Now in production · The Rise of Multiplayer
Garrett
Woods
I get the right people in the room, then get the story on screen.
Head producer of The Rise of Multiplayer, a feature documentary made with intimate access to the people who built multiplayer gaming. Producer, editor and filmmaker for brands and studios in between.
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- Editor
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In production
The Rise of Multiplayer
It’s all the rage and nobody knows it.
Video games have quietly become the invisible thread connecting billions of people. The Rise of Multiplayer is a feature documentary with intimate access to the developers building the systems behind these worlds and the players who live inside them.
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The room
Partnerships are the production
A documentary about an industry only works if the industry shows up. Getting it to show up is the part of producing I do best.
The companies
Studios, a production company, locations, programs and press. Each one said yes to a specific ask.
- Studio access
Opened the Bellevue studio to the crew, put senior leadership on camera and granted Guild Wars 2 IP at no cost. Editorially independent; not a sponsor. - Production partner
South Korean producer of Unbowed, National Security and Black Money. Letter of intent signed; co-production for Korea-based shooting, outreach and interviews. - Joining the film
- Joining the film
- Joining the film
- Studio
Digital DNA Games The independent studio behind CastleMiner Z. Founder Thomas Stone is on camera. - Location partner
The arcade floor where the family and competitive sequences were shot. - Location partner
Opened the store and its collection for the retro sequences. - Collegiate program
Players and staff at their stations for the competitive pillar. - Press
First long-form coverage of the film.
The people
Every interview in the film was booked by Michael and me, one conversation at a time. The job is knowing who to ask, what to ask for, and following through until a studio head sits down in front of the camera.
- Joining Patrick Wyatt Co-founder, ArenaNet · former VP of R&D, Blizzard Signed on to appear. Blizzard’s second employee; built the studio that made Guild Wars.
- Colin Johanson Studio head, ArenaNet Instrumental in shaping the direction of popular MMORPGs.
- Bobby Stein Narrative director, ArenaNet Stories that engage players worldwide; why narrative matters in multiplayer.
- Aaron Coberly Art director, Guild Wars 2 A painter who brings an expressive form of art to game worlds.
- Thomas Stone Founder, Digital DNA Games 20+ games, 5M+ units sold, known for CastleMiner Z.
- Christian Allen Game designer · Red Storm, Bungie The challenges and triumphs of designing multiplayer features.
- Tony Chambers Game designer · formerly 343 Industries Bridging technical systems with interactive storytelling.
- Nicole Washington Product designer, Xbox Human-centered design for players.
- Andy Montgomery Senior technical manager, Azure The back-end logistics that power online play.
- Sean Boyle Esports coach, Overwatch Coaching and strategy at the top of competitive play.
- Ahmad Bennett Licensed marriage and family therapist Seven years in mental health; trauma-focused CBT.
- Joining Scott Crabtree Happy Brain Science Has expressed interest in contributing the academic perspective.
What a head producer does here
- Finds the people with real access and real tension, and gets them to say yes
- Builds the partnerships: studio access, IP clearance, a co-production partner in Korea
- Owns the plan: budget, schedule, crew, logistics, from pre-production through the shoot
- Protects the story: who sits in which chair, what we ask, what we cut
That is the job on a feature. It is the same job on a commercial, a brand film, or a video team that needs to ship faster. Two ways to hire it:
Work with me
Two ways in
The producer who gets a studio head into a chair can get your story on screen. Hire the craft itself, or hire me to rebuild how your team makes video.
Both start with one email and a straight answer about budget, timeline and whether I am the right person for it.
Who you are talking to
Producer first. Editor and writer by craft.
Head producer of The Rise of Multiplayer, a feature documentary made with intimate access to the people who built multiplayer gaming. Producer, editor and filmmaker for brands and studios in between.