Creative Arts Champlain

Some final projects in a 2nd semester DISA drawing class.

Here are some works done by DISA students as part of their graduating show.

Here are some projects produced by 3rd semester photo/design students. The idea was to create an object that allowed the participation of the viewer and told a story and/or created a mood or emotion. The projects from Frédérique Roy and Roxanne Bourbonnais were also made in concert with Ashley Miller’s Beyond the Object DISA option course.

Various digital techniques were used in creating these films, including drawing, painting and 3D imaging. Film makers include Tzs Ho Tsang for Big Willy, Valentina Martorana for Eve, Su Ya Fa  for Dragon, Carlo Gazzola for Castle, Marc Chuang for To Return To Live and Jasmine Juteau Maze, all in the 3D loop. In the Drawing loop we have David Waldvogel for Mondrian, Jennifer Pascual for Yo and Stephan Trinque & Gabriel Cinjau for Mischief. And finally in the B+W loop we have Robert Fuoco  for With Science and Celina Rooney for Nightmare.

Champlain Creative Arts students Steve Deku, Michael Gannon and Melanie Cardinal worked as volunteers on this year’s “Dance To Give” event for Centraide.

Soraya Bashonga, the event’s planner & coordinator, writes, “These are very talented, passionate, and professional students!  I have only good things to say about Steve, Michael, and Melanie’s work ethic. They are serious and did amazing work.  During the event, they started at 1 pm and finished at 11 pm, videotaping and taking pictures non-stop!  I didn’t have to tell them anything; they knew what to do and how to do it.  I was also impressed by their natural ability to socialize with the people they were filming, some of whom thought they were working for Musique Plus (the sponsors of the event).”
The short video they made is posted on Facebook & YouTube; they are still doing some editing for the final video/documentary.  Check out their work in progress here.

Here’s a link to a trailer put out by Concordia University’s Animation Department. Two of our former DISA students, Fanny Berthiaume and Caroline DeKoninck, are completing their studies in the program and are featured in the clip. Click here to see it.  Annie and Caroline are also featured on our Students page.

Here are a few more black and white portraits from this year’s Intro to Photo classes.

Professional cinematographer Bert Tougas recently visited the Filmmaking III classes to give a lighting workshop. Bert has worked as a director of photography since 1987, on television movies and series, including the celebrated “Street Legal”. His practical demonstration of lighting techniques is invaluable for our developing filmmakers!

Some black and white portraits made old-school with film and printed in our darkroom. These are from the first semester intro to photo class. More to come.

Great use of space in these images by Karel Chladek – made for his final project in the Light and Image photo option class.