April 28, 2010

Two-day workshop will focus on film, animation and music

OSHAWA, ON. – Budding film enthusiasts, animation gurus and music video producers will have a chance to demonstrate their artistic passions first-hand next week when more than 240 secondary school students from across Durham Region arrive at the college’s Oshawa campus for a two-day spring workshop hosted by the School of Media, Art & Design (MAD).

The event, being run in conjunction with the Building Future Connections program which is part of the provincial government’s School-College-Work Initiative to provide students with a clear pathway from high school to college, will take place over two days with workshops on topics including film composition, animation sequencing and music video. Students will also see what first-, second- and third-year MAD students are currently learning in the classroom through a screening of the college’s animation and game reels.

When:
Tuesday, May 4 and Wednesday, May 5 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Who:
Don Lovisa, president, Durham College;
Judy Robinson, vice-president, Academic, Durham College;
Greg Murphy, dean and Charlotte Hale, associate dean, School of MAD; and
More than 240 secondary school students from across Durham Region. 

Where:
Durham College Oshawa campus, Gordon Willey building
Room C113, Room B238 and Mac labs
2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario

Schedule of events:
8:45 to 9 a.m. – students arrive on campus in Room C113;
9 to 9:20 a.m. – welcome and screening of animation and game reels;
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – students break into groups of 30 and attend workshops focused on film composition, animation sequencing, film and animation collaboration and music video;
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – student lunch;
12:30 to 2:30 p.m. – students break into groups of 30 and attend workshops focused on film composition, animation sequencing, film and animation collaboration and music video; and
2:30 to 2:45 p.m. – wrap-up. 

Parking:
Enter off Simcoe Street and proceed to Commencement parking lot. 

For more information, please contact:
Allison Rosnak
Communications, Marketing and External Relations
Durham College
905.721.2000 ext. 2333
allison.rosnak@durhamcollege.ca

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