- Martin Percy
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Martin Percy is a director of interactive video. He is a Webby Award winner[1] and has received three Emmy nominations[2][3][4] and two BAFTA British Academy Award nominations[5]. His work has won eight Webby nominations and eleven Webby honorees. (See awards and nominations below). He has created interactive video pieces for the Tate Gallery, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, British Film Institute and National Theatre, working with people including Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, Gordon Ramsay, Julie Walters, Tracey Emin, Jonathan Ross and Malcolm McDowell. (See external links below; all sites have a "credits" page crediting Martin Percy as director.) His interactive video pieces are integral to Tate Tracks, a marketing campaign for the Tate Gallery which won a Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival[6].
Martin is a graduate of Kings College Cambridge and an associate member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences[7]. He is the son of the late Graham Percy, a noted illustrator.
Awards and nominations
- The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: The Bali Temple Explorer (2011)
http://www.balitempleexplorer.com or view introductory video
Webby Awards - 'Travel & Adventure', 2011 - Winner [8]
Webby Awards - 'Tourism', 2011 - Honoree [9]- Tate Kids: Barbara's Garden (2010)
http://www.barbarasgarden.org
Webby Awards - 'Broadband', 2010 - Nominee [10]- Tate Kids: The Secret Dancer (2009)
http://www.thesecretdancer.com or view introductory video
BAFTA British Academy Award 2010 - 'Children's Interactive' - nominee [11]
Webby Awards - 'Best Use of Interactive Video', 2010 - Nominee [12]
British Interactive Media Association BIMA Awards 2010 - Arts & Culture [13]- Tate Modern: Street Art HD (2008)
http://www.tatestreetart.com or view introductory video
Emmy Awards - New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: Arts, Lifestyle & Culture 2009 - Nominee [14]
Webby Awards - 'Best Use of Interactive Video', 2009 - Nominee [15]
Webby Awards - 'Broadband', 2009 - Honoree [16]
Webby Awards - 'Cultural Institutions', 2009 - Honoree [17]- Tate Modern: The One That Spoke to Me (2008)
http://www.theonethatspoketome.com or view introductory video
Emmy Awards - New Approaches To News & Documentary Programming: Arts, Lifestyle & Culture 2009 - Nominee [18]
Webby Awards - 'Art', 2009 - Honoree [19]- Meyers Hill (2008)
http://www.meyershill.com/ or view introductory video
Webby Awards - 'Best Use of Interactive Video', 2009 - Honoree [20]- Derek Jacobi on The GPO Film Unit (2008)
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/jacobi/tourjacobi.html or view introductory video
Webby Awards - 'Best Use of Interactive Video', 2009 - Honoree [21]- Tate Tracks (2007)
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/tatetracks/ or view introductory video
Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 'Integrated' 2007 - Gold Lion (Campaign)[22]
The One Show - "Best of Show" 2007 (Campaign) [23]
The One Show - Innovative Use of Media - TV - "Gold Pencil" 2007 (Campaign) [24]
Webby Awards - 'Music' 2008 - Honoree (Website)[25]
Webby Awards - 'Cultural Institutions' 2008 - Honoree (Website)[26]
Webby Awards - 'Broadband' 2008 - Honoree (Website)[27]- A Conversation with Sir Ian McKellen (2006)
http://www.stageworkmckellen.com or view introductory video
BAFTA British Academy Award 2006 - 'Interactive Innovation' - nominee [28]
Emmy Awards - 'Outstanding Arts, Lifestyle & Culture Programming For Broadband' 2007 - nominee [29]
Webby Awards - 'Documentary: Individual Episode' 2008 - nominee [30]
Webby Awards - 'Broadband' 2008 - nominee [31]
Webby Awards - 'Cultural Institutions' 2008 - nominee [32]
Webby Awards - 'Best Use of Interactive Video', 2009 - nominee [33]- Tate Modern - the BT Series featuring Tracey Emin, Rachel Whiteread and Anthony Gormley (2006)
http://www.tate.org.uk/btseries
Webby Awards - 'Art' 2006 - nominee [34]
Webby Awards - 'Art' 2007 - honoree [35]
IVCA Awards - 'Web TV' 2007 - silver [36]- BFI Archive interactive with Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Ross and Paul Merton (2005-6)
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/archiveinteractives/index.html
British Interactive Media Association Awards - 'Education' 2006 - nominee [37]- "Let's Play 66" video quiz
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/artandthe60s/66
Webby Awards - 'Broadband' 2005 - honoree [38]External links
Official
Lectures
- Transcript of talk on The Genres of Interactive Filmmaking given at The London College of Communication, London, January 2010.
- Summary of talk given to The British Screen Advisory Council, London, April 2008.
- Summary of talk at The Creator's Series, New York, June 2007. Another summary.
- Photo at LIFE.com of Martin Percy giving keynote at Digital Conference, American Film Market, Santa Monica, November 2007.
Interviews
- QKSTRM: Martin Percy Wonderland Award interview with Martin Percy.
- Interview re: McKellen BT Archives interview with Martin Percy about interactive video made for the Royal National Theatre with Ian McKellen
- Interview re: McDowell BT Archives interview with Martin Percy about interactive video made for the British Film Institute with Malcolm McDowell
- Interview re: Emin BT Archives interview with Martin Percy about interactive video made for Tate Online with Tracey Emin
Articles etc.
- TV and video games: are they coming together?, by Martin Percy for the Research Institute for Digital Media & Content at Keio University, February 2006.
- The future of advertising and branded content, by Martin Percy for the Research Institute for Digital Media & Content at Keio University, February 2006.
- On interactive video (subscribers only), by Martin Percy for Broadcast (magazine), February 2007.
- Discretion goes a long way (subscribers only), by Martin Percy for Brand Strategy Magazine, July 2007. On sponsored content.
- Broadcast model that left everyone equally frustrated, letter by Martin Percy in The Financial Times, July 3, 2007.
- Stop Making Sense letter by Martin Percy in Wired (magazine), February 25 08.
- Alarmist claims on ultra-violent games don't fit online technology, letter by Martin Percy in The Financial Times, May 13, 2008.
References
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=97#film_travel_adventure
- ^ http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html
- ^ http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html
- ^ http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_28th_nominees_data_list.html
- ^ http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Martin+Percy
- ^ http://www.canneslionslive.com/titanium/win_23_1_00165.htm
- ^ http://iadas.net/membership.php?filterType=ASSOC
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=97#film_travel_adventure
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=66&season=15
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=96&season=14#webby_entry_broadband
- ^ http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Martin+Percy
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=97&season=14#Best%20Use%20of%20Interactive%20Video
- ^ http://www.bimaawards.com/2010-finalists.php
- ^ http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=97&season=13#Best%20Use%20of%20Interactive%20Video
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=15&season=13
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=19&season=13
- ^ http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_30th_nominees_data_list.html
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=11&season=13
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=97&category_id=697&season=13
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=97&category_id=697&season=13
- ^ http://www.canneslionslive.com/titanium/win_23_1_00165.htm
- ^ http://www.oneclub.org/oc/magazine/articles/?id=72
- ^ http://www.oneclub.org/images/pdf/2007GSB.pdf
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=44&season=12
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=19&season=12
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=15&season=12
- ^ http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?sq=Martin+Percy
- ^ http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_28th_nominees_data_list.html
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?media_id=97&season=12
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=13
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=10
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=11&season=11
- ^ http://www.ivca.org/award-schemes/ivca-awards/award-winners/interactive-media-and-websites.html
- ^ http://www.bima.co.uk/bima-award/060A131707/bima-awards-2006/view-shortlist/10/
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=15&season=9
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