The No Proscenium Podcast

It's 2021 and the Sundance Film Festival is going where it hasn't gone before: ONLINE. Helping them get there is the collective wisdom of the New Frontier branch of the Festival, led by Senior Programmer Shari Frilot, which helped launch the VR Renaissance back in 2012 and now is helping shape the online social spaces that will bring festival goers from around the world together on a platform built by Active Theory. Both Frilot and Active Theory co-founder Michael Anthony join us to talk about this bold new venture for the legendary film festival, as well as this year's exciting line up of work in the New Frontier -- which will inevitably shape the conversation in XR for the year to come. Tickets go on sale TODAY at NOON Mountain Time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to "The Immies." The first-ever No Proscenium awards for Outstanding Achievements in Immersive & Experiential Production are hereby unleashed upon the world.  This episode features both our juried awards and the Audience Choice Awards, as presented by members of the NoPro editorial board and staff: Kevin Gossett, Laura Hess, Patrick McLean, Blake Weil, Executive Editor Kathryn Yu, and Publisher Noah Nelson. The various categories were limited to work that was accessible online, by telephone or post so as to create a somewhat level pool of candidates. Location-based experiences were excluded this year, as they require a regional approach.  This is the third and final part of NoPro's Year in Review coverage. For more of the highlights of 2020, including location-based work, and immersive adjacent projects see: Unforgettable: Moments That Defined Immersive in 2020 NoPro Critic’s Picks for 2020 Correction: In the podcast, Taylor Feld, recipient of the award for Outstanding Achievement in Individual Performance 2020, was verbally misgendered. Feld uses they/them pronouns. We regret the error.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Noah and Kathryn are joined by: Kent Bye of the Voices of VR Podcast; Todd Martens of The Los Angeles Times; Alexis Soloski, contributor to The New York Times; and Scott Stein, Editor-At-Large of CNET to talk about their encounters in the immersive world in 2020. SHOW NOTES Todd's Games of the Year list for 2020 The NoPro Audience Awards Nominees & Ballot LEIA's Draft Bylaws LEIA Office Hours   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're honored to have Pete Billington, writer & director of Wolves in the Walls, the VR adaptation of Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean's beloved story as our guest. Pete is one of the co-founders of Fable, which not only created Wolves, but are now pioneering in the realm of virtual beings. We'll get into how immersive theatre helped him break a creative stalemate, and the exciting experiments in the creative use of artificial intelligence to create virtual characters that can evolve over time. Show Notes Wolves in the Walls for the Oculus Quest Fable Meet Lucy LEIA Office Hours: Bylaws & More The NoPro 2020 Audience Awards NominationsWriters Roundtable: Immersive, Online and Distantly (December 2020) NoPro Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creative technologist and author Stephanie Riggs (“The End of Storytelling: The Future of Narrative in the Storyplex”) joins hosts Noah Nelson and Kathryn Yu to talk about the upcoming 5th Wall Forum, which will bring immersive technologists and theatre-makers together on December 4th & 5th. Learn more in this week's episode, or cut to the chase and get your application in for the Forum's free Masterclass or Connector before the November 30th deadline.  SHOW NOTES NoPro's Holiday Gift Guide (2020 Edition) Room Escape Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide – 2020 All Arts Organizations Are Media Companies Now’: How the Pandemic Is Transforming Theater (Variety)   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jose Perez III and Alyssa Finley of ILMxLAB join us to talk about Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge, the latest release from Lucasfilm's pioneering immersive entertainment studio. The virtual reality experience dropped on the Oculus Quest platform this week, and we take a dive into what the studio has learned about storytelling in the new medium.   Show Notes Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge at the Oculus Store Living on the Edge, the ‘Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge,’ That Is (The NoPro Review) 5th Wall Forum Meet Lucy, An AI Generated Character, Who Wants To Meet You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Long time friend of the show, and veteran installation designer Lonnie Hanzon, joins us to talk about the 2020 edition of Camp Christmas.  What began as a major holiday installation in Denver has turned into a hybrid digital/at-home activity experience because of our pandemic year. Nerd out on design challenges, logistics, VR, and the world to come in this very No Proscenium episode of No Proscenium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Noah Nelson and NoPro's Executive Editor Kathryn Yu talk magic, Live VR Theatre, and Gather.Town in this chat recorded on Nov. 5th, 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After ten years in DTLA, and after becoming one of the primary hubs of immersive and experiential work in Los Angeles, Think Tank Gallery is leaving DTLA. You know why: COVID-19. But not before one last banger: join us as we talk with Think Tank's Jacob Patterson about the past, present, and future of the gallery... and as we get a special visit from the creator of the last show at Think Tank -- RIP White Jesus -- comedian and filmmaker Hisham Fageeh. Visit http://thinktank.gallery and scroll to the bottom to follow the  newsletter for an invite to RIP White Jesus Virtual Eviction Party Visit http://serialkillerspeed.dating for their Halloween show for singles (currently M/F and M/M) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's here! We've come to the end of our Ducktales 2017 Season One journey.  We're mostly shocked at HOW MANY OF YOU joined us. Seriously. This was a fan favorite? We're going to do more like this, reality pending. But before all that can begin, we have to finish what we've started. EPISODES DISCUSSED   The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck! The Last Crash of the Sunchaser! The Shadow War! (Parts I & II) Your assignment for next time: Get some rest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.