In the last session we presented our pitches for the projects we wanted to work on, and listening to what everyone else had to say was really interesting and exciting because the group was so fuelled with energy and creative ideas.
I pitched to work on the BFI Gothic season – the challenge is to create an Immersive Dark Arts cinema event at the end of November which will appeal to and engage 18 – 25 year olds. This project resonated with me because of it’s scope for incorporating live performance and visual arts, and also because the concept of immersive cinema has really grabbed me creatively. I also thought this project would compliment another project I am doing with Encounters outside of Future Producer. I am part of a team producing an immersive cinema Fringe event at The Birdcage in September, and being involved in both these projects I know that I am going to learn a lot about this particular field. The opportunity to work with Compass Presents was the clincher – I am really interested in the cross-diciplinary creating new and innovative experiences, and to work alongside these guys is going to be incredible!
Unfortunately I wasn’t very confident in my presentation, I felt a little thrown by all the wonderful and inspiring ideas that had come beforehand and this made me think completely differently about what I wanted to say. However I did get selected to be part of the BFI Gothic season team, therefore I’m guessing that I did manage to communicate my enthusiasm and excitement for the project! I think the selected team is going to be great, we have a good mix of interests, backgrounds and knowledge, and to be honest I feel a little intimidated by the collective talent and experience, however I can only learn…
Only a few weeks in to Future Producers and already I am getting a sense of where this could all lead, which is very exciting. I am beginning to understand now what it is I might want to do as a career – it just needs focusing and fine tuning and this is what the rest of the year, and my time with Future Producers is going to be about. I am looking forward to really getting a grasp on the different roles involved in producing a project, and hopefully begin to get a real understanding of where my strengths lie within those roles.