North West Film Festival - Video Workshop & Panel Member Nov 2018
Co-ran a video workshop and was a panel member 2018. I worked with the local organisers of the North West Film Festival in Inverell NSW, in the historically restored Inverell Town Hall. The key note speaker for the festival was Bruce Beresford, and special guest Damian Callinan, both who presented and showed feature films. I worked also in the community with 3 groups doing short film/music video projects around the same time.
Co-ran a video workshop and was a panel member 2018. I worked with the local organisers of the North West Film Festival in Inverell NSW, in the historically restored Inverell Town Hall. The key note speaker for the festival was Bruce Beresford, and special guest Damian Callinan, both who presented and showed feature films. I worked also in the community with 3 groups doing short film/music video projects around the same time.
The Smith Family - Canberra - Basic Computing May 2017
I facilitated the Tech Packs Program regional in Canberra for The Smith Family, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Mircosoft Office(Word/Excel/Powerpoint), using the internet and setting up email, privacy and security.
I facilitated the Tech Packs Program regional in Canberra for The Smith Family, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Mircosoft Office(Word/Excel/Powerpoint), using the internet and setting up email, privacy and security.
North West Film Festival - Video Workshop & Panel Member June 2016
Ran a video workshop and was a panel member & festival judge for 2016. I worked with the local organisers of the North West Film Festival in Bingara NSW, in the grandly restored Roxy Theatre. See photos here: https://www.facebook.com/timbotao/media_set?set=a.10154258679401565.1073741872.723366564&type=3
Ran a video workshop and was a panel member & festival judge for 2016. I worked with the local organisers of the North West Film Festival in Bingara NSW, in the grandly restored Roxy Theatre. See photos here: https://www.facebook.com/timbotao/media_set?set=a.10154258679401565.1073741872.723366564&type=3
Connections Inverell - Video Project Program June 2016
Worked with Stephanie Leach & the Connections crew to create a music video to a track that they had audio recorded in another project. Shot the video in one day with a disabilities group who had been working in a drama group on the concept. Edited in two days to be presented in the out-of-competition section to close the North West Film Festival 2016 in Bingara NSW. See the video here: https://youtu.be/TwijzzuB-jo
Worked with Stephanie Leach & the Connections crew to create a music video to a track that they had audio recorded in another project. Shot the video in one day with a disabilities group who had been working in a drama group on the concept. Edited in two days to be presented in the out-of-competition section to close the North West Film Festival 2016 in Bingara NSW. See the video here: https://youtu.be/TwijzzuB-jo
Warrawong Intensive English Centre (WIEC) - Digital Photography Feb/Mar/Apr 2016
I workshopped with high school aged youth in the intensive English centre, mostly of Syrian backgrounds, with some from other Middle Eastern and South East Asian countries. We worked on a photography project in conjunction with an older class who were doing a magazine and writing stories on "Truth". We worked on photographs that were from the students experiences, personal and current that were relative to this theme. We also worked with computers to edit, crop and fix the colour and exposure of their pictures.
I workshopped with high school aged youth in the intensive English centre, mostly of Syrian backgrounds, with some from other Middle Eastern and South East Asian countries. We worked on a photography project in conjunction with an older class who were doing a magazine and writing stories on "Truth". We worked on photographs that were from the students experiences, personal and current that were relative to this theme. We also worked with computers to edit, crop and fix the colour and exposure of their pictures.
The Smith Family - Nowra - Basic Computing Dec 2015
I facilitated the Tech Packs Program regional in Nowra for The Smith Family, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Mircosoft Office(Word/Excel/Powerpoint), using the internet and setting up email, privacy and security.
I facilitated the Tech Packs Program regional in Nowra for The Smith Family, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Mircosoft Office(Word/Excel/Powerpoint), using the internet and setting up email, privacy and security.
Beyond The Square - Orange NSW Outreach Program Sep 2015
Worked with Beyond The Square, Alison Richardson of Parramatta Riverside Theatre's resident disabilities theatre group in doing a regional outreach program in Orange NSW. Facilitated video and photographic stills. Videoed and edited 3 different performances that were shown with the final theatre performance. Documented the program, and took stills of the entire process. Videoed the final theatre performance and operated the technical aspects of the performance including projections and audio.
Worked with Beyond The Square, Alison Richardson of Parramatta Riverside Theatre's resident disabilities theatre group in doing a regional outreach program in Orange NSW. Facilitated video and photographic stills. Videoed and edited 3 different performances that were shown with the final theatre performance. Documented the program, and took stills of the entire process. Videoed the final theatre performance and operated the technical aspects of the performance including projections and audio.
The Smith Family - Nowra - Basic Computing Dec 2014
I facilitated the Tech Packs Program regional in Nowra for The Smith Family, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Open Office(free equivalent of Word/Excel), using the internet and setting up email etc.
I facilitated the Tech Packs Program regional in Nowra for The Smith Family, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Open Office(free equivalent of Word/Excel), using the internet and setting up email etc.
Beyond The Square - The Blue Grotto Project Oct 2014
Worked with Beyond The Square, Alison Richardson of Parramatta Riverside Theatre's resident disabilities theatre group in doing a regional incarnation of their Blue Grotto Project. Facilitated video workshops with 4 different groups over a week in the northwestern region of NSW, developing, creating and finally editing 4 short films, also working with audio/sound artist Peter Kennard with surround sound mixes, which culminated with an exhibition in an inflatable screening, surround sound enabled, immersive, interactive Blue Grotto Cave. I transported and did all the technical setup for the exhibition, which was held in conjunction with The Sapphire Festival in Inverell. Nov 2014 See the project behind the scenes here:www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzTM1wxkM_Q See one of the Short Films here: http://youtu.be/NLdOcxUlz7E?list=UUz25ceaUJtqtBETAjArhlsg
Worked with Beyond The Square, Alison Richardson of Parramatta Riverside Theatre's resident disabilities theatre group in doing a regional incarnation of their Blue Grotto Project. Facilitated video workshops with 4 different groups over a week in the northwestern region of NSW, developing, creating and finally editing 4 short films, also working with audio/sound artist Peter Kennard with surround sound mixes, which culminated with an exhibition in an inflatable screening, surround sound enabled, immersive, interactive Blue Grotto Cave. I transported and did all the technical setup for the exhibition, which was held in conjunction with The Sapphire Festival in Inverell. Nov 2014 See the project behind the scenes here:www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzTM1wxkM_Q See one of the Short Films here: http://youtu.be/NLdOcxUlz7E?list=UUz25ceaUJtqtBETAjArhlsg
The Smith Family - Warrawong/Wollongong/Corrimal - Basic Computing 2013
I have run 5 courses under the umbrella of The Smith Family - Tech Packs, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Open Office(free equivalent of Word/Excel), using the internet and setting up email etc.
Wollongong Council Library - Short Film Making 2011
I completed a series of 4 week workshops for basic short film making for young people, 12 - 22yrs, on all aspects of making short films. Working on new skills, and improving/building on skills they already possessed. Having small screening and analysis sessions of work they had already created, and lots of practical handy hints on how to make, edit and distribute their created works.
The Smith Family - Warrawong/Warilla - Basic Computing 2010
I have run 4 courses under the umbrella of The Smith Family - Tech Packs, teaching basic computing to people of all ages. Mostly on the basic operation of a computer, how it works, using Open Office(free equivalent of Word/Excel), using the internet and setting up email etc.
Woonona High School - Digital Stop Frame Animation Project 2009
In 2009 I worked with a group of year 10 school students to create a animation about drinking awareness.
Warilla North Community Centre - Digital Stop Frame Animation Project 2009
I worked with Primary school aged kids (year 5 & 6) with skills development on computers and in Digital Animation. We ran the course two times in the latter half of 2009 and created 2 DVDs with 4 and 5 animations respectively.
Wollongong Youth Centre - Short Filmmaking Course 2009
In 2009 I ran a short filmmaking course where a group of young people made a short film and learned skills towards creating there own Short Films. We used technology that would be accessable to the students, MiniDV video cameras, tripods and edited the short film on Windows Movie Maker (on a PC and movie software that usually comes on a PC with the operating system)
Wollongong Youth Centre - Festivity Flicks - Youth Short Film Festival 2008-09
I worked as the Coordinator of Festivity Flicks in 2008-2009, and short film festival specifically for young people in the Wollongong Council area.
Oak Flats High School - Digital Storytelling 2008
Paula Walker, an art teacher at Oak Flats, wanted a progressive and fun way to use the school's new interactive computer whiteboard. We created a mixedmedia digital stopframe animation that used the projector and physical art creations to do a modern dreamtime story with the year 7 Aboriginal students. They used digital photos collected from their local environment and artworks created by them. They wrote and recorded all the voices for the project using audio technology from the school and created their own credit sequence animations for their own names.
Auburn (Western Sydney) Writing Project 2008
I created 2 music videos with somalian young people in Auburn. It was a secondary part of a writing project in which the boys had created original hip hop poems that were made into songs, and then we created music videos.
Wollongong City Council - The Harbour Project 2008
In 2008 I lead a team of young people (14-17) on a digital storytelling adventure and learning experience, where they researched and took photos on site of the Historical Belmore Basin Harbour area of Wollongong. They then created digital stories about their experiences using historical and their own photographs of the area.
http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/community/harbourproject.asp
http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/community/harbourproject.asp
PowerhouseYouth Theatre - Fairfield / Sydney - Short Cuts Short Film Festival 2005-07
I worked on Short Cuts Youth Film Festival in 2005 as Technical Coordinator and Operator, and then in 2006 - 2007 worked as the Festival Coordinator and Technical Coordinator / Operator. Short Cuts has now continued to grow and still shows annually every year.
Powerhouse Youth Theatre - Fairfield / Sydney - Various Theatre 2004-08
See also in Live Tech, I worked with Powerhouse Youth Theatre in a technical capacity for a period of 4 years 2004 - 2008. I worked with Artistic directors and many young people involved with Youth Theatre.