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The Inside Story
We spoke to Rosie Campbell & Matt Brooks from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Research and Development
Can you sum up this project?
The film uses a fictional game show to demonstrate a collision of live TV, audience participation and multiplayer gaming.
Why did you make it?
We've made it because we want to share this idea with ´óÏó´«Ã½ audiences and production teams, and it's easier to visualise than it is to explain!
We started exploring ideas with our colleagues around ´óÏó´«Ã½ Research and Development. There was definitely something interesting at the intersection of live broadcasting and multiplayer gaming. We decided that the crux of Multiplayer Broadcasting was to have the audience and presenters share the same digital space in real-time. We chose to focus on a game show setting - think The Crystal Maze, Knightmare and Total Wipeout. But what we would be doing is reworking them for a virtual space
How did you make the film?
We worked with Play Nicely to make the film. It's a blend of real gameplay and live action, some of which we filmed at Salford University’s Octave - a huge VR studio.
What were the challenges you faced?
Our first challenge was ensuring the film communicated every aspect of the concept. This proved to be a real challenge to achieve in three minutes. Our first script was 9 pages long! After consulting with some experienced script editors, we restructured the film to tell the same story in less than half the time.
During filming, we wanted a shot where our camera rotates around the presenter, but there was no room to build a camera track inside the Octave. Anticipating this, the production team had brought along an iPad with a 3D scanning peripheral which we used on set to get a 3D model of our presenter. This meant we could animate the shot in post production.
What are you hoping to learn from it being on Taster?
We want to show that emerging and converging technologies can enable new entertainment formats that we might not have thought of.
We've illustrated one idea here, but we know there are many more to explore. We want to know what the audience think about it.
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