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For more information about the workshops listed below, call 519-743-1151 x146. Film StoryboardingSaturday, September 25, 2010 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go)
This workshop will be an illustrated "how to" with examples of the instructor's work and that of other directors, and will include some practical exercises. About the instructor: Isabella Stefanescu is a painter, writer, and new media artist based in Kitchener who received the Ontario arts Council K. M. Hunter Prize for multidisciplinary artists. She was an artist in residence at the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab in 2008, and at the Banff New Media Institute in 2009. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Previous WorkshopsFilmmaking Camp for YouthJuly 19 to July 30 from 9:30am to 1:30pm at 66 Queen Street South, Kitchener This 10 days camp is a hands on program introducing young people to the theory, techniques and technology of movie making. We will go through all of the steps of the movie making process: developing an idea, creating a script, casting the movie and shooting it using professional HD Video cameras. We'll then move into the editing suite to put the pieces of the movie together, adding effects and a soundtrack to produce a finished movie on DVD. Participants will experience every aspect of the process of movie making and have the opportunity to work within every department. Each day will begin with a brief talk addressing the day's tasks and covering an aspect of the movie making process but the emphasis will be on actually experiencing that process first hand. The camp will follow the natural creative path of a movie from pre-production into production and then post-production. Fees: $150 (subsidies available for low-income families) To register for this workshop, please fill out this form. Submit the form and fees in person or mail it to: Multicultural Cinema Club, Azam Fouk Aladeh, 58 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON, N2G 1V6 Return to Africa - The Elsie Cressman StorySaturday, May 1 from 9:30am to 11:30am at CTV Studios (864 King Street West, Kitchener. Enter off Pine St. Park in the far right parking lot. Follow signs to brown door on side of the studio) Waterloo County Mennonite Elsie Cressman spent 25 years working in East Africa as a nurse and midwife building clinics and hospitals that still stand to this day. Upon her return to Canada she pursued and was successful in incorporating midwifery into the Ontario Healthcare system. This is the story of how 86 year-old Elsie returned to Kenya and Tanzania to revisit her accomplishments and re-connect with old friends and patients.
Part One: How the film was developed, researched, funded and what equipment was used. Presented by photographer Paul Francescutti. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Film StoryboardingSaturday, May 29 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go)
This workshop will be an illustrated "how to" with examples of the instructor's work and that of other directors, and will include some practical exercises. About the instructor: Isabella Stefanescu is a painter, writer, and new media artist based in Kitchener who received the Ontario arts Council K. M. Hunter Prize for multidisciplinary artists. She was an artist in residence at the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab in 2008, and at the Banff New Media Institute in 2009. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Color Correction WorkshopSaturday, April 3 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go)
Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. How to Read a Film: Exploring the Archetypal Themes in AvatarSaturday, April 17 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go) Avatar is undoubtably on the cutting edge of film technology. True to form, James Cameron has pushed the envelope of what film can encompass from a technological perspective. But the story of Avatar itself draws on familiar themes which have echoes back to the oral traditions of our ancestors. Moving through Avatar with an archetypal eye, this workshop will explore and present where these themes are evident in the film and what they tell us about our cultural state of mind. If the artist is the visionary who foreshadows what we carry in our Collective Unconscious, what is James Cameron's Avatar telling us about our beliefs, desires and experiences? A previous viewing of Avatar would be a benefit to attending this workshop. This workshop will be led by Tiffany Lazic, a graduate of Ryerson University (Film Studies). She has worked in the industry in editing, distribution and exhibition. She received training as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist at the Transformational Arts College in Toronto. One of her many joys is applying her life-long interest in myth and symbolism to everyday life in order to guided others to self-empowerment and choiceful living. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. What is Audio Post-Production?Saturday, February 13 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go)
Good sound starts with good microphone technique and control over the recording environment, but when either or both of these has been compromised, there are tricks that can be done to minimize the damage and we'll talk about some of these. This workshop will be lead by Earl McCluskie, a recording producer and engineer based in the Waterloo Region. In addition to CD recording and concert production, he has worked in audio post-production with the CBC for the Nature of Things, Fifth Estate, as well as numerous independent video productions. He is currently producing a video documentary for the Wellington Winds, and as recording producer and engineer on an independent film project with Helmut Lipsky and Stefan Pleszczynski (CBC's Da Vinci's Inquest, Intelligence) in Montreal. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Intro to Stop-Motion Animation for AdultsSaturday, February 27 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go)
In this workshop, you will learn about the six basic animation priciples (squash and stretch, anticipation, follow through, arcs, easing in and out, and staging), various stop-motion animation techniques, special effects like green screening, the creation and examination of storyboards and x-sheets, and making puppets, all to help you create your own animation through the workshop. This workshop will be lead by Grayden Laing, an Ontario-based artist who has been receiving artistic commissions since he was fourteen. He started out as a portrait artist and has branched into landscape painting, figurative sculpture, animation and live-action video. In the past three years Grayden has produced and shot several animated short films including "Sound of Sorrow", which is represented by OUAT! Media and has aired on the Moviola network in Canada. Grayden's dark comedy "Smokey's Rage" won the animation showdown in August of 2008 on the Atom.com website and was aired on Comedy Central in the US. During 2009 Grayden focused on producing two new stop-motion series "The Dolls House", written by Andrea Burgie, and "Eggs Gone Wild", created and produced by Grayden. Grayden is also currently working with Decode Entertainment on developing his claymation show "Beer Goggles", which Decode optioned in 2007. Grayden has also made an effort to share the excitement of animation with others by teaching animation techniques to children and adults. Grayden has led animation camps and workshops of all sizes at Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Camp NeeKauNis, The Multicultural Cinema Club, and the Waterloo Regional Children's Museum. During this time Grayden has also provided private animation instruction for individuals. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Archetypal Psychology in FilmSaturday, January 16 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go) Film, with its ability to use character, plot, image and sound, is undoubtably a powerful medium through which to tell a story. In many ways, film serves as our contemporary means through which to understand ourselves, our culture and our world, fulfilling a similar function to the oral tradition of myth and storytelling in ancestral history. Sitting in a darkened theatre watching a film unfold before our eyes is not so removed from ancient forebears who sat around a fire or hearth as bards and elders spun teaching tales. In exploring the four main functions of traditional myth and the films which fall into each of the four categories, this workshop will help give the signposts to read a film as a guide to self-understanding. Whether you are a film- lover interested in seeing films from a different perspective or a film-maker interested in adding another layer of depth, Archetypal Psychology in Film presents a roadmap of mythic themes through which to explore this medium. Tiffany Lazic is a graduate of Ryerson University (Film Studies) She has worked in the industry in editing, distribution and exhibition. She received training as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist at the Transformational Arts College in Toronto. One of her many joys is applying her life-long interest in myth and symbolism to everyday life in order to guide others to self-empowerment and choiceful living. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Introduction to Final Cut ProSaturday, January 30 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, second floor (a sign will indicate where to go)
As a fan of independent filmmaking, Anne (who will be leading this workshop) loves teaching people to edit. She is a member of Ed Video Media Arts Centre and is currently an educator with the Waterloo Region District School Board. She completed a masters studying the impact of digital editing. Fees: FREE for members, $10 at the door for non members. Composing Your Images: Understanding the How and Why of Camera OperationsThis workshop, lead by Dragan Doric, will help to improve your camera shots by explaining the various techniques of photography/cinematography i.e.: rule of thirds, depth of field, lead room, head room, aperture settings, shutter speeds, frames per second, aspect ratios, exposure, white balance, and more. Dragan Doric is an accomplished still photographer specializing in travel and wildlife work. For over 30 years his career has included portraits, commercial work, promotional travel videos in a documentary style. He has worked with formats from 35mm to 8x10 inch cameras. Has shot and edited video in SD and HD. Will show samples in stills and video to clarify and remove the mystery of camera operation. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday, December 12 from
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the Loft room at The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S., Kitchener. Proceed to the
second floor, there will be a sign indicating where to go. Recording High-Quality Sound for Film and VideoSaturday, November 14 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM at the Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S., Loft Room
This workshop will discuss
The workshop will be hosted by Earl McCluskie, a recording producer and engineer based in the Waterloo region. In addition to CD recording and concert production, he has worked in audio post-production with the CBC for the Nature of Things, Fifth Estate and drama, as well as numerous independent video productions. He is currently producing a video documentary for the Wellington Winds, and as recording producer and engineer on an independent film project with Helmut Lipsky and Stefan Pleszczynski (CBC's Da Vinci's Inquest, Intelligence) in Montreal. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday November 14
from 9:30AM to 11:30AM at the Loft room in The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S.
Proceed to the second floor, there will be a sign indicating where to go. Green Screen WorkshopSaturday, November 28 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S., Loft Room The purpose of this workshop is to give an overview and all basics related to Green Screen room and its options (colors, materials, portability issues), also discussing lighting the Green Screen and talent, Final Cut Workflow and keying effects. Chris Meidell is the founder of Modevation Media and founder of WaterlooTech.tv. He is chair of the Media Producers Group of Ontario and has been involved with production and post production on 4 documentaries in collaboration with the MultiCultural Cinema Club. Chris is passionate about storytelling and the tools we use to tell the stories. With one of the few green screen studios in the Waterloo area, Chris will share some of his insights into shooting with a greenscreen in studio and in the field including lighting tips, equipment setup and choices as well as available effects in Final Cut Pro. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday, November 28
from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Loft room in The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S. Proceed to the second
floor, there will be a sign indicating where to go. Steadicam Camera Stabilizing Systems WorkshopsSaturday, October 10 from 9:30am to 11:30am at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, Kitchener This interesting workshop covering Steadicam products will be presented to you by Carlito Ghioni, film writer and director who has directed one full-length feature film, sixteen documentaries, numerous shorts and one interactive documentary. Born in Italy, Ghioni studied film history at the University of Turin. He came to Canada in 1999 and studied at the Vancouver Film School and at INIS (Institute National de l'Image et du Son) in Montreal. Ghioni has over 10 years experience as a cinematographer, and his documentaries and shorts have been shown at various festivals such as Edmonton Global Vision, Bologna Visione Italiane, Teheran Film Festival, Bombay Film Festival and Monferrato Film Festival, Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday October 10 from 9:30am to 11:30am at the Loft Room at The Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South. Proceed to the second floor, also there will be a sign indicating where to go. Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Funding Opportunities through the Canada Council for the ArtsSaturday, September 26 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at the Working Centre, 66 Queen Street South, Kitchener The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to invite artists and the staff of professional arts and cultural organizations of all culturally diverse communities to attend an information session organized by The Multicultural Cinema Club.
The following Canada Council for the Arts staff will be conducting this session: Melisa Kamibayashi (Information Officer, Arts Services) and Sheila James (Coordinator, Equity Office) Please call Azam Fouk Aladeh to register for the session: 519-743-1151 ext. 146 or by email. We encourage you to read up on the listed grant programs in advance of the panel so that you may ask the information officer questions that are more specific. Application guidelines and forms are posted on our website at www.canadacouncil.ca. Basic Lighting
Topics include: Camera filters, Gels, Lights, Reflectors, Using the Sun, White Balance Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday September 26th from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Loft room in The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S. Proceed to the second floor, also there will be a sign indicating where to go. Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. How to apply for a Media Arts Grant from the Ontario Arts Council - Free Information session- July 29 at 6:30 PMFor film & video, audio & sound, and new media artists of all cultural backgrounds. If you want to know:
...then please come meet Mark Haslam, OAC Media and Visual Arts Officer. He will answer your questions and lead you through the
grant application process step-by-step. The next deadline for Emerging artists will be November 15 so it is a good time for
you to start preparing your application. Find the Heart of Your Writing, Part II - Sunday May 17, 2009
A "hands on" class geared for beginners and for those writers who are stuck. Some knowledge of script writing structures is useful but not necessary. Leading the workshop will be Eliza Crosland, a writer, producer and award winning indie filmmaker who's short narrative works have played in festivals across North America. She has also written for TV. Eliza has a degree in theatre from York University and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA Extension. She continually takes screenwriting classes in pursuit of excellence. She currently sits as co-chair of Ed Video Media Arts Centre. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Sunday, May 17, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S. Proceed to the second floor; There will be a sign showing where to follow. Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Documentary making - Saturday, May 30, 2009Paul Francescutti is a producer/director with more than 20 years experience at CTV Southwestern Ontario. Paul's interest lies with Non-Government Organizations and the work being done in developing countries. 
In this workshop Paul will take us through his experiences, and learn explore how the idea for his documentary "Remote Access" was formed, developed and executed. We will aslo screen the documentary "Remote Access: Distant Libraries of the World" (25mins.) Then Paul will be talking about tips and tricks for filming and surviving on the road, showing a video demonstration of: Sound Advice, Types of Shots, White Balancing, Complimentary Composition, Rule of Thirds, Outdoor Lighting, and Creating Depth. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday May 30, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S. Proceed to the second floor, also there will be a sign showing where to follow. Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Video Reporting for Web and TV - April 25, 2009Philip Bast, former Arts Editor of the Waterloo Region Record, "graduated" from print to video upon retiring in 2006, and since then has continued to celebrate the regional arts community through video reports on theRecord.com and Rogers Daytime. This workshop examines documentary storytelling through video, focusing on the mechanics of working as a "crew of one": handling interview and camera work simultaneously, as well as all editing tasks. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Apr 25, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 58 Queen St. S. use the side door on Queen St. and proceed to the second floor, also there will be a sign showing where to follow. Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. The Sony HD EX1 Camera - April 11, 2009
Come and learn what Sony HD EX1 can do and how you can operate it. The EX1 is a HD broadcast quality camera from Sony. Chris Miedell a local producer and camera operator will show you all that this camera can do. Overview includes: manual focus, auto focus, iris, zoom, zebra, peaking, expand focus, lens info, histogram, ND filter, gain, white balance, picture profile settings overview, and special features: using the media review, stop motion, slow motion, time lapse, wide angle lens (how to change it). This workshop was held on January 31, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 58 Queen St. S. (use the side door on Queen St. and proceed to the second floor, also there will be a sign showing where to follow.) Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Find the Heart of Your Writing, Part I - Sunday March 29, 2009
Geared for beginners and for those writers who are stuck. Some knowledge of script writing structures is useful but not necessary. Leading the workshop will be Eliza Crosland, a writer, producer and award winning indie filmmaker who's short narrative works have played in festivals across North America. She has also written for TV. Eliza has a degree in theatre from York University and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA Extension. She currently sits as co-chair of Ed Video Media Arts Centre. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Sunday March 29, 2009 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 58 Queen St. S. (proceed to the second floor from Queen Street entrance, also there will be a sign showing where to follow). Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Using Film for Social Justice and Community Issues - Saturday, March 14, 2009This workshop explores how people are using multimedia to get their messages out and what kinds of messages are helpful or hurtful as well as using other people's films to engage and educate especially through facilitated discussions. Trudy Beaulne Executive Director of the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo will be presenting this workshop for you. Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Saturday, March 14, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Queen Street Commons Café, 43 Queen St. South. Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Editing with Final Cut Pro - February 28, 2009Grayden Laing will lead you through:
Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Feb. 28, 2009, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 66 Queen St. S. proceed to the second floor, (a sign showing where to go). Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members The Canon XH-A1 Camera - February 14, 2009Come and learn how to produce your own films using the Canon XH-A1.
Please mark your calendar for this workshop on Feb 14, 2009, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 58 Queen St. S. proceed to the second floor (there will be a sign indicating where to go) Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. The Sony HD EX1 Camera - January 31, 2009
Come and learn what Sony HD EX1 can do and how you can operate it. The EX1 is a HD broadcast quality camera from Sony. Chris Miedell a local producer and camera operator will show you all that this camera can do. Overview includes: manual focus, auto focus, iris, zoom, zebra, peaking, expand focus, lens info, histogram, ND filter, gain, white balance, picture profile settings overview, and special features: using the media review, stop motion, slow motion, time lapse, wide angle lens (how to change it). This workshop was held on January 31, from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the Wright room in The Working Centre, 58 Queen St. S. (use the side door on Queen St. and proceed to the second floor, also there will be a sign showing where to follow.) Fees: FREE for members, $5 at the door for non members. Aboriginal High School Enrichment Program at the University of Waterloo - November 25 and 26, 2008Aboriginal Services at U of W created an Aboriginal High School Enrichment Program for aboriginal students in Grades 12, which invites students to spend four days living in St. Paul's residence at the University of Waterloo while attending an Applied Health themed conference focused on the medicine wheel teachings of spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health. MCC was part of this program and offered a hands-on filmmaking workshop to
encourage those students to consider filmmaking as career and to use film as a medium to reflect
their voice and opinions. Students were and introduced to and worked with basic film equipment. How to apply for a Media Arts Grant from the Ontario Arts Council, Free Info session - July 24, 2008This workshop was intended for film and video, audio/sound, and new media artists of all cultural backgrounds who are interested in learning:
Please come meet Mark Haslam, OAC Media and Visual Arts Officer. He will answer your questions and lead you through the grant application process step-by-step. Second Film-making Workshop for Youth - Lutherwood - August 13 to August 17, 2007This free workshop series held at the Betty Thompson Youth Centre gave young people the opportunity
to learn the ins and outs of media production with a local producer. Youth also took part in the production
of a documentary. First Film-making Workshop for Youth - The Working Centre - January 6 to March 17, 2007This project provided an opportunity for youth to learn about the process of film making, interact
with a mentor who has extensive experience directing and producing films, and actually produce a film
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Storyboarding is the bridge that gets you safely across the gap between your script to your edit ready
footage. An illustrated to do list for your movie, it helps you plan everything, from the title
sequence to "The End" making sure you get all the shots you need in between. Storyboarding saves
you time, money and aggravation by making you think early in the process about visual story
telling. But above all storyboarding will help you make a better movie. 
Join producer and editor Chris Meidell for an introduction to the world of color correction.
In this workshop, Chris will take you through the the different tools, techniques and tricks used in
Primary and Secondary color correction within Final Cut Pro and Color. You will learn how to improve
the quality of all the video you shoot and how to use color correction to create mood in your videos.
You will gain a better understanding of the different types of video scopes and how to use them
effectively measure and to improve your results. 
Learn about Production Dialogue Editing, ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement),
Sound Effects Editing and Design, Foley Recording (human sound effects recorded in sync with picture),
Music Composition and Music Editing, and Mixing (also called re-recording). 
This introductory workshop will give you the basic concepts and skills to
start editing in Final Cut Pro, a powerful editing software program used by the professional film
industry. Capturing, editing, adding special effects and options for exporting will be covered. 
Good audio can make a world of difference to any film project, and getting
that audio is one of the most affordable things that you can do to increase your production values
and make your movie sound better. 
The seminar will cover indoor and outdoor lighting techniques in a
news and interview environment. Two Experts in the field, Phil Molto (22 years with CTV, Supervisor,
ENG Photographer, Mobile Technician) and Paul Francescutti (37 years with CTV, Producer,
director, photographer) will be running the workshop.
Discover techniques to help you find the core of your work so that you can
stay on track for your whole script. This class will be more practical and will assist you in increasing
the clarity of your writing. We will spend time analyzing examples of scripts and will work through
participant's writing dilemmas as we apply the concept of "finding the heart" to plot, characters
and scene development.
Andrew Kohl has been producing videos for over 20 years. His experience encompasses
various cameras, editing technologies and working with clients and other producers, writers, shooters and
animators. His camera of choice over the years was the original Canon XL1, and his experience in guerrilla
film style and cinema verity filmmaking with minimalist crews, has led him across Canada and elsewhere.