Curious Directive: Frogman

Customer	Henri Duckworth	

			
               
	PID	

  	Detailed project description (200–400 words)	Frogman by Curious Directive aims to blend Virtual Reality technology with live action and augmented reality. It's focus will be on coral bleaching. Jack Lowe, the Artistic Director of Curious Directive will be spending the next few months (as outlined in the timeline) working with Marine Biologist, The Deep, Software Developers and a host of other creative and scientific minds to develop the idea further.

FROGMAN is world-first for theatre, combining three spellbinding story-telling techniques; Virtual Reality Headsets, Wireless Headphones and LIVE green-screen action to explore some of the most important details and debates in Marine Biology. Over 45 minutes, young audiences will, for the first time, experience a story told using techniques which plunge them into the heart of the environment.

Synopsis Below:

Frogman follows the story of Meera, bedbound with a rare bone fragility. She is in her bedroom in her flat in Cairns, Australia which she shares with her mum. Her best friend Ella has gone missing, causing a shockwave through the community. Her mum is a coral reef researcher and her dad is a frogman (a police diver). We follow Meera as she tried to work out where her friend has gone. The story goes into an aquarium, the bridge where Ella was last seen, the woods and out onto the reef itself. It is a story of friendship, fragility and fantasy.
	
 	Event Synopsis (c3 sentences of headline info, replaced by official copy)	Frogman by Curious Directive aims to blend Virtual Reality technology with live action and augmented reality. It's focus will be on coral bleaching. This will be performed at The Deep.
Frogman follows the story of Meera, bedbound with a rare bone fragility. She is in her bedroom in her flat in Cairns, Australia which she shares with her mum. Her best friend Ella has gone missing, causing a shockwave through the community. Her mum is a coral reef researcher and her dad is a frogman (a police diver). We follow Meera as she tried to work out where her friend has gone. The story goes into an aquarium, the bridge where Ella was last seen, the woods and out onto the reef itself. It is a story of friendship, fragility and fantasy.	
 	Project Plan	Pending	
 	RAMS	Pending	
 	Event Operational Safety Plan	Pending	
 	Budget	Draft	
 	Marketing & Comms Plan	Pending	
 	Greenlit?	N	
 	Milestones	N	
 	Change log	Note date of any major changes, eg to budget, greenlight status...	
 	Last updated	TBC	
 Dates	Project start date (dd/mm/yyyy)	02/06/2016	
 	Project Live date (dd/mm/yyyy)	26/06/2017	
 	End of Live date (dd/mm/yyyy)	09/07/2017	
 	End of evaluation date (dd/mm/yyyy)	TBC	
 Categories	Project Type	1: Hull 2017 Curated Programme	
 	Strand	Digital Commission	
 	Season	2: Roots & Routes	
 	Primary art form	Theatre	
 	Secondary art form	n/a	
 	Tertiary art form	n/a	
 	Digital Requirements	Very High	
 	Part of University VIK programme?	N	
 	Strategic partner?	N/A	
 	Project complete?	N	
 Finance	Total project budget	£93,154.00	
 	Hull 2017 contribution	£25,000.00	
 	Income factored in		
 	Analysis/project code(s)	C255	
 	ACE - A4E	N	
 	ACE - HM Treasury for Turner	N	
 	Big Lottery Fund	N	
 	British Council	N	
 	Ellerman Foundation	N	
 	Esmee Fairburn Foundation	N	
 	H&ER Charitable Trust	N	
 	Hull CCG	N	
 	Spirit of 2012	N	
 	Are there any specific funder requirements for delivery?	...	
 People	Project Lead	Henri Duckworth	
 	Producer	AsYet NotSelected	
 	Assistant Producer	Martin Atkinson	
 	Production Manager	AsYet NotSelected	
 	Creatives & key people (temporary field)	eg Jeff Smith, Curator	
 Objectives	Target # audience		
 	Forecast/actual # audience		
 	Hull residents	Y	
 	Regional	Y	
 	National	N	
 	International	N	
 	Children (<16)	Y	
 	Young people (16-25)	Y	
 	Families	Y	
 	Older people (60+)	N	
 	Self-identify as disabled	N	
 	BME	N	
 	NEET	N	
 	Objective 1	To develop a family performance using virtual reality and live action	
 	Met? 1	N	
 	Objective 2	To work with a group of marine biologists from The Deep and further afield in the creation of the production using our methods outlined in our ‘Track Record’ section.	
 	Met? 2	N	
 	Objective 3	To tour Frogman to significant partners, who are able to support the development of the project, and then return to Hull for a second showing.	
 	Met? 3	N	
 	Objective 4	To develop materials with The Deep that can reach out to schools and eventually develop a more portable version of the performance to go into classrooms.	
 	Met? 4	N	
 	Met? 5	N	
 	# temporary jobs created (target) [employed by H2017, >=12m]		
 	# temporary jobs created (forecast/actual)		
 	# freelance contracts created (target) [self-employed, engaged directly]		
 	# freelance contracts created (forecast/actual)		
 	# participation opportunities (target)		
 	# participation opportunities (forecast/actual)		
 	...of which for school age (target)		
 	...of which for school age (forecast/actual)		
 	# commissions (target)		
 	# commissions (forecast/actual)		
 Performance, Residency & Legacy	Performance: Summary of events, including dates, times, venues, ticketing strategy (free/paid, (un)ticketed), age guidelines (free text OR UKFC categories) etc.	This is all TBC depedning on the form the R&D leads to. It will be a ticketed performance. Age tbc due to technology restrictions. Still being developed.	
 	Residency: What opps will be created for our education programme? How will the project build new audiences through engagement? Note #s, types & duration of participation opps.	Jack is working with the learning department and the Deep to develop an education programme that might stem from the performance. The project will look into whether the performance can be sent to schools for them to experience these learnings first hand. It broadens the reach of The Deep, the company (Curious Directive) and could be a valuable educational tool.	
 	Legacy: What is built into the core project that will ensure legacy?	Education remit to try and get this out to schools and future touring life.	
 Project Management	What is the model for delivering this project? eg we will employ a creative team, we will outsource to an agency, we are contributing funding but no other resource…	Curious Directive will predominantly deliver this project with the assistance of the programming team, digital team and education team. All creatives and performative elements will be managed by them.	
 	How will delivery partners be identified and procured? Refer to the procurement flowchart and note below the agreed process (A–G) for each contract.	Curuous Directive will be working closely with software developers and Deloitte to deliver majot elements of the performance, such as software development and sourcing of very affordable headsets.	
 	Who are the delivery partners? (Contact & organisation name, contract status for each)	Curious Directive: Jack Lowe: curiousdirective@googlemail.com
The Deep
The Old Market	
 	Volunteer management: What is your expectation of volunteer requirements? (Numbers, roles, responsibilities, duration / period required)	5 Vols throughout the run of performances.	
 TO DELETE	Garfield Weston Foundation	N	
 	Heritage Lottery Fund	N	
 	University of Hull	N	
 	ACE - Strategic Touring Fund	N	

                             
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (GFTA Decision)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	
                                     
Monday, 8 August 2016
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Contracting R&D Participants)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	
                                     
Monday, 22 August 2016
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Prep for R&D for Admin and Production)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Thursday, 1 September 2016
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Production: R&D in Hull, London and Brighton. Produciton: Proof of Concept at The Deep with Colin Brown)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Monday, 5 September 2016
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Production: Debrief)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	
                                     
Monday, 21 November 2016
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Contract Curious Directive for R&D Stage/Grant Agreement)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Monday, 9 January 2017
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Marketing Strategy Developed)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
              
00:00 - 00:00	Timeline (Tickets on sale)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	*Timeline

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Monday, 26 June 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	First Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	Event Form	

 	Doors open	00:00	
	BSL?	N	
	Relaxed performance?	N	
	Subtitled?	N	
	Surtitled?	N	
	Audio described?	N	
	Holds (inc free/paid)	(Include as necessary partners, VIPs, media, creative team, delivery partners, Board, HCC, Visitor Welcome alumni, house seats, digital/social influencers...)	
	Ticket limits	(eg maximum per booking, minimum for groups)	

	
                                     
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Thursday, 29 June 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Friday, 30 June 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Saturday, 1 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Sunday, 2 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Monday, 3 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Thursday, 6 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Friday, 7 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Saturday, 8 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	
                                     
Sunday, 9 July 2017
              
18:00 - 19:00	Event (Performance of Frogman)
Delegates: 0 Capacity: 0	The Deep - Education Suite 1 (TD)

	

Contact Details

Cross, Freya	 01482 382000 default	 events@thedeep.co.uk default	
Deep, The			
Duckworth, Henri		 henri.duckworth@hull2017.co.uk default