In 2019, Austin School of Film partnered with Mappathon™ to bring the projection mapping workshop taught & created by accomplished educator and artist CHIKA to Texas for the first time ever.
We hosted 15 students from all over the USA (yes, really) ranging from professors, creatives, filmmakers, students, club owners, photographers, fashion designers and more. This was many participants first chance to take the workshop with multimedia artist Chika. On the final day of the 2-day workshop, we hosted a public showcase of their installations & talk with the artist herself. This Spring 2020, we’re doing it all over again and you’re invited!
What do you get when you put women across film, video, and creative industries in one room? Last Saturday, we hosted dozens of women within Austin’s film, video, and creative industries for our free quarterly meet-up that we (Motion Media Arts Center) produce in conjunction with other women-led/women-run organizations. The goal of our quarterly meet-up (which btw: are completely free & open to any area woman to attend) is to meet, connect, and learn about women directly in our creative communities. From emerging media creators and student filmmakers to industry professionals and those new to town — each event has a little of it all!
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During the holidays, community-focused nonprofits like ours reach out to supporters like you with hope you will hear us out and understand the importance of community support. Support can come in many forms: monetary, in-kind, or even volunteering your time. But what does the money, the time, and the resources you donate really do for the community? Allow us to elaborate.
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Apollo has been a member of the Motion Media Art Center’s family since 2012. He was adopted by MMAC’s Education & Program’s Director Faiza Kracheni in May of 2012 at a little over a year old. He has joined us during screenings, made surprise visits at our award-winning summer camps, a few cameos in youth student films, and today, he decided it was time to get to work! Let him take you through his typical work day ;)…..
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Today, we’re sharing some photos from our SFX II: Monsters & Wounds advanced workshop, where students used both DIY tricks and professional grade makeup to achieve their looks & learn through project-based class assignments & exercises. Our 12-hour follow-up workshop to Intro to SFX dives deeper into monster & wound SFX make up effects and is designed to push students to create more complex special effects while working exclusively with “monster” themes & concepts.
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Austin is a city known for its music industry and musicians, with our official motto being the "Live Music Capital of the World". On any given night you can find a hundred venues showcasing a wide variety live music performances. Further, film and music intersect constantly within creative industries and curating video to sound or scoring (or vice versa) is just as important as the actual film production. Austin School of Film's Creative Filmmaking: Music Video Production class is designed to give you insight into the practical concerns involved with completing a music video from top to bottom with an industry filmmaker. Students will be guided hands-on to create a cinematic music video.
If you’re familiar with Austin School of Film, you probably know we teach a diverse population of people including: aspiring & established filmmakers, animators, media makers, content producers, illustrators, and creatives. Technically “creatives” is a catch-all word for those working in creative sectors and industries. Something you’ve probably noticed is a lot of the job roles creatives have or hope to have intersect with must-have digital skills to accomplish projects and productions. Here are some class picks we strongly feel are crucial skills every creative should know.
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