Interested in learning to develop immersive content? Ideate is a new programme for Greater Manchester-based creative businesses looking to expand into immersive storytelling. Bringing together leaders from across the ever-growing world of immersive – from AR/VR, to audio and sound design, theatre and experiential events – to provide expert advice on creating innovative cross-platform content.
This is the ideal programme for creative businesses working in screen industries such as film, TV and games through to theatre, live events and cultural organisations who are looking to take the first step into immersive content production.
We have partnered with StoryFutures Academy to run a Bootcamp through our Ideate programme, for those established in the film, television, theatre or games industry who are keen to explore immersive storytelling. This is an opportunity to take part in an exciting fast-paced intensive two-day Bootcamp focusing on developing the skills and knowledge you require to become a creator in VR/AR or MR.
Mentoring
Applications for mentoring are currently closed
Creative England’s Ideate mentoring programme is looking for Greater Manchester-based creative businesses looking to delve into the world of immersive. The mentoring programme allows those leading the way in this emerging sector to provide advice to businesses on how to develop a new immersive experience.
Companies will be selected to work with their own immersive consultant for up to 12 hours of mentoring over 6 months. Our industry experts come from leading organisations in the sector such as BBC, FutureEverything, Immersive Storylab and Manchester Metropolitan University.
This programme is ideal for marketing & digital agencies, arts & cultural venues, TV/Film production companies and live events businesses who are interested in how immersive technology such as AR, VR and XR can enhance their creative products and experiences for clients, visitors and audiences. *
*Ideate is a non-monetary business support programme. All costs for the mentoring support (up to 12 hours) are fully funded. Ideate cannot fund any additional costs associated with taking an immersive experience/product to market.
If you are interested in becoming an Ideate mentor, please contact stephanie.clark@creativeengland.co.uk for an application form
Meet the Mentors
Meet the Mentors
Ian Forrester – Senior Producer, BBC R&D
Ian Forrester is well-known on the digital scene in the UK and Europe. Based in Manchester, he works for the BBC’s R&D Future Experiences team and specialises in open innovation and new disruptive opportunities.
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Meet the Mentors
David Johnston – Senior Product Manager AR/VR, BBC R&D
As the Senior Product Manager for Future Experiencesfor Virtual & Augmented Reality, David looks at how immersive technologies can be applied to areas of the BBC and the wider digital economy.
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Meet the Mentors
Rose Kay – CEO, Immersive Storylab
Rose is the CEO of Immersive Storylab, a company making storyworld XR experiences. Immersive Storylab deliver projects exploring the potential of mixed reality to create innovative, imaginative cinematic-theatrical events which enchant unexplored spaces with story.
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Meet the Mentors
Paul Bason – Director of Digital Innovation, Manchester Metropolitan University
As the Director of Digital Innovation at MMU, Paul is responsibile for building relationships with broadcasters, agencies and other companies in the North West’s digital media sector. He also leads aspects of MMU’s new School of Digital Arts.
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Meet the Mentors
Sharon Clark – Creative Director, Raucous
Sharon is the Creative Director of Raucous, a theatre company that fuses performance, music, film and creative technology.She is a resident at the Pervasive Media Studio, Associate Artist at the egg, Bath and lecturer at Bath Spa University.
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Meet the Mentors
Alison Norrington – Founder, storycentral
Alison Norrington is a writer/producer, CEO, Founder & Chief Creative Director of storycentral, a London-based entertainment studio that incubates and develops ground-breaking transmedia properties with global partners in film, television, publishing and gaming.
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Meet the Mentors
Dan Tucker – Freelance Executive Producer & Consultant
Dan is an award-winning executive producer and curator in immersive and interactive media with over 20 years of experience working with broadcasters, digital agencies, startups and international artists. He’s worked on TV projects like Charlie Brooker’s How Videogames changed the World to digital projects like the VR documentary Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel.
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Meet the Mentors
Jamie Finlay – CEO, We Make Audio
Jamie Finlay established We Make Audio in 2019 after ten years of working in music and sound design. His work has spanned multiple disciplines; from games and VR, to experiential design, film and installations.
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Meet the Mentors
Irini Papadimitriou – Creative Director, FutureEverything
Currently Creative Director at FutureEverything, Irini Papadimitriou is a curator and digital culture manager. Irina co-curated for the Arts & Culture experience at Mozilla Festival, co-founded Maker Assembly, and has been a recipient of curatorial research programmes.
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Meet the Mentors
Claire Tymon – Executive Director, FutureEverything
Claire is a creative entrepreneur who delivers creative urban projects and embeds co-design and participation at the heart of her practice. Since joining FutureEverything, Claire has taken a lead role in business development, fundraising and evaluation methodologies.
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Meet the Mentors
Avril Furness – Director, Furness Films
Avril is a fearless, critically acclaimed, award winning Virtual Reality, 360 and film producer, director and creative director. Having worked within the advertising industry for just under 10 years, first as EA to Lord Maurice Saatchi at M&C Saatchi then moving into Account Management before becoming a Creative, working at Ad agencies Fallon and Wieden+Kennedy.