Future of Film Podcast

This episode is a trip to the forefront of VR storytelling with senior Tribeca curator and founder at Electric South, Ingrid Kopp. In a wide ranging and in-depth conversation with one of the world's leading experts in VR and immersive storytelling, you will discover: - How Ingrid and Tribeca are reshaping the way VR and immersive stories are curated and presented - Why '360 Video', Volumetric and Room Scale VR are so different and how these styles are being taken up by new storytellers - Ingrid's vision for African immersive African storytelling with Electric South - How VR projects are finding finance right now - The influence of Gaming and User Experience Design (UXD) on new storytelling and VR - Ingrid's advice for emerging storytellers Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

This is the Special Extended Edition of my conversation with Alex McDowell, the visionary designer behind MINORITY REPORT, director at The World Building Institute and Professor of Practice at USC. There was simply too much good stuff too cram into the usual Film Disruptors run time so this version includes much more detail about Alex's practice in the art and science of world building, his work with corporations and other media and his career journey. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Alex McDowell is the visionary designer behind MINORITY REPORT, director at The World Building Institute and Professor of Practice at USC. In this episode, we discuss Alex's pioneering work in the art and science of 'world building', discovering why this process is so powerful, how it works in practice and the benefits it can bring to projects both artistically and financially. In this episode you will discover: - What World Building is and how it can be scaled to fit all types of projects - Why the process of World Building is inherently non-linear and 'hyper-collaborative' - How Alex and his team developed the powerful and prescient design for Minority Report - How to apply World Building in practice for your project - Alex's advice for emerging storytellers Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Film industry legend Lord David Puttnam joins the show to talk distribution, storytelling and education, sharing lessons from his extensive career as well as providing advice for emerging filmmakers. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Multi-award winning producer, Rebecca O’Brien discusses how and why she moved into the digital space for her recent interactive documentary, HOW TO MAKE A KEN LOACH FILM. In a wide ranging conversation, we also learn about the financing strategies for a UK independent film, Rebecca’s career and formative creative partnership with Ken Loach and how the distribution success of I, DANIEL BLAKE began in a London screening room, prior to winning the Palm d’Or in Cannes 2016. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Bath Film Festival Director, Holly Tarquini is the creator of F-Rated, the major campaign to change gender inequality in film that has recently been adopted by IMDB. We discuss the origins of F-Rated, how it works in practice and why and how it differs from the Bechdel Test. Holly also talks about the breakthrough IMDB deal, why representation on screen still matters and how F-Rated films are more popular with IMDB users. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

As Creative Director at Nowness, Anna Higgs is at the nexus of audiences, digital and storytelling. In a wide ranging conversation, she talks about her career, shares strategies for building audiences during production and reveals how Nowness is transforming the way stories are financed, told and distributed. In this episode you will discover: The Nowness business model and how it partners with brands to create original work How Anna builds story audiences in partnership with brands and filmmakers Anna’s advice to emerging storytellers and tips for building audience in development The legacy of A Field in England’s window-smashing release and Anna’s take on theatrical ‘windows’ Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

“Storytelling isn’t just something you learn at filmschool … we need to break out of old ways of telling stories” Gabo Arora. Storyteller and Founder of LightShed and UNVR, Gabo Arora, discusses VR, storytelling and social impact and explains how the United Nations are utilising Virtual Reality as a new communication strategy. Gabo also reveals how Hollywood are embracing VR and why he believes LA is now the new mecca of VR storytelling.  In this episode you will discover: 1. How Tech companies are partnering with new storytellers for the next generation of VR projects 2. Why the UN are utilising VR as a new communication channel 3. Hollywood and VR now - and why LA is the new mecca of VR storytelling 4. Why emerging storytellers must embrace emerging technologies Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

“I get very annoyed by festival directors who say you don’t have to take diversity into consideration … nothing is going to change unless you are there making it change!” Clare Stewart. British Film Institute London Film Festival www.bfi.org.uk/lff(BFI LFF) Director Clare Stewart (@clarestewartBFI) discusses diversity, new audiences and the role of festivals in 2017. In this episode you will discover: how Clare consciously focused her career in order to become a lynchpin in the festival and curatorial space how the BFI London Film Festival (BFI LFF) is incorporating VR in its programming how and why Clare radically restructured the BFI LFF programme and the results of these changes what BFI LFF is doing to address diversity in the industry strategies to bring in younger audiences to the film space Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

“The beauty of having a commercial arm to our business was that it became our film school” Mike Brett. BAFTA-nominated producer Mike Brett discusses branded content, Storytelling and Notes on Blindness - the film and virtual reality project that has become the world’s most viewed VR property. In this episode you will discover: how branded content can underpin and unlock other storytelling projects the genesis and financing of the BIFA-award winning and BAFTA-nominated Notes on Blindness how Notes on Blindness VR became the most downloaded VR experience to date the new rules of VR financing and distribution Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live