Dry Media – A Herbarium Art Workshop

A 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 Edge Gallery from February 20th-March 6th 2015.

ONE ON ONE’S WITH MARIE LOSIER

In conjuction with her visit for Just A Million Dreams: A Retrospective of Marie Losier’s Fantastical Portraiture, co-presented by WNDX, Marie Losier (France) will deliver one-on-one workshops with filmmakers and artists of any background and experience. This is your opportunity to get first-hand feedback on your project, your career or just life in general on Saturday, June 28, 2014. Each session will last one hour, time and date of one on one will be coordinated after all spots are filled.

Sound: Mixing

Audio post-production is a huge part of any film or video project. This 2-day workshop will walk participants through the whole process of assembling and mixing audio in both Apple’s Logic and Avid’s Protools. We will discuss workflow, equalization, dynamics, spacialisation, effects and much more.

Sound: Field

Open your ears… Effective field recording is about learning how to listen. This hands-on workshop will teach participants the fine art of capturing the right sounds in the field. We’ll explore 5 field recording units and an array of different microphones as we learn to really hear what’s coming through the headphones.

Sound: Production

Roll Sound! With this workshop we’ll be exploring ins and outs of location audio. Participants will learn how to select the best microphone for the job, how to make the most of the acoustics on set and the art of holding a boom pole. Discover the secrets of recording crisp, clear dialogue and stunning sound effects!

Sound: Introducing…

This class is a pre-requisite for the three workshops that follow it. A solid understanding of the fundamentals of audio is key to making great recordings. During this 4-hour session, participants will learn about the basic principles behind sound, acoustics, microphones and digital & analog audio recording. If you’re new to working with audio or just haven’t been getting the results you want, this is a great place to start.

Zones of Inhibition: Biotech / Art Workshop

Video Pool Media Art Centre, INCUBATOR Lab at the University of Windsor and Plug In ICA announce a call for artist-participants for Zones of Inhibition, a four-day workshop about Biotech Arts, as part of the upcoming project TOXICITY (which includes an exhibition, symposium, workshop at Plug In ICA and Video Pool Media Arts).

Sony HD Camera Basics

fs100Over this two day workshop we will be working with Video Pool’s HD cameras such the Sony FS700, FS100, and the Z1u. 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!