Producer Meg O’Connell takes us through what resources and skills it takes to make online content, and how to think laterally in these times. O’Connell will use ‘Content’ as a case study, taking us through how they made it, how they approached it, how long it took, and how it could be done next time.
In that way, and through a live Q&A, you may glean ways to conceptualise your own project: from questioning what your core values are as a filmmaker to understanding the basics of short-form storytelling, to ensure there’s an audience for your work and a place for it in the landscape.
About Meg O’Connell
Meg O’Connell is one of the AACTA Award-winning producers behind the critically acclaimed online series Robbie Hood from Since1788 Productions and Ludo Studio. She also produced Ludo Studio’s International Emmy Award-winning show Doodles for ABC ME and the vertical-video series Content for ABC iview. O’Connell worked as the development manager on the smash hit children’s animation Bluey, which is the most watched show in ABC iview history. The series won a Logie Award and an International Emmy Award and is screening worldwide on Disney+. Recently, O’Connell completed a creative mentorship at FremantleMedia in the UK, funded by Screen Queensland, and has since produced a music video for Columbia Records. She is currently developing a slate of projects with a number of Australian creatives. O’Connell is one of the 11 creatives selected as part of Screen Australia’s Talent USA: New York delegation and one of 18 members of the Screen Australia Gender Matters Taskforce.
