Through this three hour workshop, participants will work towards completing their own ‘quick & dirty’ animation. Animation needn’t be a confusing or tedious process–let your intuition take the front seat and embrace + explore DIY methods and tactile approaches through animating frame-by-frame in any setting. You will learn to work fast and loose in real time and develop a DIY ethos with regards to problem-solving and letting your intuition explore various ways of animating. The goal of the workshop will be to get participants, of any skill level/experience, to be more comfortable with creating low-cost + low-stakes animation on a small scale–for fun!

This hands-on workshop will cover:

• DIY Camera set-ups
• Creating a short animated loop with the free Stop Motion Studio app on your smartphone/tablet
• Other accessible software and resources to help you create your own little animations with whatever tools you have at your disposal
• Exporting your animations to share with your friends/online afterwards.
• Various ‘quick & dirty’ animation approaches, techniques, and ideas, with an emphasis on accessible ways to start, complete, and perhaps even loop your next animated gif (all in one sitting!)
  
  Please note- participants will need to bring a smartphone or tablet, installed with Stop Motion Studio (free app - please install it prior to the workshop. Get it here) and the charger for that device.

This workshop is co-presented with the Uncertainty Festival, Founded in 2023 by artists Ambivalently Yours and Stacey Sproule, the Uncertainty Festival was established to provide space for artists and audience members to reflect on the concept of uncertainty. Join us on April 5th before and after the workshop and experience the artist installations and screening. More info here.

Art supply fee - Please note that the cost of supplies is not included in the course fee; this amount depends on the course, and will be automatically added to your total. If this cost is prohibitive for you, please contact Sarah at [email protected] before registering to make alternative arrangements.

Offline registration - We prefer to take payment and registration through this form, but if you are not comfortable with this option and it is more than 2 weeks before the course begins, please check the "Offline" box in the Billing Information section below. We will contact you with alternative payment options. Payment must be received at least one week before the course begins.  

Processing fee - This covers transaction and ticketing fees. We've decided to use Regfox, the most affordable ticketing platform we could find, which will collectively save our participants over $1000 in processing fees per year.

Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to art making when we are in person!