this and next week there are two great workshops about stopmotion animation:

May 11-12-13 / 12:00-18:00 / A 3 day workshop in stopmotion animation with Michael Schmacke / 60€ fee / Neukölln

On the first day you will see some examples of stopmotion films and you will learn about basic skills in animation techniques. Then you model your protagonist, while listening to the beat, which the videoclip will visualise. The “dolls” dont have to be human, anything moving nicely to the beat will be welcome.The sets will be started to build, too. You can sing some phrases to the beat and record it, to let your protagonist sing to the beat later on!

The second day we will perfect your doll and the sets will become proper. Bluescreen can be used.

Two teams will be build for the shooting and then it starts!. The dolls start to dance and sing to the beat, things are happening, i.e. psychedelic patterns in the sky  , all parallel to the waveforms of the sound file.

the third day will be for shooting the film. you will shoot a lot of rhythmical loops, which means less work.

A one minute musical video clip will be the result.

I am looking forward to innovative and experimental ideas.
There will be FIMO modeling clay, feel free to bring some.

more info and registration at http://www.nkprojekt.de/videoclip-in-stopmotion/

May 19 / 14:00-18:00 / STOP MOTION FILM workshop with Gloria G. / 30€ fee / Kreuzberg

Always found animation through stop motion technique cool? I’m going to share with you the fundamental knowledge of how to create a stop motion film and then we’re going to create one with our own hands and parting from our own ideas.

We can work with objects as well as with cut outs from magazines, so if you have something at home you are welcome to bring it- there will also be lots of interesting stuff here already. We’re going to use analogue technique, that doesn’t need any computer programme animation like after effects. You can therefore also redo it with your own photocamera at home.

You may also bring your musical instruments to create a tune for the clip!

The best thing: we’re going to do it collectively and in only one afternoon!

It shall be fun!

The workshop will be held in our collective atelier space in Kreuzberg.

more info and registration at http://gidsy.com/activities/berlin/8060/stop-motion-film-workshop

The HISStools: Convolution workshop for MaxMSP Taught by: Pierre Alexandre Tremblay

Fee: Free to Attend

Location: NK | Elsenstraße 52 | 2 Hinterhaus, 2 Etage | 12059 Berlin- Neukölln

The workshop will present a new set of tools for working with convolution and impulse responses in MaxMSP (HISSTools impulse response toolbox). Rather than than being simply an exposition of these new externals, the aim of the workshop will be to provide participants with some theoretical background to impulse response measurement, as well as tools and practical skills to work with convolution for a range of applications (reverb, creative effects, measurement, speaker and room correction etc.).

The exact nature of the workshop would depend on the available resources, but areas to be covered include:

*     Impulse response measurement of real spaces / electronic systems

*     Speaker / room correction from IR measurements

*     Mic correction

*     Realtime and non-realtime convolution

*     Deconvolution and inversion of impulse responses

*     Non-linear convolution

Participants will have a chance to investigate the objects and techniques in small groups or individually, depending on the equipment available.

Participants will require a reasonably fast computer running MaxMSP. Soundcards / mics / hardware to measure etc. also useful but non-essential.

we are happy to announce that we have a new elected management board for the next year, namely Georgina Espasa (georgealvolante), Frederik Bordfeld (fRED), Torston Höhle (E-Gruppe) and a new treasurer: Silke Müller (Eklis Rellüm)!

owls borrowed from here and there

Audio Visuals performances at KuLe Theater in Berlin !
http://www.kuletheater.de/

5 euros

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PIERCE WARNECKE (usa)
“Transitoire” – Slow textural sounds, fixed format video

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AUDE FRANCOISE & MADS EMIL NIELSEN

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JULIAN BONEQUI (mex) : Snare drum, voice, amplified garbage
ANTON MOBIN (fr) : Prepared chamber
KRIS LIMBACH (de) : Visuals / super8 burning

Berlin’s No.1 audiovisual arts association VisualBerlin is celebrating it’s 6th anniversary and has their general assembly meeting early in the evening, where the fourth management board will be elected among other internal issues to be discussed and brought forward.

Of course this is yet another good reason to celebrate with YOU! We will open the doors around 23:00 with electronic grooves by DJs Atchi Ladki and MoGreens and the usual audiovisual frenzy by our VisualBerlin VJs!

Friday, February 24th, 23:00 at Küste@RAW, Revaler Str. 99, Tor 2, Berlin F’hain!

VisualBerlin heartly invites international audiovisual artists and VJs attending or visiting Transmediale 2012 to a casual meet and greet lounge night at Atelier Überall, Oppelner Str. 12, Berlin Kreuzberg (U Schlesisches Tor)

We’re open for spontaneous presentations, performances or talks!

Looking forward to seeing you!

<<<<<< AVNode >>>>>>
outlining the international media arts festival network (presentation by Ioanna & Flux)

<<<<<< Live Performers Meeting 2012 >>>>>>
presentation of the new trailer and the concept of LPM Roma and Mexico 2012 by Ioanna

<<<<<< Live Visuals >>>>>>
- Rainbowwarrior (AT) – http://rainbowwarriorart.wordpress.com/
- FAX (IT) – http://famifax.com
- tranZvision (DE) – http://tranzland.com

<<<<<< VisualBerlin VJs >>>>>>
- e-gruppe (http://raum-e.com)
- et al…

<<<<<< OPEN STAGE >>>>>>
bring your laptop and play some music and/or visuals, present your current project, talk about what you want! we’re curious!

LPM will take place from 31st May to 3rd June 2012 at MACRO TESTACCIO,
Contemporary Art Museum in Rome, and from today THE CALL FOR WORKS IS
OPEN!

The registration form is available only on-line and the subscriptions
will be accepted until the 12nd March 2012.
www.liveperformersmeeting.net/participate

The venue of LPM 2012 ROME is the MACRO – Rome Contemporary Art
Museum, a location that perfectly fit the needs of the Meeting, but
also informs the event with a prestigious ‘touch’, both at national
and international level.

LPM mantains the 4 days formula and, as usual, proposes a spectacular,
innovative and engaging programme, and you too will have the chance to
make our edition unique: send us your best project or performance, and
come join the biggest live video event worldwide!
And you, VJ! If you think to have talent enough to compete in the VJ
Contest, subscribe and show us what you can do!
If you wish to participate to the Meeting, but you don’t want to
perform, subscribe anyway as you will have the incredible opportunity
to meet hundreds of live video artists, experts and practitioners, so
to further your knowledge of the hottest topics related to live video
performance.

The aim of LPM is to promote and diffuse the free circulation of
ideas, knowledge, techniques and languages related to LIVE VIDEO
practice, which will be the main focus of the Meeting.
Languages, techniques, cultural derives, innovative technologies:
these are the themes that we want to discuss during our seminars and
workshops. Send us your proposal for a talk, a presentation or a
workshop and help us spreading knowledge!