Sept-Dec 2008
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- Photoshop (eve)
- Web Design (eve)
- Digital Photography
- Computer Music
- Photo Restoration
- Sand Animation & Soundtracks
- Landscape Photography
- Publishing with InDesign
- Illustrator
- Horror Claymation
- Sound:Space
- Sound Installation: Interior & Exterior
- Circuit Bending
- Experimental Digital Print
- Introduction to Photoshop
Open Access
Sunday 28th
Sept, 26th Oct, 7th Dec.
Time: 1.30-4.30pm
£6.00 per session.
An opportunity to take advantage of our great pricing for large format printing on our Epson Pro 7600, plus A3 scanning a wide range of software for graphics, video, animation, audio and DVD authoring. Advance booking required.
Photoshop
8 Weeks beginning Mon. 29th September
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Tutor: Kate Legg
Cost: £127.00 / £124.00 (m) / £125.00 (c)
An introductory course for beginners to give you the basics of using the tools and techniques necessary
to crop, copy, retouch and collage photos and develop graphic images through a set of logical, prepared
projects.
Kate is an experienced graphic designer and software trainer. She graduated from Brighton University with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design and spent successful years in the advertising and design industry. She then became involved in training graphics including the Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office, becoming a Microsoft Master Instructor. She currently runs her own IT Training business and also teaches Graphic Design at local Universities.
Web: www.kctrainingltd.co.uk
Website
Design
Date: 7 weeks beginning Tuesday 30th September
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Tutor: Martin Franklin
Cost: £113.00/£109.00(c)/£110.00(m)
A condensed practical course to take you through the steps and techniques for constructing a creative website using Dreamweaver CS3. Topics will include site planning, basic HTML, design issues, CSS, image optimizing, site management and web hosting.
Martin is Digital Media Manager at South Hill Park, freelance artist and multimedia designer. He began designing for the web with hand built HTML sites in 1996 and now works as a producer and multimedia author. He graduated from London College of Music & Media with an MA in Computer Arts in 2003.
Web: www.codetrip.net
Digital
Photography
Date: 8 weeks beginning Weds 1st October
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Tutor: Jo Andreae
Cost: £127.00/£125.00(c)/£124.00(m)
Designed for beginners who want to develop their skills with a digital camera beyond 'point and shoot' photography. The course will give you hands-on experience of composition, lighting, using manual settings and the changes and image enhancements you can achieve using Adobe Photoshop.
Jo became a freelance photographer 10 years ago after a 12 year career in business in the UK and abroad. As a creative photographer, form and structure are very important in her work with angle, light and perspective being used as the key to achieving impact. She also enjoys experimenting with print materials and pushing the boundaries of photography. In 2001 Jo obtained Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society.
Web: www.oneworldonecamera.co.uk
Computer Music
Date: 8 weeks beginning Thurs. 2nd October
Time: 7.30-9.30pm
Tutor: Damon Sawyer
Cost: £127.00/£125.00(c)/£124.00(m)
Introduction to the essential MIDI and audio sequencing capabilities of Cubase SX, covering arranging, looping and audio editing, software instruments, mix automation, with special focus on multi-track recording and production techniques.
Damon has been a professional sound engineer for over 10 years, recording all styles of music from Latin Jazz to Hard Rock. He is Producer for several albums on Parkside Records, Park Studios' inhouse label. As an active drummer he is frequently heard on the Blues circuit backing visiting US artists, such as Dietra Farr, Dave Spector, Jimmy Dawkins and Mojo Buford.
Web: www.platformmusic.co.uk
Photo Restoration
Date: Saturday 4th Oct.
Time: 10.30-4.30pm
Tutor: Heather Young
Cost: £51.00/£49.00(c)/£48.00(m)
Learn to repair damaged or faded old photographs using Adobe Photoshop. Using enhancement and repair tools including; Variations, Brightness, Contrast, Hue & Saturation, Clone, Dodge, Smudge. Participants should bring a photograph and have basic experience of using Photoshop. Price includes print out of the final restored image.
Heather is a professional artist and educator. Her strong background as a printmaker has extended her indepth grasp of digital imaging techniques and photography. She gained an MA in Printmaking from the Camberwell School of Art and is currently based at Open Hand Open Space studios in Reading.
Web: www.heatheryoung.co.uk
Sand Animation & Soundtracks
Date: Saturday & Sunday 11th/12th October
Time: 11.00-5.00pm
Tutor: T. Kim Noce & Martin Franklin
Cost: £102.00/£100.00(c)/£99.00(m)
One day exploring the creation of stop frame animation using an fine sand and coloured beads, followed by a day of esoteric digital audio techniques to develop original sound effects and music for animation.
Kim studied at the Academy of Art in Italy with a traditional background in drawing & painting. Moving to London, she graduated with an MA in the “Animation Director Course” at the National Film and Television School. She has completed Channel 4’s "Animator in Residence Scheme” to create her latest short film “Forget me Not”
Landscape Photography
Date: Saturday 18th Oct.
Time: 11.00-5.00pm
Tutor: Annabelle Dalby
Cost: £51.00/£49.00(c)/£48.00(m)
Landscape photography for digital SLR users, using the grounds of South Hill Park. Go beyond the "automatic"
settings of the digital camera and explore the use of manual controls, exposure, lighting and composition
techniques.
Annabelle Dalby is a London-based artist specializing in photography. Her practice consists of exhibitions, residencies, commercial photography and teaching. Her work explores the nature of photography in relation to personal memories and stories which inspire her.
Web: www.adalby.com
Publishing with InDesign
Date: Sunday 19th Oct.
Time: 11.30-5.30pm
Tutor: Kate Legg
Cost: £51.00/£49.00(c)/£48.00(m)
Discover the desktop publishing features of Adobe InDesign for creating and laying out periodical publications,
posters, and print media. Including creative page layouts, typography experimentation and relevant print
output information.
Kate is an experienced graphic designer and software trainer. She graduated from Brighton University with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design and spent successful years in the advertising and design industry. She then became involved in training graphics including the Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office, becoming a Microsoft Master Instructor. She currently runs her own IT Training business and also teaches Graphic Design at local Universities.
Web: www.kctrainingltd.co.uk
Illustrator
Date: Sat. 25th October
Time: 10.30-4.30pm
Tutor: Rose Davies
Cost: £51.00/£49.00(c)/£48.00(m)
Introduction to Adobe Illustrator and the basic tools and techniques to create vector illustrations.
Rose graduated in 2003 gaining a BA Hons in graphic design, then worked in the industry at a variety of agencies in Bath, Bristol and London. She later decided to share her experiences and passion for design with others through teaching. She has been teaching graphic design full time for the past two years.
Horror Claymation
Date: Weds/Thurs 29th / 30th October
Time: 10.30-4.30pm
Tutor: Kim Noce
Cost: £68.00
Age: 10-14 yrs
Two day clay modelling and stop frame animation project to create tall tales and spooky stories.
Kim studied at the Academy of Art in Italy with a traditional background in drawing & painting. Moving to London, she graduated with an MA in the “Animation Director Course” at the National Film and Television School. She has completed Channel 4’s "Animator in Residence Scheme” to create her latest short film “Forget me Not”
Sound:Space
Date: Saturday 1st Nov
Time: 11.00-8.00pm
Cost: £38.00 /£32.00 (c)
Our acclaimed sound art symposium event brings together a group of exciting sonic artworks, innovative
performers and artists, exploring sound and the environmental world.
Speakers:
Max Eastley
Ray Lee
Jana Winderen
Mike Harding/Touch
Peter Cusack
Tony Myatt (Sight Sonic)
Cinema:
Chris Watson surround sound installation "Beyond Ol' Tokai"
International sound art project videos
Interactive work from SoundLAB, Cologne
Performance:
Max Eastley & Peter Cusack perform inside the “Kinetic Drawings” installation
in the Bracknell Gallery
"it's wealth of ideas and performances showcased a host of ways to engage with sound...outside the audio
pollution of the everyday" The Wire
More Info: www.sound-space.info
Sound Installation: Interior & Exterior
Date: Saturday & Sunday 8th / 9th Nov
Time: 11.00-5.00pm
Tutor: Max Eastley
Cost: £108.00/£105.00 (m)/£106.00 (c)
Acclaimed kinetic sculptor and musician, Max Eastley leads a weekend covering location and field audio
recording, elemental installation design and creation using scale drawings and models.
Max Eastley is an innovative figure in the field of sound art, exhibiting at the Sonic Boom show at the Hayward Gallery in 2000. He has exhibited his sound installations internationally, and worked closely with a wide range of interdisciplinary artists, musicians and filmmakers, including Brian Eno, Peter Greenaway, Evan Parker, Thomas Köner, Eddie Prévost and The Spaceheads.
Circuit Bending
Date: Saturday & Sunday 22nd / 23rd Nov
Time: 11.00-5.00pm
Tutor: Professor Asmo
Cost: £116.00/£113.00 (m)/£114.00 (c)
Next level circuit-bender, Professor Asmo leads this workshop in building custom modified instruments from
the circuits of electronic toys. Day 1 will involve the creation of a
unique Dub Siren from a Vtech Tiny Touch phone, followed by exploration
of sequencer control via an analogue modular synthesizer on Day 2.
All components supplied.
About the Tutor
ASMO (Anti Social Musik Order) is the ‘circuit bending’ project of artist and musician Stu Smith. He works with self made instruments custom built from the modified circuits of electronic toys, keyboards and other discarded gadgets. His work explores the sonic landscape of ‘circuit bent’ instruments and their integration into existing modular synthesizer systems. He writes and performs with the groups Threep and The Buoys and has performed at concerts and festivals across the UK, Europe and USA.
Web: http://asmo23.wordpress.com
Experimental Digital Printmaking
Date: Saturday & Sunday 29th / 30th Nov
Time: 11.00-5.00pm
Tutor: Janet Curley Cannon
Cost: £126.00/£123.00 (m)/£124.00 (c)
Experiment with printing on to different papers, collage materials, fabric, and/or applying digital transfers to
other surfaces using Ink Aid. The emphasis will be on exploring and experimenting with digital images using
the Epson 7600 large format printer. Participants should have a working knowledge of Photoshop.
Price includes materials and 1 x A2 art print. .
Janet is a Visual Artist who uses digital technology as a core element within her work, often combining digital print with a variety of traditional fine art media. She recently gained an MA in Printmaking from the University of the Arts, London and had previously spent 15 years in the IT industry.
Web: www.jcurleycannon.com
Introduction to Photoshop
Saturday 6th Dec
Time: 10.30am -4.30pm
Tutor: Janet Curley Cannon
Cost: £51.00/£49.00 (c)/£48.00(m)
One day session to provide a grounding in the basics of Adobe Photoshop. This beginners course will give you expert guidance in the tools and techniques necessary to scan, retouch and optimise images while following a set of logical, prepared projects.
Janet is a Visual Artist who uses digital technology as a core element within her work, often combining digital print with a variety of traditional fine art media. She recently gained an MA in Printmaking from the University of the Arts, London and had previously spent 15 years in the IT industry.
Web: www.jcurleycannon.com