode, Dr Joanna Bucknall chats with David Ralf, Tom Black and Joe Ball about programming and developing relationships with venues that host immersive work and the opportunities and challenges they’ve experienced in their journeys so far.
Our Guests:
David Ralf is a producer, theatre manager, and production manager. Before joining Theatre Deli he was Executive Director of The Bunker Theatre and was Associate Producer of The Hope Theatre. He also produces theatre with his company, Loose Tongue, and writes plays https://www.theatredeli.co.uk/
Tom Black is an immersive theatremaker and interactive narrative design consultant. He co-created Parabolic Theatre's 'Crisis? What Crisis?' and is an Artistic Associate of the company. He's also a founder and Creative Director at Jury Games, and the Chief Operating Officer at sci-fi immersive experience Bridge Command. https://www.tomblack.uk @tomblackuk
Joe Ball Joe Ball has been running Exit Productions for the last 6 years, inviting audiences to start revolutions, colonise Mars, fix boxing matches, Decide if AI is sentient enough to end it's life, fixed cycle races and the host of the next world cup. Recently he has been delivering interactive events for Boomtown festival, music acts and brands. Joe also co-runs Jury Games that has just found a permanent home in central London after becoming a global success online through lockdown. www.exitproductionsltd.com
Hosted by Dr Joanna Bucknall and produced by Natalie Scott for the IEN's Knowledge Bank. Funded by Arts Council England.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/immersive-experience-network/
Instagram @immersiveexperiencenet
Mailing List https://immersiveexperience.network/sign-up
IEN is made possible by the support of our industry partners. Illusion Design & Construction, Mance Communications, White Light, Unlocked Vision, Clockwork Dog, d&b audiotechnik, Scene2, Little Lion Entertainment , Entourage, and Vista Insurance.
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Summary: In the second part of our working with Venues theme, we explore the processes involved in setting up a space for immersive experiences - from business rates and running costs to grumpy neighbours. In this episode, Dr Joanna Bucknall chats with David Ralf, Tom Black and Joe Ball about programming and developing relationships with venues that host immersive work and the opportunities and challenges they’ve experienced in their journeys so far.
Our Guests:
David Ralf is a producer, theatre manager, and production manager. Before joining Theatre Deli he was Executive Director of The Bunker Theatre and was Associate Producer of The Hope Theatre. He also produces theatre with his company, Loose Tongue, and writes plays https://www.theatredeli.co.uk/
Tom Black is an immersive theatremaker and interactive narrative design consultant. He co-created Parabolic Theatre's 'Crisis? What Crisis?' and is an Artistic Associate of the company. He's also a founder and Creative Director at Jury Games, and the Chief Operating Officer at sci-fi immersive experience Bridge Command. https://www.tomblack.uk @tomblackuk
Joe Ball Joe Ball has been running Exit Productions for the last 6 years, inviting audiences to start revolutions, colonise Mars, fix boxing matches, Decide if AI is sentient enough to end it's life, fixed cycle races and the host of the next world cup. Recently he has been delivering interactive events for Boomtown festival, music acts and brands. Joe also co-runs Jury Games that has just found a permanent home in central London after becoming a global success online through lockdown. www.exitproductionsltd.com
Hosted by Dr Joanna Bucknall and produced by Natalie Scott for the IEN's Knowledge Bank. Funded by Arts Council England.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/immersive-experience-network/
Instagram @immersiveexperiencenet
Mailing List https://immersiveexperience.network/sign-up
IEN is made possible by the support of our industry partners. Illusion Design & Construction, Mance Communications, White Light, Unlocked Vision, Clockwork Dog, d&b audiotechnik, Scene2, Little Lion Entertainment , Entourage, and Vista Insurance.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Making Immersive: Creating Audience Journeys
A huge feature of immersive experiences is the intense sensory experience and different routes that participants can take through physical spaces - from the complex architecture of shaping narrative and agency to creating worlds with audience experience in mind, making this work is a multifaceted process for creatives and production. In this episode Dr Joanna Bucknall talks with Colin Nightingale and Hannah Price about the rewards and challenges they have experienced when creating immersive worlds and the burgeoning language that makers use to describe creating different types of audience journeys.
Our Guests:
Colin Nightingale is Co-Founder of A Right/Left Project and co-creator of Beyond The Road a sound and visual art installation/walk through album experience which premiered at Saatchi Gallery in 2019 before transferring to Seoul in 2021. Colin is a member of the core creative team at Punchdrunk for over 20 years and is currently Associate Creative Producer. Find Colin on Instagram and Linkedin
Hannah Price is an award winning director and creative director, working across theatre, immersive, VR, digital, and game performance directing. Hannah is the Creative Director of the Gunpowder Plot. Find Hannah on Instagram and Twitter
Hosted by Dr Joanna Bucknall and produced by Natalie Scott for the Immersive Experience Network’s, Knowledge Bank. Funded by Arts Council England.
Find us on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/immersive-experience-network/
Follow us on Instagram @immersiveexperiencenet
Sign up to our Mailing List https://immersiveexperience.network/sign-up
The Immersive Experience Network is made possible by the support of our industry partners. Illusion Design & Construction, Mance Communications, White Light, Unlocked Vision, Clockwork Dog, d&b audiotechnik, Scene2, Little Lion Entertainment , Entourage, and Vista Insurance.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Next Episode
Making Immersive: Playability and Gaming in Immersive Experiences
We’re joined by Katie Day, Arlo Howard and Chloe Mashiter - exploring how playability and gaming intersects in immersive contexts to offer a deep experience for audiences. We discuss how generating playable mechanics form part of the creative process, the importance of playtesting mechanics before experiences come to life and the common challenges that makers face when introducing audiences to playable work.
Our Guests:
Katie Day is an award-winning artist and Artistic Director of The Other Way Works, who create new immersive experiences with the aim of provoking positive action to create change. Katie is an artist and director developing work where theatre meets new technologies with the aim of creating magical, immersive experiences. Katie is a 2023/24 BOM Resident, regular speaker at conferences and events, visiting university lecturer and a producer of professional development programmes. Insta and Twitter @otherwayworks https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiedaytoww/
Arlo Howard They/Them is an international award winning, non-binary creator working at the intersection of theatre and games. Their work focuses on creating positive change and learning through playful theatrical experiences and games. Arlo is a current Associate Artist of Coney. They recently worked on “The Burnt City” with Punchdrunk and director/creator of “The Order of the Golden Scribe” www.arlohoward.com Insta: @arlo_howard
Chloe Mashiter is an award-winning game- and theatre-maker whose work spans tabletop roleplaying games, interactive theatre, larps, megagames and ARGs. They are an Associate at Coney and Creative Associate at Bridge Command. www.chloemashitermakesthings.wordpress.com and www.rollflipdraw.co.uk
Hosted by Dr Joanna Bucknall and produced by Natalie Scott for the Immersive Experience Network’s, Knowledge Bank. Funded by Arts Council England.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/immersive-experience-network/
Instagram @immersiveexperiencenet
Mailing List https://immersiveexperience.network/sign-up
The IEN is made possible by the support of our industry partners. Illusion Design & Construction, Mance Communications, White Light, Unlocked Vision, Clockwork Dog, d&b audiotechnik, Scene2, Little Lion Entertainment , Entourage, and Vista Insurance.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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