Writer/Producer & Creative Technologist · Fablemaze
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Toby Cook is an Australian/UK based writer, producer, and creative technologist with a career spanning over two decades at the intersection of filmmaking and emerging technology. He cut his teeth working across various departments on major Hollywood productions including Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Black Hawk Down (2001), and Children of Men (2006), giving him deep, hands-on knowledge of large-scale film production. Alongside his screen career, Toby has been a pioneering force in interactive video — creating groundbreaking works such as the choose-your-own-adventure live action game 'iD3' and an award-winning, first-of-its-kind interactive education experience at the Melbourne Museum enabling students to make their own road safety films. He has produced several feature films, built award-winning interactive installations, and played key roles in successful startups operating across place, food, and story technology sectors. Toby occupies a rare niche as both a seasoned filmmaker and a tech entrepreneur, consistently using technology to push the boundaries of how stories are told and experienced.
Tell stories that audiences don't just watch — they live inside
Work with a writer/producer with Hollywood credits and a decade of pioneering interactive film technology to design, develop, and produce immersive narrative experiences that captivate and engage.
60 minutes with Toby
One-to-one video session
$495
Book nowInteractive Story Concept Clinic — Is Your Idea Built for Immersion?
Duration: Video call — 30 min
Bring me your interactive or immersive story idea and I'll tell you honestly whether it's structurally sound. In 30 minutes we'll stress-test your concept against the realities of non-linear narrative, identify the single biggest risk, and clarify the one decision you need to make next.
You'll leave knowing whether your concept has the bones to work as an interactive experience, what its critical weak point is, and the clearest next move — whether that's a pivot, a development step, or a green light to push forward with confidence.
$250
Book nowDesign Your Branching Narrative — Interactive Story Architecture Session
Duration: Video call — 60 min
I work with you inside your project — whether it's a choose-your-own-adventure film, an interactive installation, or a branching narrative experience. We'll map the story's structural logic, define decision points and audience agency, and work through the creative and production challenges unique to non-linear storytelling.
You'll leave with a clear structural framework for your branching narrative, confident decisions about where and how audience agency operates in your story, and a sharp understanding of the production or design challenges you'll need to solve — and how to approach them.
$495
Book nowFrom Concept to Commission — Deep-Dive Development Session for Interactive & Immersive Projects
Duration: Video call — 90 min
This is where we go deep. Bring your film, installation, or interactive media project at any stage — concept, development, or pre-production — and we'll work across story, technology, format, and production strategy together. I draw on two decades of Hollywood production and interactive media to help you see the whole picture and make sharper decisions.
You'll leave with a fully interrogated understanding of your project's creative and production landscape — clear on what kind of experience you're making, how the technology serves the story, which risks need managing first, and what a realistic path from here to commission or production actually looks like.
$675
Book nowExpertise & Credentials
Toby has worked on Eyes Wide Shut, Black Hawk Down, and Children of Men, produced multiple feature films, and created award-winning interactive installations — including a first-of-its-kind curriculum experience at the Melbourne Museum.
Interactive & Immersive Storytelling for Film and Media
Toby sits at a rare intersection of seasoned filmmaker and interactive media pioneer. He can help filmmakers, cultural institutions, and content creators design non-linear, choose-your-own-adventure, and participatory narrative experiences that go beyond the screen. Drawing on award-winning installations and first-of-its-kind interactive projects, he guides clients from concept through to execution.
Feature Film Production — from Set to Screen
With seven years across major Hollywood productions and a track record of producing multiple feature films independently, Toby offers hard-won insight into every stage of the filmmaking process. Whether you're navigating a large-scale shoot or producing your first independent feature, he brings both crew-level and producer-level perspective to help you avoid costly mistakes and lead confidently on set.
Technology-Driven Storytelling & Creative Innovation
Toby has spent decades using emerging technology to reinvent how stories are told and experienced. As both a practitioner and startup founder in story, place, and food technology, he helps creative professionals and organisations identify where technology can unlock new narrative formats, audience engagement, and business models — without losing the human heart of the work.
Writing & Developing Film and TV Projects
Toby has never stopped developing film and TV projects across a career spanning more than two decades. He can mentor writers and writer-producers on the craft of developing screen ideas — from concept and structure through to pitching and packaging — with the practical lens of someone who has worked both in the industry trenches and as an independent creative.
26 years experience as Writer/Producer & Creative Technologist
Toby Cook has been working across filmmaking, interactive video, and technology entrepreneurship for 26 years, spanning production roles on major films, feature film producing, and tech startup involvement.
Seven years working in departments on major Hollywood film productions
Toby spent seven years working in various departments on high-profile films, gaining hands-on production experience across major international projects.
Production crew on Eyes Wide Shut (1999, dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Toby worked in a production department role on Eyes Wide Shut (1999), directed by Stanley Kubrick — one of the most notable films of the late 1990s.
Production crew on Black Hawk Down (2001, dir. Ridley Scott)
Toby worked in a production department role on Black Hawk Down (2001), directed by Ridley Scott — a major Hollywood production and box office success.
Production crew on Children of Men (2006, dir. Alfonso Cuarón)
Toby worked in a production department role on Children of Men (2006), directed by Alfonso Cuarón — a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film.
Created 'iD3' — a groundbreaking choose-your-own-adventure live action interactive game serialised across the web
Toby created 'iD3', a choose-your-own-adventure live action game that was serialised around the web, positioning it as a pioneering interactive video project at the forefront of the format.
Created first-of-its-kind interactive road safety curriculum experience at Melbourne Museum
Toby developed a first-of-its-kind education-based curriculum experience at the Melbourne Museum, enabling visiting students to create their own road safety films — a landmark interactive installation in the education space.
Produced several feature films
Toby has produced multiple feature films over the course of his career, demonstrating sustained output and credibility as a film producer.
Created award-winning interactive installations
Toby's interactive installations have received industry awards, reflecting recognised excellence in the creative technology and interactive media space.
Key part of several successful startups in place, food, and story technology
Toby has played a significant role in multiple successful tech startups spanning the verticals of place, food, and story technology, demonstrating entrepreneurial track record alongside his creative work.