Past
Workshops

2023

Digital Creator Summer Camp for Kids

Date: August 21-25, 2023
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Cost: $250
Ages: 11-14

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled digital adventure! Digital Creator North Bay proudly presents an unmissable summer camp tailored for kids aged 11-14. This opportunity allows young minds to explore their creativity and delve into the world of digital art, painting in virtual reality, and digital photography! On the final day, Silver Lining will join us to help everyone make Zines using your very own art! But that’s not all – you can also print your own designs on your t-shirt and our stickers!

Join us for a week filled with digital fun, ensuring that every young creator finds their inner artist while gaining valuable skills in photography, editing, and design. Don’t miss out on this remarkable journey!

Register before August 13th using our online form to guarantee your spot! https://form.jotform.com/231855528813260

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Virtual Reality Filmmaking Workshop

Date: July 29-30, 2023
Time: 3:30pm – 6:30pm
Cost: $40/Members | $60/Non-Members

Explore the exciting world of Virtual Reality filmmaking with our immersive and hands-on workshop. Unleash your creativity by combining land-based education and VR film creation. Hosted by N2M2L in partnership with Silver Lining Media and presented by Atlas Gifford, this workshop will encourage play, expression, experimentation, and fun.

What you will do:
✅ Dive into the technical aspects of shooting and editing in virtual reality
✅ Learn how to create engaging narratives that transport audiences into immersive experiences
✅ Get hands-on experience with cutting-edge VR equipment and software
✅ Collaborate with fellow enthusiasts and form connections in the VR filmmaking community

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to unlock your VR filmmaking potential. Limited spots are available, so secure your place now! https://form.jotform.com/231875253003248

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DGTL Creator March Break Comic Book Camp

Date: March 13-17, 2023
Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm
Cost: $200

Calling all youth ages 11+ 🦸🦸🦸

Are you looking for a super fun and exciting way to spend your March Break? Look no further than Digital Creator North Bay’s March Break Camp, happening at our awesome creator space in The Capitol Centre! March 13th -17th, from 9AM to 3PM, kids aged 11 and up can let their creativity run wild and make awesome digital art using iPad Airs, the magical Apple Pencil, and digital art software!

Our super cool program facilitator is a pro at teaching young creatives how to draw their own anime and comic book creations, and their favourite cartoon characters. Experience hands-on learning, experimentation, and creative expression on a digital canvas! You’ll even get to take your artwork home in the form of your very own stickers and 4×6 prints!

The cost for the entire week is just $200, and we’ll provide all the materials you need. Just make sure to bring your imagination and a packed lunch! Don’t miss this chance to learn amazing new creative skills, make friends, and have the best March Break ever!

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2021

FREE Grant Information Session on OAC funding for Media Artists

Date: February 26th, 2021
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Cost: FREE

Friday, February 26th, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm ET
Near North Mobile Media Lab invites you to a FREE Grant Information Session on Ontario Arts Council funding for Media Artists. Hosted by: Mark Haslam – Media Arts Officer

Find out about:
– The types of grants available to support your media art practice
– Whether you are eligible for grants
– The grant application process, deadlines, and support material
– How to draft clear, concise grant applications
– How juries are selected and grant decisions are made
– What to do if you get or do not get a grant

Accessibility:
– This session will be recorded.
– ASL interpretation and live captioning will be available.
– This information session will be conducted in English only.
– For program information in French contact Amber Yared ([email protected])

After the session information will be provided for how you can book a follow-up 20-minute appointment to discuss your project/application with Mark Haslam.

Register Now! (https://artsonca.zoom.us/…/WN_dHUrlP7nRhG9psFzSJy_jQ)

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2020

Introduction to 3D Scanning and Printing

Date: April 25th, 2020 – POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $40/Members | $50/Non-Members

Have you ever wanted to learn how to design and create your own 3D-printed objects? Our Introduction to 3D Scanning and Printing workshop offers a hands-on introduction to the world of 3D scanning and covers discussing different techniques and artworks that can be created by capturing volumetric data from the real world and placing it in the digital one.
All workshop attendees will be given the chance to create a 3D scan of themselves which they then choose to print and receive at a later date starting at only $90.

About the Instructor: 3D Mind
3D Mind (@3Dmind.ca) is a team of two curious engineers, Jason Philion and Andrii Zolotai, that specialize in capturing volumetric data from the real world and placing it into the Digital world to create some amazing results. During their Takeover, 3D Mind showcased some of the really cool projects they’ve worked on, including how they use advanced 3D scanning techniques to obtain a digital copy of a person and then getting it printed out, create highly accurate copies of a person’s body.

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2019

360 Film Workshop

Date: December 1st, 2019
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $40/Members | $50/Non-Members

*Open to ages 17+*

Do you want to learn how to create incredible 360 videos using our new Insta360 One X? Curious about what goes into the 360 filmmaking process and how 360 films can be explored through Virtual Reality?

Join us for our first ever 360 Film Workshop hosted by our friend Chelsea Reid, AKA Imaginary Astronaut! Learn the basics of using a 360 camera and spend the day filming and editing your very own 360 music video using a song of your
choice!

About the Instructor: Chelsea Bourget
Chelsea Reid is a filmmaker, artist, and author from Northern Ontario. She is a member of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, and her work highlights the fractal geometry of nature as a blueprint for existence, and media history. Her areas of research include digital humanities, social constructivism through the arts and network theory. Currently attending the University of Guelph for a Master’s of Art History and Visual Culture, her thesis focuses on the digital preservation of arts and culture through the concept of fractal ontology.

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DIY Podcasting Workshop

Date: November 3rd, 2019
Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Cost: $10/Members | $40/Non-Members

Do you have thoughts that you want to share with the world? Have you ever thought about creating your own podcast but don’t know where to begin?

Join us on November 3rd, 2019 for an exciting DIY Podcasting Workshop Hosted by Koal from Super Fun Time Trivia! Learn firsthand from a professional podcaster everything you need to start up your own podcast from crafting your script and recording to editing and distribution.

*A one-year N2M2L membership is included in the non-member rate – along with access to open studio times so you can keep recording after the day is done!

About the Instructor: Super Funtime Trivia
Super Fun Time Trivia Is a trivia comedy night, recorded live twice a week from the northern wastes of Canada. Check it out now: https://www.superfuntimetrivia.com/

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Virtual Reality Film Workshop Series

Dates: July 10th – August 3rd, 2019

During the Summer of 2019, Near North Mobile Media Lab worked in partnership with Thinking Rock Community Arts and Mastercard Foundation to bring a series of free week-long passive Virtual Reality film workshops to communities across the Arctic and Northern Ontario. The VR Project aims to facilitate learning together (facilitating intergenerational knowledge-sharing,  connections between communities and artists), creating and sharing art (either within a community or more broadly), creating Indigenous youth-led media, and sharing communities (place-based experiences).

Workshops presented at Cold Waters: Media Arts Symposium & Festival

Dates: June 12th – 15th, 2019
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Simulated Jury in North Bay
Date: June 13th, 2019
Time: 2:00pm 5:30pm

Hosted by the Cold Waters: Symposium & Media Arts Festival
Participation in the Cold Waters symposium is not required.

Come experience the jury decision-making process by reading and assessing grant applications.

Registration is required (some preparatory reading necessary). Latecomers are welcome to participate as observers.
RSVP BY e-mail [email protected] with the subject “RSVP Simulated Jury” by TUESDAY, JUNE 11 at 5 p.m.
This event will be conducted in English. Please contact Sophie Edwards via [email protected] or 1-844-711-5034 if you would like to discuss the jury process in French.
 
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One-on-one meetings in North Bay
Date: June 14th, 2019
Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Hosted by the Cold Waters: Symposium & Media Arts Festival
Participation in the Cold Waters symposium is not required.

Book a 20-minute in-person meeting with one or more OAC representatives to learn about grant programs and discuss your application.

  • Mark Haslam, Media Arts Officer
  • Sophie Edwards, Northeastern Representative
To book a one-on-one meeting, e-mail [email protected] with the subject “OAC In-Person Meeting Request” by Thursday, June 13 at 5 p.m. Your message should include the name(s) of the OAC representative(s) with whom you would like to meet.
 
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March Break Video Camp 2019

Date: March 11th – 15th, 2019
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Age Limit: 10-15 Years Old​

This March Break, youth aged 10-15 participating in N2M2L’s video camp will learn how to write, direct, and edit their films just like the pros! Starting Monday at 10am, participants will pair into groups and establish their own “production companies”, which will then be followed by a spirited brain-storming and script-writing session.

On Tuesday, the morning will lend itself to the polishing of scripts and storyboards, rehearsals, and finally, the beginning of production! Each team will be given a crash course in camera technique, directing, and access to the equipment necessary to make their ideas come to life.

By Wednesday afternoon, we will begin shifting gears from filming to post-production; each team will be given the tools necessary to edit, score, and colour correct their projects into stunning short films.

By Friday afternoon, each production company will have the chance to present and discuss their films with the larger group. The goal is to create a start-to-finish filmmaking experience, whereby Friday’s end, each teen will feel they had the opportunity to engage with the filmmaking process whether it be as a director, producer, cinematographer, or all of the above (with bonus points awarded to those who volunteer to act for a scene or two!).

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2018

Sweet 16: Filmmaking and Processing Workshop

Date: September 15th & 16th, 2018
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

In this intensive two-day workshop participants will get a hands-on experience learning and shooting 16mm film on a Bolex camera guided by instructor Daniel McIntyre. Develop your rolls the next day using hand-processing techniques in a dark room and learn about various approaches to film development.

About the Instructor: Daniel McIntyre
Daniel McIntyre is a celluloid-based artist working with concepts of memory, identity, and history. Working with hand-processing, found footage, and photographic technique, his work involves a crucial connection between visual structure and subject matter. McIntyre holds an MFA from York University and exhibits worldwide at venues including Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage, The National Gallery of Art, Cinémathèque québécoise, The British Film Institute, the Istanbul Modern, and the Museum of the Moving Image. He is currently experimenting with organic film chemistry, animation techniques, and formal structures. Check out his work here: http://www.danielmcintyre.info

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In Pod We Trust: DIY Podcasting Workshop

Date: August 18th, 2018
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $10/Members | $40/Non-Members

Ever dreamt of starting your own podcast? Do you have ideas that just need to get out there – and don’t know where to begin?

Join Kayla and Matt from Big, If True Podcast for a one-day podcasting workshop and learn everything from crafting your script to recording, editing, and distribution.

A One-year N2M2L membership is included in the non-member rate – along with access to open studio times so you can keep recording after the day is done!

Big, If True Podcast is a Canadian podcast taking on the best (and worst) in conspiracy theories, unsolved mysteries, paranormal events, and cryptids with a (sometimes) comedic spin. Have a listen: https://soundcloud.com/bigiftruepodcast

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OAC Media Arts Information and Consultation Session

Date: February 10th, 2018
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm

Calling all media artists! Join us on Saturday, February 10th at White Water Gallery to learn more about funding opportunities available to media artists and filmmakers in our area, and also give your input and feedback regarding the Media Arts community in Ontario.

Hosting the session will be Mark Haslam, Officer for the Media Arts section of the Ontario Arts Council and Ben Donaghue, Executive Director of the Media Arts Network of Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free to the public.

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2017

16mm Filmmaking & Hand Processing with Bolex

Date: November 18th & 19th, 2017
*Space is limited. Register before Nov 13 to secure your spot*

Participants will get a hands-on experience learning about and shooting their own roll of 16mm film on a Bolex camera guided by instructor Daniel McIntyre. Develop your rolls the next day using hand-processing techniques in the dark room and learn about various approaches to film development.

About the Instructor: Daniel McIntyre
Daniel McIntyre is a celluloid-based artist working with concepts of memory, identity, and history. Working with hand-processing, found footage, and photographic technique, his work involves a crucial connection between visual structure and subject matter. McIntyre holds an MFA from York University and exhibits worldwide at venues including Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage, The National Gallery of Art, Cinémathèque québécoise, The British Film Institute, the Istanbul Modern, and the Museum of the Moving Image. He is currently experimenting with organic film chemistry, animation techniques, and formal structures.

First Person: Personal Documentary Film Workshop

Date: November 15th & 16th, 2017
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Cost for One Session: $15
Cost for Two Sessions: $25

This personal documentary film workshop with Roberto Santaguida will provide participants with a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanics involved in producing a personal documentary film. Participants will learn the basics of this type of filmmaking through the process of actually making a short film. They will learn how to find the cinematic equivalent for their ideas, for the stories they like, or for topics with which they are interested. In order to realize their projects, participants will be taught how to develop their own unique conceptual approach.

Subsidies are available for practicing artists in financial need. Please fill out the online registration form below, and email your subsidy request to: [email protected]

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Kids Video Camp Week: Animation and Filmmaking Bootcamp

Date: August 21st – 25th, 2017
Cost: $175/week
Age Limit: 8-13 and 11-14 Years Old

In it’s 9th year, our popular Animation Creation and Video Bootcamp week-long summer day-camps for youth ages 8-13 and 11-14 are back!

Campers can try their hand at filmmaking or stop-motion animation and watch their grand idea come to life through the magic of video production. Working in teams, youth are led by an industry instructor to write, storyboard, shoot,
score and edit their films with the help of fellow campers. At the end of the week, participants get to screen their masterpieces with a world premiere for friends and family.

Your instructors are Tyler Levesque and Liz Williamson, soon-to-be Canadore Cinematography grads and TV/Film industry professionals.

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Memory Movies: Remixing North Bay’s Visual Archive (Found Footage Workshop)

Date: May 20th & 21st, 2017
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $50/Members | $60/Non-Members

Using archival footage of North Bay over the decades, this weekend workshop will allow participants to remix the historical narratives that shape North Bay’s past and present. Toronto based film artist Daniel McIntyre will help guide participants through experimentation and film editing processes to create new work that explores vintage footage of North Bay from the 20s to present. Participants can pull from an archive of National Film Board and web-based clips as well as bring in their own home movies. Laptops and software will be supplied, but participants are welcome to bring their own.

Participants will also have the opportunity to submit their finished loops/films for consideration in a special Media Lab screening on Canada Day weekend at the Discovery Museum!

About the Instructor: Daniel McIntyre
Daniel McIntyre is an artist working primarily with film to create work about memory, identity and history. Through experimentation with hand processing and curation, his art practice is rooted in physical manipulation of materials to alter image creation. Working with aspects of radiation (Lion, Bikini), the destruction of memories (Goodbye, Happy), and the faceted image as viewed through a diamond (Famous Diamonds), his work involves a crucial connection between visual structure and subject matter.
Since graduating from York University in 2009, he has been creating award-winning film work and exhibiting worldwide at venues including Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Cinémathèque québécoise, The British Film Institute, the Istanbul Modern, and the Museum of the Moving Image. In addition to serving on juries including Queer Lisboa, MIX Copenhagen, and Canada Council for the Arts, he has been curating moving image works with Pleasure Dome, Inside Out LGBT Film Festival, and the Images Festival.

He is currently researching for Elder, an experimental documentary focusing on Vikings, genetic lineage and phenomenology to be completed as his MFA thesis.
View Daniel’s work here: http://www.danielmcintyre.info/completed-works/

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Adobe Lightroom Workshop

February 17th, 2017

Local professional photographer and photo editor Gerry Gooderham will be hosting a workshop this weekend for emerging and mid-career photographers and DSLR users at the N2M2L offices. This intermediate level workshop will cover advanced editing such as masking, overlays and Plug-ins. Also provided: documentation, handouts and some free plug-ins. Discounted workshop rate for N2M2L members!

2016

Film Strip as Canvas: Workshop at North Bay Film Festival

Date: October 1st & 2nd, 2016
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm & 10:00am – 3:00pm
Cost: $40/Members | $60/Non-Members
*Space is limited to 10 participants*

Make a camera-less film in a weekend and see it projected at the North Bay Film Festival!

Perfect for painters, mixed-media artists, and filmmakers this weekend workshop will explore a number of direct on film techniques. Participants will apply paints, dyes, collage, scratching and chemistry to clear leader, color leader and found footage, and explore decay techniques using bleach, oil and varnish. Included in this weekend workshop is studio time, screenings of artist’s work and the opportunity to project the films created in the workshop in an installation at the closing night of the North Bay Film Festival. This workshop is open to all artists, no prior film experience necessary.

About the Instructor: Eva Kolcze
Eva Kolcze is a Toronto-based artist and filmmaker whose work explores themes of landscape, architecture and the body. Her work has screened locally and internationally at venues and festivals including Anthology Film Archives, The International Rotterdam Film Festival, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and The Images Festival. www.evakolcze.com

About the Instructor: Terra Long
Terra Long is an independent filmmaker and educator. She creates tapestry like works that draw on natural history, deep time, and the space between the real and the imaginary. Her films are often concerned with the materiality of film in relation to the image captured. She is currently working with a film developer made from dates to hand process a film shot in a date palm Oasis. Her works have screened at festivals and micro cinemas including the Edinburgh International Film Festival, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, CPH DOX, in the Wavelengths section at Toronto International Film Festival, and the Images Festival in her hometown of Toronto. She is also the Special Projects Coordinator at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)

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What’s Lost is Found Again: Found Footage Workshop

Co-presented by LIFT (Liason of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto)
Hosted by special guest Leslie Supnet and N2M2L member Dermot Wilson.

Date: August 20th, 2016
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $20/Members | $30/Non-Members

The recycling of vintage film and video footage is an exciting and free-form approach to creating new work and letting chance lead your imagination. The playful use of given material allows the participant to make what’s old and new again.

In the workshop, participants will get familiar with some techniques of found footage filmmaking, using found 16mm and vintage video camera footage. Paint, animate, scratch, re-edit, add sound, music… the possibilities are endless. This is an ideal workshop for beginners. Some experience in video editing is useful but not necessary.

About the Instructor: Leslie Supnet
Leslie Supnet is a Toronto-based moving image artist, originally from Winnipeg, MB. Supnet utilizes animation, found images + sound, lo-fi and experimental practices to create documents of her personal vision. She is currently pursuing her MFA at York University, and teaches animation workshops with various artist-run centres.
Her work has screened at microcinemas, galleries and film festivals such as Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Images Festival, Antimatter, Melbourne International Animation Festival and various others. Check out an example of Leslie’s work here: https://vimeo.com/75214305

About the Instructor: Dermot Wilson
Der­mot Wil­son, is an independent Director/Curator based in North Bay. He is an active mem­ber of the north­ern Ontario arts com­mu­nity and was founder of the Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L). Der­mot was also a for­mer board mem­ber liai­son for the North Bay’s White Water Gallery and has curated the city’s Ice Fol­lies Bien­nial since 2004. As the first Direc­tor of Paved Arts in Saska­toon, Der­mot is an expe­ri­enced admin­is­tra­tor and cura­tor of media art.
He has produced international and national group and solo exhibitions for the past ten years as the Director of the WKP Kennedy Gallery in North Bay, Ontario.

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N2M2L Summer Camps 2016

Dates: August 8th–12th, 2016
Age Limit: 8 – 14 Years Old

Do you know kids that who would love to make their own movies?
The Media Lab’s popular summer day-camps for youth ages 8-14 returns for it’s eighth year to North Bay August 8th – 12th, 2016.

N2M2L March Break Video Camps 2016

Dates: March 14th–18th, 2016
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $175/per participant

Jr. Animators Camp
Age Limit: Ages 8 – 11 Years Old

Jr. Filmmaker’s Training
Age Limit: Ages 10 – 14 Years Old

Learn the basics of filmmaking. Make your own short film. Design your packaging. Premiere your film at the TSR Film Festival!

2015

LIFT Presents: Process Cinema Workshop with Philip Hoffman and Eva Kolcze

In partnership with the Near North Mobile Media Lab and Canadore College

Date: September 19th and 20th, 2015
Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Cost: $65/Members | $85/Non-Members (Cost includes chemistry and film)
*Space is limited to 8 participants*

Process Cinema explores a creative tradition in alternative filmmaking that is improvisational and interactive. Through this process-driven methodology, the screenplay as governing document is replaced by a fluid integration of writing, shooting and editing, not necessarily in that order. This way of working ‘through’ process has a comparative body of work in music, through jazz, in art, through ‘action painting’, in the performative aspects of the sketchbook or through ‘spontaneous prose’ in beat poetry.

About the Instructor: Philip Hoffman
A film artist of memory and association, Philip Hoffman has long been recognized as Canada’s pre-eminent diary and landscape filmmaker. He apprenticed in Europe with Peter Greenaway in 1985, on the set of Zed and Two Noughts and made ?O,Zoo! (The Making of a Fiction Film) (1985). In 2001 the Images Festival in Toronto launched Landscape with Shipwreck: First Person Cinema and the Films of Philip Hoffman, comprising some 25 essays by academics and artists. In 2002 he received the Golden Gate Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Gus Van Sant Award from the Ann Arbor Film Festival for What these ashes wanted a diaristic meditation on loss and grief. His research into the history of the land in Southern Ontario began in 2009 with the feature-length experimental documentary, All Fall Down, a reflection on childhood, property, ecology and love. In 2014, Hoffman completed two films: Slaughterhouse (based on a 2013 installation in the exhibition “Landslide: Possible Futures” at the Markham Museum in Ontario), and Aged, have been awarded at the Black Maria Festival in New Jersey and the Onion City Film Festival in Chicago. He is the artistic director of the Independent Imaging Retreat (Film Farm) and currently teaches film at York University. www.philiphoffman.ca

About the Instructor: Eva Kolcze
Eva Kolcze is a Toronto-based artist and filmmaker whose work explores themes of landscape, architecture and the body. Her work has screened locally and internationally at venues and festivals including Anthology Film Archives, The International Rotterdam Film Festival, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and The Images Festival. www.evakolcze.com

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N2M2L Summer Camps 2015

Summer is soon upon us and the Media Lab is excited to announce our 2015 summer camps for youth! Camps run from Monday-Friday, 9:30am-4:00pm at Canadore College and are $150 per participant. Facilitated by industry-experienced instructors, this is a must-attend for the creative kids in your life!

Animation Creation!
Date: July 6-10th, 2015
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Cost: $ 150/Per Person
Age Limit: 8-13 Years Old

Paint, mold, cut and paste and then it’s lights, camera ACTION! The characters of your imagination come to life in this popular animation camp for kids. Animators will write short scripts and then build a world all their own that comes alive with the magic of stop motion animation. Add special effects and your very own soundtrack to finish your masterpiece just in time for a world premiere on the big screen. Don’t forget to invite your family and friends to see!

Filmmaking Bootcamp
Date: August 10-14th, 2015
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Cost: $ 150/Per Person
Age Limit: 10-14 Years Old

Attention recruits! You have one week to write, shoot and star in your very own film with the help of your friends. Working together, teams will create a series of short films to work out your imagination muscles. Create your own film score and soundtrack, add in some special effects and you will be in top film form! Filmmakers will be given a well deserved screening for family and friends at the end of the week.

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Animation Creation March Break Camp

Date: March 16th – 20th, 2015
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm

Cost: $175/Per Person
Age Limit: 8 – 14 Years Old

Know any creative kids ages 8-14 who need something fun to do this March Break? Pass it on!

In its 7th year…our popular Animation Camp for kids is back!

Mold, sculpt, build, and create your very own stop-motion animation from storyboard to final edit. Campers get to build their own sets and characters, compose an original soundtrack, add special effects, and watch imagination come to life! At the end of the week, we premiere the films on a big screen and campers take home a DVD copy of their masterpiece.

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Introduction to Dramatic Filmmaking Workshop (Master Class)

In partnership with LIFT (Liason of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto) and Nipissing University

Date: February 28th, 2015
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $45/Per Person *space is limited to 25*

About the Instructor: Igor Drljača
Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Drljača moved to Canada in 1993 due to the war in Bosnia. He completed his Master’s in Film Production at York University’s graduate program in 2011. He is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter artist award for media arts. His award winning shorts include WOMAN IN PURPLE (2010), and THE FUSE: OR HOW I BURNED SIMON BOLIVAR (2011), which have screened at hundreds of festivals. His critically acclaimed feature film KRIVINA (2012) premiered at TIFF.

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Grant Writing Workshop

Date: February 3rd and 5th, 2015
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost for Two Days: $20/Members | $25/Non-Members
Cost for One Day: $10/Members | $15/Non-Members

Do you have a personal or group artistic project you need funding for? Learn about the granting programs available to you through the Arts Councils and various other government funding streams.

You will also learn how to navigate support material, and letters of intent, and put together an up-to-date CV. You will also get a chance to discuss your project idea and learn how to get your project concept across to a jury or board in a concise way.

About the Instructor: Holly Cunningham

Holly has been the Managing Director of the Near North Mobile Media Lab for the past four years and has successfully secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for operations and media arts projects through various streams of granting programs. She is also an independent musician and has sat as a juror for the Ontario Arts Council.

About the Instructor: Lieann Koivukoski
Lieann has many years of budget and grant writing experience securing funding from private and public investors. Currently on the board of N2M2L, Lieann begun her career in North Bay as the former Managing Director of N2M2L, eventually moving into working as a production coordinator. Lieann is also involved with many community projects and festivals including the Nipissing University Peace Research Initiative, Tour de Nipissing, and most recently Post-Production North as the president of Northern Ontario’s first post-production house. Lieann has extensive knowledge of the NOHFC funding programs as well as various other community-based grants. Lieann has also sat as a juror on both the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.

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2014

Location Audio: Beginners Workshop

Date: September 20th & 21st, 2014
Time: 10am – 3pm
Cost for Two Days: $60/Members | $80/Non-Members
Cost for One Day: $35/Members | $45/Non-Members

“We fixed it in post, and it worked out just fine!” said no one, ever. Choose to attend one or both days, and learn how to get audio right for the first time for documentary and/or live action audio recording.

Rob Coxford is a Toronto-based sound editor, designer and location-sound recordist with an expansive credit list ranging from short films and commercials to television programming. He has had his work displayed at international film festivals including, TIFF, CICFF, and The Atlantic Film Festival 

Lighting Fundamentals Workshop: Guerilla Lighting like a Pro for the Digital Image

Date: August 23rd, 2014
Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Cost: $40 Members | $50 Non-Members

In this workshop, Chantal Garcia will teach you the tips and tricks to get the most oour of basic lighting kits and natural light.

Raised in North Bay, Chantal has worked as a Camera Operator for a wide variety of companies, such as The Banff Centre, Sun News, and Keywest Video.

N2M2L Summer Camp Programs

Video Bootcamp Week 1
Dates: July 7th -11th
Age Limit: 8 – 14 Years Old

This one-week video camp will have you directing and making your very own film from script to final cut. Works are screening and each camper gets a DVD!

Video Bootcamp Week 2
Dates: July 14th – 18th
Age Limit: 8 – 14 Years Old

Can’t make it to week one? We are adding a second week this year by popular demand! had a ton of fun? come for both weeks!

Animation Creation
Dates: August 11th – 14th
Age Limit: 8 – 14 Years Old

Sculpt, paint & mold your very own stop-motion animation movie! Works are screened at the end of the week and each camper gets a DVD!

Youth Mentorship Series: 5 Free Filmmaking Workshops

Date: May 30th – June 27th, 2014 on Fridays
Time: 4:00 – 6:00pm

Those who participate have the opportunity to earn 10 community hours!

Production on a Penny: Low Budget Filmmaking Workshop

Date: March 29th, 2014
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Cost: $40/Members | $50?Non-Members

Stefan Philips is a local filmmaker. With ten year’s experience making movies on low budgets, Stefan knows how to scrimp, save, organize, optimize, maximize, cut corners, cut costs and cut actors (if they’re not working hard enough).

Many thanks to the workshop facilitator Stefan Phillips, as well as to actor Josh Lambert, for making the day so educational and enjoyable.

See more photos from this workshop HERE.

N2M2L March Break Kids Camp 2014

Date: March 10th – 14th |
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm

Cost: $150 for Whole Week
Age Limit: 8-13 Years Old

* Can’t entertain the kiddies during March Break? * N2M2L has the answer: STOP-MOTION ANIMATION CAMP!

Lens Candy: Ice Follies Workshop

Date: February 22nd, 2014
Cost: $30/Members | $40/Non-Members

Hands-on learning has never been so sweet! In conjunction with Ice Follies 2014, Near North Mobile Media Lab will run a workshop on North Bay’s frozen Lake Nipissing! Bring your DSLR camera and explore Northern Ontario’s premier site-specific exhibition through the lens of a camera, with expert tips from a local and professional photographer/videographer. Learn how to work with the reflective snow and ice while shooting a beautiful Lake-Nipissing sunset during the celebrated ‘magic hour’.

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Grant Writing Workshop

Date: February 3rd and 5th, 2014
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Cost for Two Days: $20/Members | $25/Non-Members
Cost for One Day: $10/Members | $15/Non-Members

Do you have a personal or group artistic project you need funding for? Learn about the granting programs available to you through the Arts Councils and various other government funding streams.

You will also learn how to navigate support material, and letters of intent, and put together an up-to-date CV. You will also get a chance to discuss your project idea and learn how to get your project concept across to a jury or board in a concise way.

About the Instructor: Holly Cunningham

Holly has been the Managing Director of the Near North Mobile Media Lab for the past four years and has successfully secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for operations and media arts projects through various streams of granting programs. She is also an independent musician and has sat as a juror for the Ontario Arts Council.

About the Instructor: Lieann Koivukoski
Lieann has many years of budget and grant writing experience securing funding from private and public investors. Currently on the board of N2M2L, Lieann begun her career in North Bay as the former Managing Director of N2M2L, eventually moving into working as a production coordinator. Lieann is also involved with many community projects and festivals including the Nipissing University Peace Research Initiative, Tour de Nipissing, and most recently Post-Production North as the president of Northern Ontario’s first post-production house. Lieann has extensive knowledge of the NOHFC funding programs as well as various other community-based grants. Lieann has also sat as a juror on both the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.

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2013

Intro to Digital SLR Photography

Date: August 17th & 18th, 2013
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $75/Members | $100/Non-members

A hands-on workshop where participants will learn the essentials of shooting video on a digital SLR camera. From shoot to edit, participants will discover how to achieve a beautiful and fluid moving image and manage workflow in post editing. It’s time to get the most out of your camera!

*Please note participants are required to bring their own DSLR camera. Computers will be provided.

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Video Production Essentials

Date: March 23rd & 24th, 2013
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $75/Members | $100/Non-Members

A ‘bootcamp’ style weekend where participants will learn the essentials of video production in record time. 

From shoot to edit, work together in groups to produce two films from shoot edit. The best way to learn the basics is this hands on workshop! 

Introduction to Final Cut Pro 7

Date: May 4th & 5th, 2013
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Cost: $75/Members | $100/Non-Members

This course is for students who want to learn the basics of using the Final Cut Pro 7 interface. By the end of the weekend students should be capable of logging/capturing, splicing together footage and audio, correct audio levels, basic colour correction, titling, basic effects and outputting their work to Quicktime or DVD compatible formats.

March Break Animation Camp for Kids

Date: March 11th – 15th, 2013
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Cost: $150/Per Person
Age Limit: 8 – 14 Years Old

This March Break brings with it an amazing opportunity for your children to continue their arts education in a fun and interactive way.

Starting on March 11th, the Near North Mobile Media Lab is running our popular week-long stop motion animation camp for kids!

Professional local videographer Lindsay Sarazin will be helping teach and instruct campers to build and record their own unique video masterpieces. When completed, the campers will be showcasing their hollywood blockbusters to friends at family in the Near North Mobile Media Lab theatre!

Each camper gets to bring home the week-long video compilation DVD!

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Lighting Fundamentals Workshop

Date: February 23rd – 24th, 2013
Time: 10:00am – 9:00pm

Cost: $75/Members | $100/Non-Members

Proper lighting is essential to successful cinematography. This two day weekend course will introduce emerging filmmakers and media artists to the fundamentals of proper lighting. Our professional instructor will engage hands-on training to show you how to achieve a professional look without breaking the bank with expensive kits.

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Introduction to Digital SLR Video

Date: February 4th, 6th, 10th & 13th, 2013
Time: 6:30pm – 9:00pm

Cost: $75/Members | $100/Non-Members
Maximum Participants: 8

This 10-hour course is designed to teach emerging videographers tips and techniques to get the most out of shooting HD video with a digital SLR camera. Proper focusing, problem-free motion, settings, and formatting issues will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring their own Digital SLR to help them become familiar with their individual cameras through this course.

About the Instructor: Eric Boissonnault
Eric is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker from North Bay. He won Best Screenwriter for his film Sophie and Sara at the 2010 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards and is currently in post-production on his latest film, The Autumn Girl, which was funded through the Ontario Arts Council and The National Film Board of Canada. Additional film credits include editor and cinematographer of “The Northern Artist” which premiered at the Doc North Film Festival 2012.

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2012

Kid’s Holiday Video Camp

Date: December 15th & 16th, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: The Near North Mobile Media Lab at 124 Main Street East, Unit C, North Bay, ON.
Cost: $100/Per Person
Age Limit: 8 – 13 years old.

The Media Lab is offering a two-day Kid’s Holiday Video Camp to children who are interested in both filming, editing and creating their own movies over the course of the weekend. This will be an educational and fun weekend packed with unique activities to make the Holiday season even more enjoyable. Everyone loves a gift with a personal touch, so why not let your children create the family centerpiece?

Day 1: This day will consist of learning how to operate and record custom videos that the children will create in small teams or on their own. After formulating an idea, constructing a storyboard and beginning the recording process, the students will be well on their way to being future directors.

Day 2: Children will finalize their recording process and move into the editing stage. It is during this stage that their weekends worth of hard-work and fun will pay off. After their mini-masterpieces are constructed, each student will have a finished product ready to be sent to all your family’s friends and loved ones.

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Screenwriting Workshop: Featuring Eric Boissonneault and Dr. Kristin Lucas

Date: December 1st- 2nd, 2012
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Nipissing University at 100 College Dr, North Bay, ON. in Room A224
Cost: $50/Members | $75/
Non-Members

This workshop consists of an in-depth two day look into the effective creation and application of screenwriting in both narrative and documentary film making. As an industry professional, Eric Boissonneault has numerous years of experience in both creating and working with screenplays. Dr. Kristin Lucas, Assistant Professor of English Studies at Nipissing University, will be highlighting the power of character dialogue and its literary application. Through this workshop, you’ll learn both effective creative writing strategies that help overcome personal writing challenges and how to apply those ideas into your own unique screen writing projects.

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N2M2L Summer Camps for Youth

Date: July 9th – 13th, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location: Nipissing University at 100 College Dr, North Bay, ON.

This year both camps will run from July 9-13th, from 10am-4pm.

March Break JR. Animators Camp

Date: March 12th – 16th, 2012
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: The OPSEU building at 11 Riverside Drive, New Liskeard, ON.

N2M2L is on the road again and pleased to announce it’s upcoming March Break workshop in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario.

Paint, mould, sculpt, cut, paste and build your own characters and scenes then watch them come to life with the magic of stop motion animation!

Ice Follies Workshops & More

Date: February 21st – 25th, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Location: Big Medicine Studios at 161 Couchie Memorial Drive, North Bay, ON.

Ice Follies will be hosting a series of workshops with participating artist Laura Hale in paper lantern making, environmental arts and fabric arts. Classes are drop in and will run from 6-9pm Tuesday February 21st-Friday February 24th at Big Medicine Studios at 161 Couchie Memorial Drive, North Bay ON.

Also, please join us on Saturday February 25th at 6pm at Big Medicine Studios for an evening event of outdoor arts including art installations, hot chocolate and collaborative art making hosted by Aanmitaagzi with Laura Hale for Ice Follies 2012. It’s sure to be an outstanding evening!

Learn more HERE

Express Digital Video Workshops

Date: January 10th – 12th & January 17th – 19th, 2012
Cost: $95/4 sessions | $50/2 sessions

A unique last-minute gift for that creative individual on your list, or the perfect way to get started on your new Christmas tech gifts… N2M2L begins January 2012 with a month of Express workshops in Digital Video! Each three-hour evening session will give you a hands-on chance to try out your own equipment, or media lab gear to hone your video skills.

Each series will include 2 sessions/week, beginning with camera and audio basics and finishing with Editing and finalizing your work. Choose one series or all four for the complete video production experience. In between sessions in your chance to go out and get your footage, what you create is up to you!

Camera Basics
Date: January 10th & 12th, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Ready to try out that new Christmas gift? Bring your own camera, or use the Media Lab gear and try out your skills while meeting twice a week for lessons in shooting, framing and how to get that perfect shot.

Video Editing
Date: January 17th & 19th, 2012
Time: 6:00 – 9:00pm
Now you have your perfect shot, put your footage to use and streamline your film into a cohesive video, add titles and music and let your creativity soar!

Each session will take place at the Near North Mobile Media Lab headquarters in the Capitol Centre theatre.
Included free in the four-session package is a year membership to the Near North Mobile Media Lab ($30 value)!

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