Workshops – Page 9 – Video Pool Media Arts Centre

Projection Mapping with jaymez

This two day workshop with local projection artist jaymez will be an intensive introduction into the world of projection and architectural mapping. This course is focused on the theories and practices of taking projections outside of the rectangle and shine light on the secrets of bringing structures to life video. Participants will be introduced to a number of methods and techniques for twisting their video images around physical objects using a variety of software applications.

Artistic Survival with Shawna Dempsey

Shawna Dempsey will share her tips for artistic survival, including grant writing do’s and don’ts, the importance of income diversification and how to build relationships that lead to opportunities. Topics covered in the workshop will also include budgeting, bookkeeping and risk management. Art is hard, but the even harder part is making a living at it.

Intro to Multimedia Design Intensive: Hosted by Theatre Projects Manitoba held at Video Pool Media Arts Centre

Led by longtime Ghost River Theatre (Tomorrow’s Child) audiovisual designer and programmer Matthew Waddell, the Intro to Multimedia Design Intensive is a hands-on introduction to the latest tools and techniques used in sound and video design for theatre and multimedia performance. This four-day, 18 hour, workshop will combine lectures, live demos and in-class excercises that will guide participants through the process of digital audiovisual design and show control from conception to delivery.

Shaky Noisy Blinky with Ken Gregory

The inexpensive Arduino micro-controller can do it all. This introductory workshop covers the basics of sensing the world with physical computing techniques using the Arduino. Learn simple coding techniques and electronics to make your creative media objects move, light up and emit sound. Electronic sensing of light, sound, and motion will be covered. CURIOUS ABOUT SOME FUN ARDUINO PROJECTS?

Camera Fundamentals Workshop with Wendy Buelow

Over this two afternoon workshop we will be working with Video Pool’s Sony HD cameras such the Sony FS700, FS100, NEX EA50 as well as an introduction to the 4K PXW FS7. Participants will learn to use the manual settings of these cameras, gaining greater control to produce video of the highest quality. We’ll be learning about exposure, white balance, gain control, shutter settings, audio settings, lighting situations, zebra stripes and more! There will be plenty of hands-on practice during this workshop, and we’ll also be discussing how to manage the media after a shoot.

Creative Interfacing with Lasers

This workshop will teach you how to connect popular creative real-time media environments, such as Pd and Processing, and open-source software in general, to a simple, commercial laser-scanner. It will cover basic
laser-scanner operation, it’s overall limitations and capabilities, focusing on the use of a computer to control the laser-scanner in

Field Recording with Joel Mierau

Developing the ability to focus your listening & awareness to sound within an environment is essential for effective field recording. Being able to focus your hearing beyond what you see requires both the practice and acknowledgement of being present within time + space. This workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore their own relationship with sound and acquire the basic understanding of the equipment needed through hands on experience recording in the field.

Dry Media III: An Herbarium Art Workshop

An herbarium is a biorepository of dried, preserved plant specimens for scientific study. The University of Manitoba Herbarium houses the largest collection of vascular plants in Manitoba, with over 76,000 records. Artists will gain access to this plant collection, view specimens beneath dissection microscopes, and capture images with a microscope camera. Projects resulting from the workshop (not limited to drawings) will be shown in a group exhibit at the Forth Gallery from October 6th -12th 2017.

Motors!Motors!Motors!Motors!Motors!

This workshop will guide you through the exciting and mysterious world of Motors! In this workshop we will connect and drive Servo Motors!, Stepper Motors!, DC Motors!, and AC Motors!. The focus will be on hands on results (not too much theory I promise) to make the amazing possibilities of Motors! available to your artistic projects and practice.

3D Printing for Artists: An Introduction

In this 2-day workshop artists will be introduced to 3D printing and how it can be brought into their own practice. We will cover software, hardware, and 3d model resources. Participants will be familiarized with the different types of printers, understand how to make a “watertight model” for printing, and where to find free 3d models online. Workshop includes a visit to Northforge FabLab. No experience necessary.