Arist-2-Artist: Video Art & Sound Design Workshop
Monday 1 June from 6pm to 9pm
SOFT CENTRE and Brand X present Video Art & Sound Design Workshop by Passive Kneeling and *ssx, a three-hour deep dive into cross-discipline collaboration, led by VJ/director Passive Kneeling (Tom Vanderzeil) and producer/workshop facilitator Shan Flanders (*ssx, Safety Club).
Working in pairs — one visual artist, one audio producer — you’ll create a short video and a piece of sound design simultaneously. The session begins with a 30-minute presentation and live demo before moving into 90 minutes of hands-on collaborative making using free software and familiar creative tools.
This workshop is presented in collaboration with SOFT CENTRE. Limited tickets are available exclusively for Brand X Artist Pass Holders. To secure your place, please contact programs@brandx.org.au.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Saigon-via-Sydney multidisciplinary artist Passive Kneeling is a cult figure in Australia’s underground music scene. For over a decade he’s been building spellbinding visual worlds for artists like 1tbsp, Bag Raiders and Ninajirachi. On May 28th he premieres Echo Sleep— his Sydney Opera House x SOFT CENTRE Shortwave commission — at the Opera House.
Joining him on this workshop is Melbourne-based producer Shanahan Flanders (*ssx, Safety Club, lil ket), the main composer/sound designer for the film.
ABOUT ARTIST-2-ARTIST
Artist-2-Artist is Brand X’s program of peer-to-peer training for artists and creatives to build the practical skills required to work as a freelance multidisciplinary professional. The program aims to foster self-reliance and self-determination for the sector by skill-sharing technical knowledge in different fields of the creative industry.
KEY DETAILS
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Practical experience scoring picture-to-sound and sound-to-picture under time pressure
Confidence collaborating across disciplines on a tight turnaround
A clearer sense of how visual and sonic choices shape one another
A short, finished piece made with a new collaborator
Free and low-cost tools and workflows you can take into your own practice
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Emerging and intermediate visual artists, video makers, electronic producers and sound designers curious about working across mediums.
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU NEED?
A working knowledge of a DAW (for audio participants) or video editing software (for visual participants). No previous collaboration experience needed.
HOW TO GET HERE
Train: Town Hall Station 2-minute walk.
Light Rail: 2-5 minute walk from light rail platforms
Metro: Gadigal Station is a 1 minute walk from the Bathurst Street exit/entrance
Bus: 5 minute walk from Elizabeth Street, Stand C and D
Car: Wilson Parking, 14 Wilmot St, Sydney or Meriton Suite Parking, 100 Bathurst St, Sydney
ACCESS
We welcome all visitors to City of Sydney Creative Studios.
If you have access requirements, please add your accessibility requirements during the booking process. A SOFT CENTRE team member may be in touch to ensure we understand your requirements as we do our best to accomodate.
COMMUNITY TICKETS
A limited number of free tickets are reserved for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people experiencing financial hardship. To access these tickets, please email hello@softcentre.com.au.
This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the City of Sydney Creative Studios.