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Daniel ChillaMail: [email protected] Twitter: dchilla

From LARP’ing to LibrariesFrom Complex structures to simple impact

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Daniel ChillaSwedish Director Producer

Freelance...

Good in plenty, best in none... Producer & Director of commercials, founder of Mobile content company, LARP pioneer, gamer, roleplayer, actor, guide, chairman of bords, editor, costume designer, runner, gaffer, DoP, Sound, lover of life and the arts.

Film...

Teacher...

Transmedia...

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We are complex

Where did it start?© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

My beginningThe sum becomes...

The bullied

The German

The Outsider

Scouts - Nature

Fantasy - Escape

The gate to the unknown....

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Escape...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Attractive fantasy of the unknownImagination

Possibilities

Unknown yet tangible

Organized chaos

Simplicity

Elf v.s. Orchs

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A simple structure

Lets make it real...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

For Real!LARP

Possibilities

Unknown yet tangible

Organized chaos

Simplicity

Elf v.s. Orchs

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My reality kicks ass!

I want to change things...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Imagination is changeThe real world:

...No influence

...Uncontrollable

...No impact

Im outta here!

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LARP: A world where change is...possible...inevitable

Where are the real consequences?© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

The fata morgana of impact...

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Real life roleplaying does not have an impact, its a game

Real life roleplaying becomes - gaming- expensive - organized

I file for divorce...

Meanwhile...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

The quest for the fantastic storyLARP’ing evolves- Mass participation - Mass game- Massivly for the initiated

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While Im away....

I want in again...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Lets make som moneyThe unheard:

- No one will listen but we are fantastic they say...

- Example: Mediteve

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Im all in! Hello, is there anybody out there?

I wanna get out....© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Lets make som moneyThe Complicated:

- Our story is so fantastic we can’t explain it

- Example: Molgan: The imaginary friend. My first start up, it sucked

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Hello?


Lets make som moneyThe fantastic

- Everybody wants it but no one dares, no wonder

- Example: Döda Barn, Comix

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Hello?

I wanna get out....

Medverkande

Kreativ chef Teknisk chefChristopher Sandberg Andreas Dahlström

Producent Ljud och musikDaniel Chilla Henrik Summanen

Foto ManusDaniel Chilla Christopher Sandberg

Konceptassistent GrafikLeo Nordwall Christopher Sandberg

BerättarePetter Ljunggren

Röster SkådespelareSofia Berg, Martin Jonsson, Tova Gerge, Elge Larsson,Kasper Wieslander-Summanen Mikaela Larsell

AnalysBjörn Lindström

Telia NokiaThomas Nöjd Magnus Medin

Döda Barn är en upplevelse från Namni AB, i samarbete med Historiskamuseet, Telia och Nokia. Projektet är ett exempel på teknikförstärktkulturarvsbruk för Nordic Handscape Sverige.

Fridhemsgatan 66C

112 46 Stockholm

08-654 97 53

[email protected]

www.namni.se www.nordichandscape.net

Om att möta känslominnen och förändra dem

DödaBarn

DödaBarn


Lets make som moneyThe Unknown

- Example: marketing and new media. CFG: Lets make a Facebook!

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Hello?


Lets make som moneyThe conquerors

Lets make the whole world play! Lets make it all available, NOW!

- Example: Museums

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Now i really want to get out...

Echo, Echo, Echo, Echo, Echo....

!


Lets make som moneyThe missunderstood

- Example: Visby Under: We make an experiencs they want a game

14Now i really want to get out...

Echo, Echo, Echo, Echo, Echo....


We are Amateurs...Story becomes complicated

...Production becomes complex

...Technical solutions become a goal

...Story becomes fantastic

...Production becomes overwhelming

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But happy

No one likes us except us!© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Me me me myself....

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MY story is essential:- Where is the real?- Where is the impact?- Where is the world?

Where is the rest of the world

Its too complex for me...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Break ?

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The rebirth of simplicity

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Tempting....Story, production and tech: - Can they have a threesome ?

The rebirth of story

Reinventing the wheel

Stories adapt

Proffesionalizing production...

Example: Molgan becomes Molly: SimplicityHas this been done?


Framework?We created non-linearity

It was in the air

Example:- Choose Your Own Adventure books- Branching path book....

From Complex to Simplicity....

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The road to simplicity


The professionals: Story

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Story at the core of production- Stripped story- Oneliners- Fiveliners - Synopsis - Treatments - Scripts

Problem: The complexity of nonlinearity

Read the f---ing script....

Who should know the script by heart ?© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

The professionals: Team

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Organizing the production team

Problems:- How do you tell your crew to start over almost everyday?- The feel of story, living the story- Stress, deliverables... Text

Organisa(on&Maincontacts‐DRAFT2010‐02‐09

Story&

Design

TimKring

Enterprises(Crea7veDirec7on)

TechImages

Video

WeaponsofMass

Entertainment

SgtTom

Nokia

TheCompanyP

(ProjectLead)

Kuuasema(Casualgame

developer

PR/M

arke7ng

ImaginaryLife/NokiaPR/Liz(M

arke7ngstrategy)

UrbanNinjaAD&Tech.Prod.

Mar(nEricsson(SeniorDesigner)

ProjectManagement

Sound

Casual

Game

Events

Street

DanielChilla(Projman.ProducerBB‐film)

JensHandell(Proj&MusicProducer)

BobSoderberg

(Writer)

Hos7ng

Music

MatOsborn(Londonconsultant)

Point&

Find

ARG

Content

Tea4Two(Extended

reality)AndersDavén(AD,Webstrategy)

Nokia

(Client)

TomLiljeholm(ARGproducer

RikuSuomela(Prod.,X‐MediaSolu.)

StaffanJonsson(CTOP)

Web

Online

TimKring(Crea(ve/Writer)

RikuSuomela(Prod.,X‐MediaSolu.)

ChristopherSandberg(CEOP)

LegendMainpart:

Company:

Majorblock:

Minorblock:

Contactperson&7tle

NikoRintala(Producer)

I told you so...

This needs money...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

CONFIDENTIAL

The professionals: Budget

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Budgeting- How do you budget for an evolving story?- You don’t, you plan!

Same same but different....

Because of NDAs no screenshots or exact numbers:- Estimate- Actual- Correct constantly- Spread the responsability: Each unit separatly- Use exisisting structures/budgets- Be an excel expert....

And so much more...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

The professionals: Other stuff

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Countries are difficultWhere will the participants go ?They will go where we place the bate!

People are annoyingThey can do just about anythingBut they wont unless your story is indifferent to them

Some problems....

Make the participant count....© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Adaptation: StoryMaking sacrifices:- How many stories can we tell? ONE!- There are only: Romeo & Juliet & Via Dolorosa

“There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.” Willa Cather

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The simple story....

So many choices...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

Adaptation: Making the choice

Making the chioce:

- What story and where ?- Adapting to existing structures

Example: MediTV- What is it: A TV-channel or a community?- What is it: a TV-series or some game ?

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Kill your darlings....my creation = no creation

v.s. compromise = execution

And the enabler....© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

LocationDevicesGet out of your sofas!People are lazyMobility

Example: - Visby Under- Döda Barn- Point & Find

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Tech: Angel and Devil

DödaBarn

DödaBarn

Tempting tempting but oh so dangerous...

All this means nothing without.....© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

The magic....

Simple true story

Impact can follow

Participation effects reality

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Good story generates participation which feeds real impact

The center of it all...© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

A Library, Scholarships

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Video with Nadira & Richard: library site at 1:22

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQZOuuiK4A&feature=related© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQZOuuiK4A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQZOuuiK4A&feature=related

Doctors of the world

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0akeNCBJSGk© Daniel Chilla, Chillafilm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0akeNCBJSGk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0akeNCBJSGk

Real people....A call in the middle of the night from the planes of Zambia during the drought...


The magic....


How do we communicate this ?


Break - TaskStory is the essential for me. It is the only way that we can communicate with participants, financiers, co-workers, marketing and so on. With story I in essence mean the experienced story for the participant. NOT the written story that is the essence for the writers and production.

During the break I would like you to team up 3 (three) and 3. And pick one of the below topics:

-Participation-Tech-Production-Marketing-Do-goodery

Discuss one of the areas and how the thought of simplicity of story impacts on it. How does the simplicity of story make the topic complex, simple, possible to communicate or even impossible? Pick one or two questions or thoughts that your group wants to share with the rest of us.


Discussion, Q&A Keywords:ParticipationTechProductionMarketingDo-gooderyImpactSimplicityTransmedia production pipeline


Thanks

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Daniel ChillaMail: [email protected] Twitter: dchilla




EXTRA: CFG - Timeline


CONFIDENTIAL

CFG Summary

CFG: summary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN590e-fopc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN590e-fopc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN590e-fopc

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