Artists’ Film Labs are regular meet-ups and workshops exploring what film could be. Drawing from the experimental spirit of artist film and hosted by multi-disciplinary creatives, the Labs are an opportunity to test new ideas and approaches to filmmaking.
Labs are an invitation to share skills and ideas outside the boundaries of established filmmaking. Whether you are a practicing artist, a filmmaker, or someone looking to explore a new interest, the Artists’ Film Labs are open to all.
Across the spectrum of film, join an exploration of the medium through writing, DIY animation, community work and more.
Please note:
- Workshops at 22 Bridge Street are limited to 10 people.
- This workshop is for those aged 16+
Ambient Animation
Join a free creative workshop exploring looped animation and free software.
We’re going to be exploring a very stripped down approach to digital moving image art by using pixel art software Aseprite, and making short looped animations to tell a story through just a few frames of animated gif.
The workshop is led by Uma Breakdown, who introduces practice and interest in ambient animations using a limited workflow.
We will get orientated with Aseprite, showing the simple interface and how the layers and frames work.
We then show how to shoot a short section of video and import into aseprite to use a reference for crude rotoscoping.
Artists are then supported to make their individual looping animations.
Please bring:
- Laptop and phone
- An external mouse
- Drawing tablet (such as wacom) if you have one, though this is not essential.