Drawing on her experience of working as a Producer and New Media Consultant for Channel Four, Hide&Seek and Storythings, Kim Plowright will be talking about the life cycle of projects - from development to post-release.

She describes her role as a producer as one of developing structures around creative ideas. Structures and process are vital during production - particularly when you're developing software as part of a cross-media project. But Kim’s experience has taught her the importance of balancing structure with improvisation: changing and adapting your project as you find your audience.

Understanding story structures and the way we react to them can help you focus on the toughest parts of creative production. She’ll also be discussing  how differing emotional journeys - those of the producer, artist and audience can impact upon a project.

Finally, she'll talk about how projects live in the context of the wider web and social media. Often your audience’s first experience of your project will be through a friend or follower - how do you plan your projects structure to take advantage of this, and create culture for a world where 'the audience has an audience.’?

This Lunchtime Talk is part of Open Studio Friday, which takes place at the Studio every week.

Do you want to find out what is going on at the Pervasive Media Studio? Are you interested in meeting our residents, talking about a specific project or curious about pervasive media? Why not pack a sandwich and join us for one of our Lunchtime Talks and Open Studio Friday.

Lunchtime Talks are informal presentations by Studio residents and associates. They normally take place at 1pm on Friday, are free and open to everybody who’s interested in what we do.

After the Talk, we also invite you to stay with us for the afternoon to continue the conversation or work on your own projects. We provide chairs, tables, wireless and a great space. You bring what you need to work with (laptop/mobile). Our open afternoons close at 5pm.
Let us know if you’d like a tour of the space and we'll be happy to show you around. Send an email to admin@pmstudio.co.uk