Session for Cyfle ScriptWriter Weekend in Cardiff Nov 1 08

1. CROSSPLATFORM WRITING BY TIM WRIGHT [email_address]

2. CROSSPLATFORM WRITING

3. WHAT PLATFORMS?

4. THE DIFFERENCE WEB + WIRELESS

5. TRADITIONAL TRANSMEDIA THE MOVIE THE GAME MERCHANDISING PR & MARKETING FRANCHISING & FORMATTING

6. ‘ SIMPLE’ CONVERSIONS

7. ‘ COMPLEX’ CONVERSIONS

9. for the girl who stole my ice cream in 1973

10. NOODLING

13. “ CAROLINE – BIG COMMISERATIONS ON YOUR BURGLARY! DO YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS ALL SET UP AS ‘EXTRA ENTERTAINMENT’ FOR VIEWERS?...” “ I’VE LET THE POLICE KNOW BUT THEY WEREN’T REALLY ABLE TO DO ANYTHING COS I DON’T KNOW YOUR ADDRESS.I PHONED THEM AGAIN BUT THEY STARTED GETTING A BIT SHIRTY.” ONLINE CAROLINE

14. ONLINE CAROLINE WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHY HAVE YOU BEEN SENDING MESSAGES TO MY DAD? HE HAS GOT MY MUM AND WOULD NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE!

16. IT3C “ AN AQUARIUM 250CM X 100CM X 100CM” “ A REALLY RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE, A REALLY RICH HUSBAND, A TELEPHONE THAT WORKS IN THE SHOWER, A HUSBAND THAT WORKS IN THE SHOWER, A REALLY BIG DIAMOND RING, BIGGER BOOBS, DID I ALREADY MENTION CHOCOLATE CAKE?” “ HER BACK”

17. XPT http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIOzDwBRZ4 http:/www.xpt.com

20. ONLINE CAROLINE

21. BBC CASTAWAY

22. TODAY

23. THE TELECTROSCOPE

24. IN SEARCH OF OLDTON

27. USER GENERATED CONTENT DEAR TIM, DO YOU REMEMBER THE ALLOTMENTS? I CAN'T PLACE THEM ANYWHERE BUT OUR UNCLES AND OUR GRANDADS HAD THEIR SHEDS THERE, WHERE OLD PICNIC CHAIRS TOOK ON THE AIRS OF THRONES AND DENTED THERMOS FLASKS GAVE OFF A SCENT OF SUGARED MILK. WE ATE PEAS THERE, FROM THE POD. “ THIS PARK BENCH LOOKS REMARKABLY LIKE THE ONE IN YOUR FIRST OLDTON PICTURE. I USED TO HANG OUT ON IT WHEN I WAS A BORED TEENAGER WITH NOTHIN BETTER TO DO THAN DRINK CIDER, SMOKE MENTHOLS AND SNOG THE LOCAL BOYS (THERE WAS A BOY CALLED TIM BTW WHO I REALLY FANCIED)”

28. MIXED MEDIA “ I MET A LADY LAST YEAR WHO TOLD ME TO WRITE YOUR NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER, ATTACH IT TO A BALLOON, AND THEN LET GO.INSTEAD I MADE YOU A ROOM, PLAYED YOU SONGS, GOT DRUNK AND IMAGINED YOU WALKED IN AND GAVE ME YOUR JUMPER TO WEAR.” “ OLD MISS SEEWOOD, OVER 150 YEARS OLD AND LIVED BY THE RIVER. SHE CAUGHT ME THROWING STICKS AT HER HORSE CHESTNUT TREE AND INVITED ME IN TO HER COTTAGE. THINKING SHE WAS A WITCH I AGREED.” IS THIS MY DAD HARD AT WORK IN THE BRUSH FACTORY AS A LAD, MAYBE?

31. GOLF ON THE MOON TALK LIKE AN ASTRONAUT BE SHORT, SHARP & CONCISE IN ALL COMMUNICATION WRITE DOWN AN EXAMPLE OF THE QUICKEST WAY TO SAY SOMETHING IMPORTANT… Delete - other - you - FIRE! Say again. Over . DON’T SING!

32. GOLF ON THE MOON BUILD ME A ROCKET BRICK BY BRICK

33. GOLF ON THE MOON TURN MAJOR TIM INTO YOUR TOY

34. GOLF ON THE MOON DESIGN & PLAY YOUR OWN MOONGOLF HOLE

36. drama everywhere on the MOVE in your pocket up your street

37. MOBILITY. PROXIMITY. Wireless access Mobile video Located media

38. ADD YOUR STUFF, FIND YOUR FRIENDS. stick your own stuff on maps make trails for other people Find stuff near you Check out the local action. Watch scenes THAT RELATE TO where you are right now

39. Rate scenes & routes leave comments, make judgements, Suggest & write new scenes lure characters into locations Watch characters & storyLines come to life near you Your input changes the route BRING THE DRAMA TO YOU.

47. DOCUMENTATION Project Summary Key Features Platform Target Market Sample Script Visual Treatment Basic Walkthrough 2 x User Scenarios Cost Summary + Detailed Budget Project Value/Revenue Opportunities Rights Past Projects Production Partners Resource/Asset List Functional Spec Technical Spec Software Web Pitch/Canned Demo

50. BEING USEFUL MULTIPLATFORM STORYTELLING FOR SCREENWRITERS Pollyanna Lindley on 020 7025 1987 or email [email_address] , or apply online at http://www.01zero-one.co.uk/apply_now.htm . BOOKMARKS http://delicious.com/timwright1964/zero1 BLOG http://timwright.typepad.com/