Episode 106 – Immersive storytelling and the Kingdom of Plants with Lou Doye and Iona McEwan

In this episode we are joined by Lou Doye and Iona McEwan, talking about their work with emerging technologies and storytelling on Kingdom of Plants. Iona McEwan is a creative at Alchemy Immersive. She has worked on the creative and design for a variety of AR, VR, and MR projects, most recently directed the VR series David Attenborough’s Kingdom of Plants for Oculus TV. Her focus is exploring how emerging medias can be used to explore the narratives hidden in plane sign and engage new demographics in factual content. Lou Doye is an Immersive and emergent technology executive producer and creative director- AR/VR/MR/5G Film and TV. Creating content for audiences today and future technologies. In 2019 she became a digital fellow to the Royal Shakespeare Company and Magic Leap to explore storytelling in technology. Trained at London Contemporary Dance School, in her early career as a professional dancer she toured with Matthew Bourne’s Adventures in Motion Pictures. In Kingdom of Plants is an immersive experience designed for Occulus TV. It is a virtual reality and using time-lapse sequences, macro cinematography and 8K 3D 60fps footage, David Attenborough guides us to discover the hidden lives of plants and what they do to ensure the survival of their species. https://alchemyimmersive.com/ We want to hear from YOU and provide a forum where you can put in requests for future episodes. What are you interested in listening to? Please fill out the form for future guest suggestions here and if you have suggestions or requests for future themes and topics, let us know here! @theatreartlife Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.