Writing and Producing VR – 1 Day Intensive VR Conference Event on September 24
TOP VR CONTENT CREATORS BRING THEIR ONE DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WRITING AND PRODUCING FOR VR TO LOS ANGELES
Writers and producers from Oculus, Digital Reign, Redflight Mobile Innovation, Zeality, VR Scout and Inhance Digital are hosting a one-day intensive workshop for content creators in Beverly Hills, California Saturday September 24th. Check out the official event page.
The workshop, which will be held at Arrow Nine, a start-up venture firm for seed stage companies, will offer participants an in-depth education on the art of writing virtual reality narratives and the production and distribution process of the platform. Participants will receive one-on-one access to top writers and producers in the space, with detailed how-to best practices on the art of 360 video and VR storytelling. The workshop is geared towards writers, producers, content creators and game producers who are interested in obtaining a deep understanding on the process of creating memorable 360 and VR scripted content.
The genesis of the workshop was a result of seeing how studios, brands and publishers are seeking unique narrative formats, providing an entirely new interpretation and expression for writers and content creators permanently altering the way stories are told and shared,?states Robinne Burrell, Chief Product Officer at Redflight Mobile responsible for the Emmy recognized VR project the World Cup of Hip Hop, Take Back the Mic, this has created a unique inflection point for original content, making virtual reality the next pivotal storytelling canvas.?
The workshop will consist of seven session tracks: “The Fundamentals of 360 Video” and Writing for VR – An overview of 360 VR Storytelling Methodologies? “Breaking Down the Script for VR”, “Producing for the Marketplace”, aonnecting Traditional Hollywood Storytelling to VR? Traditional Writers & Non-Traditional Formats: Writing for Oculus VR & Immersive Media? and letting Your Project Distributed – How to Monetize and Find an Audience.? Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for companies wanting to sponsor attendees or for attendees?
The conference is hosting a workshop with some of the most upper echelon executives and content creators in VR who are working on a daily basis on tomorrow’s top immersive storytelling experiences.
Virtual reality is quickly becoming a gold-rush for content creators because there isn’t a lot of quality content out there yet but there’s an incredible amount of opportunity for those who want to master the art. That’s why the conference is hosting this workshop ?to help content creators and producers excel at immersive narratives and set the standard for the medium. Writing and Producing for VR workshop passes can be purchased at https://writingandproducingforvr.splashthat.com/ through September 22nd, 2016.
About Writing and Producing for VR
The lead organizers of the event, Robinne Burrell and Evette Vargas, have over 25 years of combined experience in creating award-winning products. Robinne has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter as the Next Generation of Industry Execs. Featured on TV of Tomorrow as virtual Reality Newest A-Lister.
She was a final qualifier for an Emmy for her work on the World Cup of Hip Hop: Take Back the Mic VR, and is well recognized for being at the forefront of emerging mobile technologies. Evette Vargas, Hollywood’s new breed of multiplatform storytelling talent, was named by the New York Times as an artist to Watch,?and wrote, directed and executive produced her digital series Dark Prophet which was up for two Emmys, premiered at Sundance, and is available on Amazon Prime. The Virtual Reality version of Dark Prophet will premier on Sony Playstation VR and on LeVR in China. Vargas recently sold her one-hour series, Muses, to TNT/Super Deluxe and is developing a show for El Rey network. Vargas is writing and producing four VR projects, three of which are based on her original IPs.
