Transmedia Performance and Pervasive Theatre

The Conducttr Conference 2014

Dr Sophy Smith

Transmedia Performance and Pervasive Theatre

#cdttr2014

@assaultevents @sophysmithssmith05@dmu.ac.uk

The potential of transmedia tools tocreate a multi media cross-platformenvironment for performance that willbe exciting, immersive andparticipative

Multiple media on single broadcast channel

Vs

Multiple media on multiple broadcast channels

Artistic infrastructure must workeffectively with the technologyinfrastructure.

The social media performance spaces were crucial to the narrative development, particularly different characters’ voices, and decisions about how/where/when to reveal the narrative.

Dirty Evangelica: SEE (still photos) and HEAR (via song)Neutrick Excess: READ (via HSH page)Trainer Crew: SEE (video & photo) and HEAR (video)Candy Wrap: SEE (still photo & video), READ and HEAR (video)

The way we ‘speak’ online is its own language, ie to‘like’ a post on Facebook, is a form of characterdialogue.

Artistic infrastructure must workeffectively with the technologyinfrastructure.

Audience involvement

Passively reading posts on newsfeed

Actively clicking on Vines, photos, music, posts

Interactively commenting on each others’ posts, ‘favouriting’ & retweeting on Twitter

Collaboratively sharing posts on their pages, inviting friends to like the HSH

Facebook page, using Twitter handles in their posts (ie. #fallenangels)

It’s not just about new environments,it’s about new kinds of work.

The Conducttr Conference 2014

Dr Sophy Smith

Transmedia Performance and Pervasive Theatre

#cdttr2014

@assaultevents @sophysmithssmith05@dmu.ac.uk