INSIDE/OUT Lecture Series: The Modern Audience Conference 2023

The Modern Audience Conference 2023 - featuring keynote lecture by Sam Barlow Interactive storytelling intersects with all sectors of the modern media industry and giving the audience more choice, more voice and more power. What does that mean for writers, artists, producers and directors who are making their stories in video games, interactive film, real-world interventions and leftfield artistic forms? What does that mean for the audience? This conference focuses on the edges, where most action and innovation take place. Book your ticket below for fascinating stories, how to content and the chance to ask the world’s best creators of interactive stories – any question you want to… Join us on April 26th 2023 ! Confirmed Speakers: Sam Barlow Award winning writer and director of games – Immortality, Her Story and Silent Hill. Destroying Movies and TV to Build Something Better With the advent of digital technologies, Movies and TV have remained largely unchanged, still conforming to the same containers that 20th Century’s broadcast media necessitated. Sam Barlow will talk about how he is using the tools of videogames to first deconstruct, and then rebuild live action storytelling for the 21st Century. Chella Ramanan Co-founder of 3-Fold Games and narrative designer at Ubisoft Massive. In Conversation Chella Ramanan will be in conversation about how she approaches her work as a writer and narrative designer in the creation of the BAFTA-nominated narrative game "Before I Forget" and the upcoming "Windrush Tales". Neil Bell Actor, writer and director – Dune, Star Wars: Andor and Dead Man’s Shoes. Acting Interactive Innit? Neil will reveal how he approaches his craft – especially in regard to interactive film - showing some recent work on the mobile FMV game “Clive is a Good Guy” and discussing acting for truth, where he digs deep to find his characters and the power of the human face on screen. The Modern Audience Conference will feature contributors and case studies across a wide range of modern interactive stories and creators: