If you can’t make it to the event in Saltburn today (Thurs 3rd March) you should still me able to enjoy it online. I say “should” because this is experimental. At http://tvcm.co.uk/animex2011 there is a tweetstream with the hashtag #tvcmanim11 – a chat stream, a live stream and a “blogcast” releasing each film at the same time as the audience sees it.
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Production Resumed
Next production day is Friday 21st (Destinations Again) when we hope to finish the 1945 Jetty scene. Below are some stills from scene 6.
Tommy and Barry in 1945
Distance Learning
Projected onto the wall in Salturn from room in Prato |
Setting up was easier than I thought, the testing we had done last couple of days helped and giving some thought to room / area layout was useful. Would have made even more of a difference if there has been more people, all would have seen you in glorious ‘projection’ mode!! I was worried about the numbers but perhaps for a first session few was more beneficial. Maybe a remote session needs more experienced users as part of it and a peer support element needs to be considered. That said I thought that the session proved both useful and successful as the folks get the results expected, albeit with some unforeseen assistance from yourself.
On that point, Skype worked well and as a tool for distance learning, while there are some limitations, I can see it as user friendly and flexible as say, a webinar setting.
I was concerned our room would be too noisy, not sure how it was at your end. I was also conscious of myself looking after other centre users and not just the remote session users. We could hold a ‘closed’ session or depending on people, use a different room. Either one may help in my not having to move to other areas. All in all though I enjoyed the experience as did the users, and certainly would like to investigate it more.
Re-enactment Of Historic Event
On Thursday 18th November children at Whitcliffe Primary School will re-enact a famous event from their Schools history. Actually the story relates to Skinningrove school but both schools have been amalgamated and children of Skinningrove and Carlin How all attend Whitecliffe. Whitecliffe has the logbooks of both schools going back over 140 years and one entry states; “school evacuated on the occasion of a Zeppelin sighted overhead. The children will re-enact this momentous event and Inspector Charlie Bell of Cleveland Police will play the part of the calm voice of authority leading the children to shelter in the mines (this actually took place too – many Skinningrovers took shelter in the mines during both world wars. This will form the audio track of an animated film “Tommy and Barry Go Back” to be premiered at Saltburn Community Theatre, Animex Fringe on February 10th 2011.
Captain Kirk Flies The Zeppelin
Cirn 2010
I’m in Prato for the CIRN (Community Informatics Research Network) conference. It’s rainy but nice. My conference paper is here. I’m spending time pre-conference getting some desk work done in a nice little alcove in my hotel room. I’m planning to run a community teaching session in Saltburn (UK) from here so I’m making some preparations even though it is largely experimental. I went up to the rooftop a little while ago and got some dramatic shots of Prato – see picture below – more pictures here
Sneak Previews
NB – the audio and video content are separate entities. They are independent of each other although occasionaly they seem to synch. This is unintentional.
This clips now feature pictures from the East Cleveland Image Archive and John Lawson, readings from the Skinningrove and Carlin How Schools log books by children from Whitcliffe Primary School and recordings by Skinningrove History Group all put together in a soundscape by Steve Thompson. There are also videos from Skinnimation, TVCM and the Straad Players.
Attic Museum
Trying to have a tidy up in my studio. I consigned to the attic two TX7 (DX7) sound modules and an Akai S950 sampler. I also took up there some 2 inch 24 track master tapes. These were from sessions I did with my old friend Gus Dudgeon and when Gus died a coupla years back these tapes were found in his garage and given to me. Anyone recognizing any of these items may well appreciate the absolute zero monetary value and yet the priceless nature of these objects. Already up there was an old acoustic guitar on which I wrote my biggest hit “Hurry Home” and an old Casio Keyboard used to record songs covered by Sheena Easton, Celine Dion and Elaine Page. A veritable attic museum!
East Cleveland Image Archive
Rubber Blocks to Loftus
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