Future of Film Podcast · 3.2 Building Worlds and Future Storytelling

"We are seeing the technologies used for making films, VR and games all collapsing together … and at the same time becoming more accessible." Liam Young

Liam Young is a storyteller, designer and world-builder who’s work speculates on the unintended consequences of new technologies. His projects often embodies the tech innovation it’s exploring so, UNDER THE ROBOT SKIES, for example, is the first film entirely shot entirely by autonomous drones. Liam currently runs a masters in worldbuilding at Sci Ark in LA and is incredibly articulate about not only his work but media, technology and storytelling. In this conversation, we not only discover Liam’s unique creative practice which places documentary at it’s heart but we journey to the future of storytelling and learn how the convergence of film, interactive and immersive are opening up new possibilities and opportunities for creators.

About Liam Young

Liam Young is a speculative architect who operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures. He is cofounder of Tomorrows Thoughts Today, an urban futures think tank, exploring the local and global implications of new technologies and Unknown Fields, a nomadic research studio that travels on expeditions to chronicle these emerging conditions as they occur on the ground. He has been acclaimed in both mainstream and architectural media, including the BBC, NBC, Wired, Guardian, Time Magazine and New Scientist, is a BAFTA nominated producer and his work has been collected by institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum and MAAS in Sydney. He has published several books including the recent Machine Landscapes: Architectures of the Post Anthropocene and has taught internationally at the Architectural Association, Princeton University and now runs the ground breaking MA in Fiction and Entertainment at Sci Arc in Los Angles. Liam’s narrative approach sits between documentary and fiction as he focuses on projects that aim to reveal the invisible connections and systems that make the modern world work. Liam now manages his time between exploring distant landscapes and prototyping the future worlds he extrapolates from them. This episode was recorded live at the 2019 Bogota AudioVisual Market (BAM). For more information on BAM www.bogotamarket.com