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People
We are based in Bristol at the Pervasive Media Studio. We also have a blue screen studio just seven minutes from the centre,
Bristol Green House, that is available for hire.
Rik Lander
creative powerhouse
Rik Lander has a long history of innovation. As half of the Duvet Brothers, he was instrumental in the creation of the 1980's video art movement Scratch video. The Duvet Brothers style was highly influential at the time in the worlds of pop-promos and commercials. Rik's first web narrative, magic-tree, 2001, is highly experimental and deals with how the internet affects what we desire. Wannabes, 2006, was the BBC's first interactive soap. Rik has directed several other interactive narratives including Cliffhanger Studios, 2007, winner of an RTS innovation award.
Jon Dovey
serious academic cred
Jon Dovey is a Professor of Screen Media at the University of the West of England, and a leading researcher in the field of interactive media and gaming. He is based in the Pervasive Media Studio where he runs the Digital Cultures Research Centre Jon ran his own TV production company from 1983 - 1995 before moving into the University media and technology research sector. As Head of the Department of Drama at Bristol University he piloted a 13m pound redevelopment through University planning stages and now sits on the board of the Pervasive Media Studio. Jon & Rik have been creative associates for twenty years.
Greg Browning
bean counter
Greg has his fingers in a number of carefully selected pies. Having completed his post-graduate training at the BBC and Crown Castle International, he worked as a Network Analyst for BBC Transmission (now part of Arquiva) in an M&A team on international broadcast and telecoms acquisition projects. He is now Senior Producer at Polyphonic Films, recently producing their critically acclaimed debut feature film The Full Monteverdi. The film has been distributed across the globe and released on DVD by Naxos Global. He is also Director of Silicon19 Media Ltd, a boutique media services company he formed in 2001. Greg is a founding director of The Gloucestershire Media Group, a not-for-profit agency that is charged with the development of the creative industries in Gloucestershire.