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COST: FREE for Film Co-op members in good standing & non-members
Class Limit: 25
Instructors: Matt Rogers & Maria Nazareth Araújo
ONLINE WORKSHOP
Workshop Description:
This workshop focuses on conventions, methods, and practicalities of creating immersive 360 VR documentary media. Those in attendance will have the opportunity to learn about various production and post-production aspects unique to 360 documentary filmmaking. Matt and Naz will share experiences and lessons they have learned from two research projects where they experimented with this approach.
Instructor’s Biography:
Matt Rogers is a co-owner of the production company, Frictive Pictures, Inc. With his partners he has produced eleven short films and seven short documentaries. In 2019, with funding from Telefilm Canada and provincial arts grants, Frictive Pictures produced its first feature film, Entropic (Dir. R.W. Gray). The film is currently available on various streaming services. Matt’s film work includes writing/directing, producing, cinematography, and educational documentary media. Since 2013 he has produced over 60 short educational documentaries with various organizations, including the NB Departments of Justice and Education and Early Childhood Development. Matt is also an Associate Professor in the UNB Faculty of Education. His research focuses on participatory arts-based methodologies and documentary filmmaking inquiry.
Maria Nazareth Araújo is a filmmaker based in Fredericton, NB. A former honours student at the Media Arts and Cultures department at the University of New Brunswick, Nazareth arrived in Canada in 2016 with the ambition to expand and explore her passion for photography and videography. During her time as a student, she was involved in several programs and events in the Fredericton community such as the What’s Up Doc? Program, the Pink Lobster Film Festival, the Silver Wave Film Festival, and the 48-Hour Film Competition. Nazareth has worked closely with cellphilms, 360º video making, and fiction as well as non-fiction video projects. Today, Nazareth works as a program support at Youth Fusion, an award-winning charity that implements innovative experiential learning projects to create ongoing links between school systems and the community. Involved with the media production program, which allows elementary students to develop a greater awareness of the media world by exploring different kinds of media, Nazareth today mentors at two First-Nation schools in the region and supports the development of the program in the province.
