Please join aabijijiwan New Media Lab for an online workshop on an introduction to animation and paper puppets led by artist Glenn Gear. In this Zoom workshop, Gear will begin with a short introduction to his practice and a brief history of animation and different styles. Gear will then cover the following:

·      fundamentals of animation

·      creating a workspace (lighting, camera, background)

·      creating an image sequence

·      using Stop Motion Studio

·      timing your animation and creating a storyboard

·      animating your character

·      exporting your film

This workshop has a capacity of 25 participants. We kindly ask that you only register if you are certain you can attend. If you register and are no longer able to attend, please let us know via email so we can give your spot to someone else. Please email us if you would like to be put on the waitlist. For more information, please contact us via email at aabijijiwanmedialab(at)gmail.com.

Watch the recording:

Watch a Stop Motion Animation Introduction with Glenn Gear and download the Paper Puppets template on the
Inuit Futures website.

About the Artist:

Glenn Gear is a filmmaker and multi-disciplinary artist currently based in Montreal, Quebec, and originally from Newfoundland. Much of his work explores alternative forms of storytelling through research-based creation and personal/ tactile knowledge rooted in his Inuit heritage connected to Nunatsiavut. Primarily focused on animation and moving images, he also uses archives, photographs, drawings, traditional crafts, and objects in his practice. He is passionate about low-budget and experimental animation techniques and shares these through mentoring opportunities that have become an integral part of his practice. His work delves into the relationships between people, animals, and land, rethinking the spaces in which history, hope and Inuit knowledge may thrive.

Gear is currently undertaking a year-long joint residency between Concordia University and the University of Winnipeg. Glenn is the Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership: Artist-in-Residence hosted in collaboration with the aabijijijwan New Media Lab.