The StoryFutures Academy Podcast

Episode 4 - Making Immersive Stories: The Producer’s Role

Dec 14, 2020

Experienced immersive producers Katie Grayson and Zillah Watson share insights on the producer's role in XR projects. They discuss the making of 'Dr Who: The Runaway' and the challenges of budgeting and storytelling in immersive experiences. Topics include character performance, interactivity, and creating impactful VR experiences.

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Zillah Watson

Katie Grayson

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Quick takeaways

Immersion producers handle project schedules and resources for successful immersive storytelling.

Working on projects like Doctor Who VR involves adapting IPs and focusing on user interaction.

Deep dives

Insight into Immersive Production Management

Managing an immersive production entails careful planning and risk management. Producers play a pivotal role in keeping projects on track by establishing schedules, allocating resources, and ensuring effective communication among team members. Understanding technical processes and being able to navigate through various disciplines are essential skills for successful project management in the immersive production realm.

Diverse Skills and Flexibility in VR Production

01:15

Effective Budgeting Strategies for Projects

01:22

Resilience, Communication, and Risk Management

01:06

Intro

2min

Exploring the Strategic Virtual Reality Project at the BBC

8min

Exploring VR Storytelling with Character Performance and Interactivity

5min

Challenges and Budgeting in Immersive Storytelling

5min

Immersive Storytelling in VR and Mixed Reality

8min

An immersive producer is a key role in any XR project - so what does it take to become one yourself? What are the nuts and bolts of delivering a project to budget, and what technical knowledge do you need to be able to translate what clients want to developers? This week we have two guests that have worked on some ground-breaking immersive projects, Katie Grayson from Passion Experience, and executive producer Zillah Watson. Both of them share their top tips on the different phases of production and discuss the making of the BBC’s Emmy-nominated ‘Dr Who: The Runaway’.

Zillah Watson, Executive Producer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zillahwatson/

Katie Grayson, Passion Pictures

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-grayson-42b8447/

Credits:

Presenter: Shehani Fernando

Producers: Chris Hogg & Shehani Fernando

Assistant Producer: Max Bower

Executive Producer: Will Saunders

Editing and sound design: John Wakefield & Matt McGuinness

The title track is: ‘A Thousand Years’ by David A Molina

Additional music: Neil Cullen