Saturday 18 April 12 noon at The Hub @ Docklands
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The last Beginner’s Workshop was another great success, with over 20 people converging on The Hub and lots of advice and solutions being shared.
LUV will cover things like:
* installing various linux distributions;
* tweaking and configuring your system;
* automatic backups;
* home networking, including wireless;
* setting up specific platforms (e.g. mythtv, asterisk, ubuntustudio, etc);
* using specific applications – openoffice, inkscape, gimp, openmoviestudio
… but if you want help with a different application or problem, come along and let them know. The event is what you make of it. Bring your laptop!
Link: http://luv.asn.au/2009/04/workshop
Venue:
The Hub @ Docklands, 17 Waterview Walk, Docklands (near the corner of Bourke Street and Harbour Esplanade – look for the giant rabbit sculpture) Melway reference: 2E H7
Seminar Thurs 14 May 2 – 5 pm
Games and virtual worlds are now being used as creative tools to make a wide range of films from horror genre, comedy to corporate training and education. YouTube, Machinima.com and scores of other video portals are filled with examples of these new forms of virtual storytelling and some are now being commissioned by mainstream TV. NBC aired a CSI episode in 2008 featuring machinima made in Second Life and HBO recently acquired the machinima series ‘Molotov Alva’.
The seminar will explore the vast range of machinima made with console, PC and online games. It will also look at simple forms of film pre-visualisation now possible using games technologies. The intensive workshop will provide a hands-on introduction to the tools of machinima and the opportunity to work on a short project. Participants are encouraged to bring along a pre-recorded soundtrack (including voice and/or music) to use as the basis for their project.
Presenters and workshop trainers include:
* Gary Hayes, LAMP and MUVEDesign
* Gary Wiesneski, SLCN.tv
* Mark Strong – Wandering Eye Pictures
* Kit Devine and/or Ian Brown – AFTRS
* Kathy Mueller – AFTRS
By the end of this workshop & seminar participants will have had the opportunity to learn about:
* What makes compelling machinima
* The wide range of machinima styles being created around the world
* Insight into the engines and tools used to create machinima
* Basic storyboarding and scripting techniques for machinima
* Global machinima community and other online resources
* Role playing and improvisation techniques that work in this new form
More info – http://lamp.edu.au/2009/03/10/new-lamp-multiplatform-content-seminars-workshops/
NOTE: Workshop Fri 15 May 10 am – 5 pm (must attend seminar)
In the interest of contributing to the world wide phenomenon initiated by The Institute for Figuring (http://www.theiff.org), In Stitches Collective is facilitating the creation of the ‘Sydney Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef’ to be presented in a public exhibition in August 2009.
Learn to crochet and be part of this inclusive collaboration that builds environmental awareness and links communities through science, mathematics, art and craft.
Bring a crochet hook and some materials to crochet (limited hooks and yarn available on the day). We encourage the use of recycled materials.
For more information about the project check out http://sydneyreef.blogspot.com/
Workshop being held:
21 February 2009
2-4pm
44 Little Oxford Street (behind Taylor Square on the Surry Hills side)
Sydney, Darlinghurst, Australia
Lantern la Lumiere is a digital art project, which will see 16 South Australian animators create content for the Rundle Lantern. Each work will be approximately 60 seconds duration and will be narrative in style. These mini-stories on giant pixels will be created under the guidance of mentors and within the technical guidelines supplied by Fusion. During the workshops animators will create and edit their digital clips, culminating in a launch and then nightly screenings during the Fringe. Two FREE workshops will be held on the 31st of January and 1st February to provide animators with requirements and support to create their content. All content will be featured for the duration of the Fringe from the 26th February.
31 January and 1 February, 10am – 4pm
Media Resource Centre, Lion Arts Centre at 13 Morphett St, Adelaide
Entry is limited and competitive.
For further information, visit the website at: http://www.mrc.org.au#lantern
