Crossover Australia 2007
February 21, 2007 – 10:25 pm
Crossover is different in that people come to it as individuals and without a specific project. At the BBC Innovation Labs, the Media Guild Lab and most other workshops existing teams have been selected to develop an exisiting project or proposal. While that’s a valid and usually very productive process, an event like Crossover is a far more challenging and, if it works, creative experience for both participant and facilitator. Twenty five strangers have to get to know each other quickly, share their knowledge and understanding of media and how they are changing, brainstorm innovative ideas and form teams before they can start to develop a proposal.
Crossover, organised by the Adelaide Film Festival, is rare in being that kind of event. The other element which made it such a challenge was the very high level of both the participants and the facilitators. The former included award winning playwrights and producers, directors with decades of experience in film and television, animators, interaction designers and a former Head of Specialist Factual from the ABC. The mentors were Roger Graef, Matt Adams, Marc Goodchild and Paula Ledieu.
to be continued
One Response to “Crossover Australia 2007”
I’m glad Frank got as much out of it as we did. As a participant, it was exhausting and invigorating. I’ve been developing ideas into release for 20 years, yet (as one of the other participants agreed) Crossover was second only to childbirth in terms of pain and reward!
And yes, the other participant was a mother… 19 hour labour, as I recall.
By Dan Thorsland on Feb 24, 2007