Digital Upskilling Workshops for Arts Practitioners with Michael Fortune beginning 6 April.

Workshops will run from 12pm – 1pm for four weeks in the month of April on the following dates:
Tuesday 6 & Friday 9, Tuesday 13 & Friday 16, Tuesday 20 & Friday 23 and Tuesday 27.

Learn how to use digital tools to expand your practice and connect with fellow practitioners? This series of seven workshops run on Tuesdays and Fridays over four weeks is designed for those working remotely in Mayo.

Session 1: How to use your phone to make images and film for your online community. Find ways to utilise your phone to its fullest potential alongside the DIY tips needed to create tripods and accessories needed for shooting images and film.

Session 2: How to video on your mobile phone and iPad/tablet using the free cross platform App ‘InShot’.

Session 3: Produce stop-motion animations and time-lapse on your mobile phone and iPad/tablet using free software called iMotion and Stop Motion Studio.

Session 4: Broadcasting. Learn how to host events using Facebook live and Zoom. In this 60 minute session Michael will show you how to conduct all your PR for events using Facebook.

Session 5: Learn how to produce documentaries using found footage online.

Session 6: Using Free computer Apps such as Screen-cast O’Matic, Michael will walk you through all you need to know when recording presentations and films etc. using Screen-recording techniques.

Session 7. This final session shows how to record interviews by using free call-record software on your phone – ideal for radio interviews and podcasts. He will also show you how to use Zoom and Facetime to conduct interviews and record footage for film, podcast and documentary. This workshop will be handy for a variety of practices from music to film to documentary. He will also look at ways of saving and sharing video files including, WhatsApp, Wetransfer etc

This workshop series is free. For booking and information contact mayoarts [at] mayococo.ie.

See link below for further details.