MAX 4 ARTISTS

MAX 4 ARTISTS

This lecture based workshop will cover the possibilities for artists using Max. Max is a powerful platform that accommodates and connects a wide variety of tools for creative projects such as: sound, graphics, music and interactivity using a flexible patching and programming environment. Max allows users to write a simple, meaningful program within a few minutes, even with limited programming knowledge.

Field Recording : listening to a sound

This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore their own relationship with sound and gain the basic understanding of the equipment needed to record sound in the field or any where you can take a mobile recording device. The structure of the workshop will be shaped by the participants own artistic + technical experience/interests in field recording with the intention of making the content relevant to all as we learn to listen from new perspectives.
Freya Björg Olafson

Motion Capture With Ease

Designed with contemporary artists in mind (performers, animators, video artists, game developers and all curious learners), this workshop will teach the workflow for using Video Pool’s new motion capture suit (Perception Neuron) which allows one to create / animate quickly and with ease. You will leave the workshop with the knowledge of how to set up, record data, and apply the data to readymade avatars or 3D objects in Unity (free software).

Build your own Website

Description Learn how to layout, build and create your website. Website creation often is daunting, but engaging in the creative process, organizational strategies and knowing what platforms to use will help you build your website quickly and efficiently. By the end of this workshops participants will begin the layout and building their own site.
Cheap Thrills

Cheap Thrills

Explore the creative potential of undesired, obsolete and affordable video electronics. Learn how to create Video Synthesis on a budget, and embrace the limitations and artifacts of the growing piles of video technology shoved aside by the digital age. Colby Richardson leads this project based workshop on how to make the most with the technology that costs the least.

Unity – Virtual Space

Learn the building blocks to prototyping a simple art installation in virtual reality. The course will include an introduction to the Unity 3D user interface, 3D primitives for prototyping, and basic virtual object interactions like grabbing and throwing. By learning these building blocks, learners can start exploring virtual reality in their art practice.

Concept to Screen

This workshop will be about independent video creation with hands on instruction including camera and editing setups. We will look at how to use DIY, low budget tools and adaptation to bring a project to life.

Camera Aesthetics

Do you want to learn how to make your moving images pop? This Camera workshop will not only go give a technical overview of the equipment but will break down aesthetically how to get visually stunning video. We will work on camera basics including settings, colour balance, correct exposure, and audio basics including microphones.

Applying for an Exhibition with Jennifer Smith

Do you want to exhibit your work in artist-run -Centres across Canada? Jennifer Smith will be offering a 1.5 hour workshop on the process of applying for exhibition in galleries. The workshop will include a list of galleries that are friendly to exhibiting Media Arts, how to get your application together and insights on what juries are looking for.
Microwave Recording

Intermediate Sound Design

This workshop will demonstrate and discuss some of the techniques and concepts behind SFX production and Sound Design. We’ll explore the art of foley, analog and digital methods of processing sound and some of the conceptual/aesthetic considerations behind good design practices. Whether you’re interested in creating sound for movies, video games, sound art or something else entirely, this workshop will have a lot to offer.