FILM DISRUPTORS Podcast Season 1 / Ep 9 Alex McDowell

Alex McDowell is the visionary designer behind MINORITY REPORT, director at The World Building Institute and Professor of Practice at USC. In this episode, we discuss Alex's pioneering work in the art and science of 'world building', discovering why this process is so powerful, how it works in practice and the benefits it can bring to projects both artistically and financially. In this episode you will discover: - What World Building is and how it can be scaled to fit all types of projects - Why the process of World Building is inherently non-linear and 'hyper-collaborative' - How Alex and his team developed the powerful and prescient design for Minority Report - How to apply World Building in practice for your project - Alex's advice for emerging storytellers Film Disruptors www.alexstolz.com