Collage stop-motion animation workshop led by artist Emily Garfield.
Suggested donations from sliding scale of $5-$20 per participant to go to instructor.
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Limited to 12 participants. No prior experience with collage or animation required.
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Preparation:
-Â Please bring a smartphone or tablet (whatever device, as long as it has a camera and is flat/Â not a laptop). Please either download the free app Stop Motion Studio (available for iPhone or Android) or come prepared to use Instagram or Vine.
- You’re also welcome to bring your own collage elements to work with, though we will provide a variety of elements on the theme of the animation. Keep in mind that these don’t need to be 2D; a small figurine or toy could also take part, for instance. Items should be pretty small though.
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Workshop Schedule:
- 10 min: (as people come in) visitors should view the animation if they haven’t already
- 10 min: instructor presents on her background and inspiration for her animation work
-Â 15 min: instructor presents on techniques for stop-motion and using your smartphone
- The rest of the workshop is for participants to play around with the provided/brought materials and craft stop-motion animations. Instructor will be available to answer questions, help with technical issues, etc.
-Â 20 min before end: participants come together and can present their animations to each other if they wish.
Emily Garfield is originally from New York City and has lived in the Boston area since 2009. She has a BA in Visual Art from Brown University, where she also studied visual perception, aesthetics and Japanese studies, including a semester learning traditional Japanese arts in Nagoya. She has exhibited extensively in the Boston area and was the coordinator for Somerville Open Studios 2014. She draws her maps at Artisan’s Asylum makerspace in Somerville, where she is also a board member. http://www.emilygarfield.com
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This workshop is part of the art exhibition CHANGES // △ // METAMORPHOSIS up at Industry Lab from Nov. 11th-21st. Check out gallery hours and more on the show site: http://www.changes.space/