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TRANSMEDIA WRITING – ON EVERY SCALE DAVID VARELA

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Delivered as part of the Mindstorms masterclass series, part of an innovative project to develop performance work for livestreaming by SHPLive.TV. David Varela is a writer, producer of games and multimedia drama, living and working in the UK. Credits include Xi, one of the largest Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) ever made, writing and producing Lewis Hamilton: Secret Life at nDreams, Zombies, Run!, the theatrical extravaganza The Seed, and 100 Hours of Solitude in Ted Hughes old house. David also teaches, talks and runs workshops around the world.

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TRANSMEDIA WRITING – ON EVERY SCALEDAVID VARELA

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PROJECT

DATES STUDIOMARCH-NOV 2010 NDREAMS

LEWIS HAMILTON: SECRET LIFEA GLOBAL ADVENTURE

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HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE

LEWIS?

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PROBLEM 1

NO-GO AREASALL THE INTERESTING STUFF

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PROBLEM 2

FRAGMENTED AUDIENCEIN UNUSUAL PLACES

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PROBLEM 3TIME WITH LEWISVERY LIMITED

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CREATE A PARALLEL LIFENEW REASONS TO TRAIN

SOLUTION

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A CINEMATIC STORYRECOVERING STOLEN ART, IN STYLE

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OR...

OCEAN’S THOUSANDSTHE FANS ARE IN LEWIS’S CREW

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HOW DID PEOPLE PLAY?

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STRUCTURE

REAL TIME, REAL LIFE5 HEISTS, ONLINE & OFFLINE

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REAL LIFE STREET EVENTSLIVE TREASURE HUNTS IN 12 CITIES

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MEANWHILE

ALL IN NINE LANGUAGESSITES, VIDEO, GAMES, TWITTER, AUDIO, MAIL

ENGLISH

FRENCH

ITALIANGERMA

NSPANIS

H

TURKISHJAPANES

E MANDARIN

KOREAN

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ILLUSION HIDING IN SHADOWSNOW YOU SEE HIM...

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ILLUSION HIDING IN SHADOWSNOW YOU SEE HIM

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SHOW US A FILM THEN

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THAT ALL SOUNDS GREATWHERE’S THE DIRT?

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GETTING AN AUDIENCE

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LAWYERS

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TECHNOLOGY

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COMMUNITY

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SIGN-OFF

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PROJECT

DATES STUDIOMAY-JULY 2012 GOAT & MONKEY THEATRE

THE SEEDPART OF THE CULTURAL OLYMPIAD

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FOUR PLAYS, FOUR GARDENSLIVE PERFORMANCES

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A DIFFERENT TONETHE POWER OF SOUND

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MORE TRADITIONALONE-TO-ONE STORYTELLING

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AND FINALLYDIFFERENT AGAIN

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BURIED TREASUREA REAL REWARD

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MEET HELENA MODERN PLANT HUNTER

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THE SEED ON FACEBOOKTHIS IS NOT A HOAX

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DOING IT FOR LOVEGOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION

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GETTING AN AUDIENCE

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TECHNOLOGY

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LAWYERS

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SIGN-OFF

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COMMUNITY

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A COMPLAINTAND AN OFFER

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THE FREEDOM OF FREEDOUBLING THE IMPACT

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PROJECT

DATES COMPANYAPRIL-JUNE 2013 NOCTURN DANCE

DARE YOU WATCH?A TRANSMEDIA DANCE PROJECT

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THIS IS NOT A DANCEBROADENING THE AUDIENCE

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SPREADING THE LOADBUDGET STORYTELLING

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SPREADING THE LOADBUDGET STORYTELLING

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SPREADING THE LOADBUDGET STORYTELLING

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AUDIENCE

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CAST

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THEME

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STORYLINES

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STORYLINESWEEKLY OUTLINES

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WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DAREYOUWATCH

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PROJECT

TWITTER WEB@WRITINGSTUDIO DAVIDVARELA.COM

THANKS