So the weeks are beginning to pick up pace and here we are at week three of the Future Producers. So what’s been happening? Well two fantastic speakers and a pitching experience to be remembered!

After our pitching workshop the week before, we all had to take centre stage and pitch to which project we would like to be involved in. After careful deliberation I decided to pitch for Fun Palaces. I like the idea that the festival is inclusive – not just for adults or families, something my alien obsessed Grandma could attend with her friends.

Fun Palaces is exactly the kind of event I’d like to be involved in, I feel I can learn a lot from the journey and apply it to running future events. Part of the idea behind the festival is that the audiences are being asked for their visions of a Fun Palace. Audience participation in planning and programming an event is something that seems to be happening more and more. I’m interested to see how this relationship works and whether it will become key in producing similar events.

On Wednesday it was time to meet with the partners and find out what they would like to bring to Fun Palaces. It was great to meet enthusiastic individuals with creative ideas and skills.

Here are just a few:

Sci-Fi Writers
Music/Sound Producers
Game Designers
Graphic Designers

It’s really exciting to see how a collaboration like this works.

I have focused on the more playful side of Fun Palaces, speaking with Alex Latham about his ideas for a street game ‘Rusty Robots.’ I believe it’s important to push playful events like this to a mixed audience. It’s something that people are starting to encounter and it will be interesting to see who will get involved. Another partner for Fun Palaces is Fred Iles. Fred has developed an interactive space themed computer game, the only aim being you drift through space. This would look great on a screen in the foyer or up on a projector.

As I sign off I will leave you with an animation by the very talented Lily Joyce…