Dream Project

1st Youth Film Outreach Program in Richmond seeks budding young filmmakers for this one of a kind opportunity to work with professional filmmaker and media artist.

Two-week intensive workshops will help students realize their dreams.

Workshop schedule in August: 

2nd Workshop:  9:30am to 12:30pm, August 16-27   

3rd Workshop:  1:30pm to 4:30pm, August 16-27

Cost $20

Location: Performance Hall, Richmond Arts Centre

About the Dream Project

Awarded by the BC Arts Council and 2010 Legacies Now, the Dream Project is an innovative community outreach of the New Asia Film Festival, the first international film event in Richmond. The project will be giving students hands-on experience and training in professional filmmaking, animation and multimedia art installation techniques. The students’ works will be exhibited and displayed in public locations throughout Richmond.

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Objectives

-Enhance filmmaking and storytelling skills in the youth of Richmond through working with professional filmmakers and media artists.
-Celebrate the power of imagination and creativity of youth.
-Encourage greater confidence and self-esteem of youth.
-Enrich the art and culture activities in the City of Richmond.

Target Age Group

1st Filmmaking Workshop       15-19

2nd Filmmaking Workshop     11-14

3rd Filmmaking Workshop      15-19

Project Timeline & Description

- Workshop opens for registration (May 26, 2010)

- Filmmaking Workshop

1st workshop:   July 5-9 from 1-4pm
July 12-16 from 6-9pm

2nd Workshop:   August 16-27    from 10am – 12pm

3rd Workshop:    August 16-27    from 1pm – 4pm

The workshops will cover techniques of traditional story telling, live performance, digital video production, and computer 3D technology. Most importantly, students will be challenged to explore imaginative ideas and endless possibilities of mixing media, and to push themselves to take risks and be creative. Students will also be encouraged to experiment with different languages in their creations. Over the course of the 2-week workshop, students will make short films of four-eight minutes each, based on the theme of “dreams”.

- Outdoor Celebration and Exhibition of the Films by Students (Time To Be Announced)

- Multimedia Creation (Time To Be Announced)
The 2nd stage of the project is a multimedia art installation. Under the mentor of professional media artists, students will employ multimedia technology to collectively create a “live” public art installation using the films from the first phase, new footage, and interactive technology that will incorporate the audience into the installation.

-Exhibition of the Multimedia Public Art Installation in Richmond (Time To Be Announced)

About Elisa Chee (instructor of the 2nd and 3rd workshops)

Elisa graduated from the animation program at Emily Carr in 2003.  Since then, she has created animated segments for documentaries such as 100 Years of the BC Court of Appeal for the Knowledge Network, directed and animated Scenes, a music video, and worked in various supportive roles on films made at the National Film Board.  

Elisa's work

She has a wide range of experience with experimental as well as traditional animation techniques.  The versatility of her film making skills allows her to find visual solutions for storytelling through animation.  In the past five years, Elisa has mentored with Aboriginal youth in “Our World” workshops, emerging film makers for Doxa Connections, and elementary school aged children for Reel 2 Real.  She enjoys sharing her love for storytelling and animation with her students, and helping others express themselves through filmmaking.

About Jeff Chiba Stearns (mentor of the project and instructor of the 1st workshop) 

Jeff was born in Kelowna, BC of mixed Japanese and European heritage. He is an award-winning animation and documentary filmmaker and illustrator. His animated films Yellow Sticky Notes and What Are You Anyways have screened in over a hundred international film festivals and won over twenty awards worldwide. He graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Media Arts with a major in Film Animation. On top of filmmaking, he is also an animation instructor and has a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Visual Arts Education from the University of British Columbia. Recently he has just completed his new feature length documentary One Big Hapa Family.

Inquiries

Phone: 604-276-4300
Email: info@cinevolutionmedia.com

Registration

To register on line,please visit www.richmond.ca

Or call  604-276-4300