Duderstadt Center Media & Studio Arts Symposium, February 12-16
Robert Newcomb
Greetings!
I am writing to announce our first annual Media & Studio Arts Symposium, to be held at the University of Michigan Duderstadt Center Video Studio, February 12-16, with presentations and workshops from 1:00pm to 9:00pm daily.
The theme for this year's event is:
Affecting Change in the World -- New Tools for Media Creation and Performance
The Symposium is free, with no registration, and is open to all -- students, staff, faculty and public are welcome!
Learn from the experts about essential cutting edge tools!
• Shooting Cinematic Video on a DSLR - Canon
• Video Editing in 360 & Virtual Reality using Final Cut Pro X - Apple
• Touch Designer: Realtime Visual and Performance Control - Derivative
• Record, mix and master audio for a CD - Paul Blakemore, Bill Lucas, Dave Greenspan
• Listen to and compare a collection of rare hi-end tube amplifiers - Stan Voskov
• Creating Big Weather, a Multimedia Music & Dance piece - Peter Sparling
• Dance and Theatre Lighting - Mary Cole
• 360 Video with positional audio - Collaborative Student Project
• Portable video production on your smartphone - Ryan Wilcox
A diverse community of presenters representing students, faculty, industry professionals, software developers and hardware manufacturers will be sharing their expertise, experience and collaborations. Join our community as we embark on this week long exploration of the creative process, exploring the tools and techniques that can make your vision a reality!
The first annual Media & Studio Arts Symposium is hosted by the Duderstadt Center, the nexus of interdisciplinary innovation, research and discovery for media creation and performance technologies at the University of Michigan. The Symposium will take place in the Duderstadt Center’s state-of-the-art Video Studio, showcasing the latest in Video, Audio, Interactive and Projection Technology.
Please visit our web site in the coming weeks for updates and a detailed schedule of presentations!
* Note - Seating is limited, so first come, first seated. For faculty bringing classes, please let us know in advance if possible.
Best wishes,
The Media & Studio Arts team
Associate Director, Media & Studio Arts, Duderstadt Center