An Australian first - The Storyworld Studio - applications open

Metro Screen is seeking: Big thinking writers, filmmakers and storytellers who want to create epic worlds for their characters to come to life in, not bound to any one screen or platform. Take your audience on a journey through many touchpoints for a rich, engaging experience.

The Storyworld Studio is an intensive developmentprogram for interactive multiplatform stories, an Australian first pioneered by Metro Screen and Mike Jones, winner of the UK ICTommorow Digital Innovation award for Film & TV last year.

Limited places are available at this unique structured development studio, subsidized by Screen NSW and Metro Screen.

“The interactive multi-platform space is rapidly expanding but, more importantly, it is also maturing. This means great opportunities to generate rich, engaging, narratively complex experiences. There's never been a better time to be a storyteller because there's never been more screens and media forms to tell stories on.” Mike Jones, Australian multiplatform expert

Technology doesn't change what a story is, but technologies and platforms do change audience experience and the process by which writers develop ideas. For today’s content makers, this means seeing storyworld building as central to storyteller's craft; story worlds that can generate multiple stories acrossmultiple media and envelop audiences in role-play and immersion.

The rigorous program is an engaging and structured process for the development of meaningful, dramatic and sustainable storytelling in the interactive multiplatform world. Participants will be guided through storyworld design, rules and pressures taking point of view in to account. Narrative adaption, journey mapping and process will be explored along with Author versus Agency, role play and game mechanics. Practical demonstrations and expert advice on presenting and pitching rich creative concepts will see participants completing the studio ready to develop fully-fledged projects.

Applications are due by close of business Tuesday 14 May 2013.