Recess 006: Signal and Frame
New audio/visual workshop series 📸
Hello again from the Recess community 🫶🏾.
We hold our community close to our hearts and these newsletters are our way of keeping you in the loop. Inside, you'll find updates, community tales, creative prompts, and exciting previews of upcoming events.
Upcoming Happenings
Signal and Frame: New Audio/Video Workshop Series 🎬
The Recess Recap 📰
Community Bulletin 📌
Recess Discord: Join our Growing Community 💬
Workshop: Signal & Frame by Shanik Tanna
A New Workshop Series
Signal & Frame is a beginner-friendly series exploring digital storytelling through sound, video, and photography.
Who’s it For:
• Beginners and the creatively curious
• People who want to explore new ways of expressing themselves
• Anyone interested in digital tools, without the pressure of being perfect
Recent Recap
Recess In-Session Workshops
An open studio experience for two days of hanging out, reading, watching, doing ✨
Day One
Diya Making with Radha Pithadia
Intro to Music Sampling with Ajith Thangavelautham
Day Two
Beginner Video Editing with Shanik Tanna
Mixing Genres with Lateefa Farah
Rest, Respond: Qigong with Tanya Mok
Open House
The sessions provided valuable opportunities for skill development and creative expression, reinforcing what makes our community special – the ability to learn and grow together.
Artist Pop-Up Showcase
Each month, Recess Select invites a local creative to share the influences and passions that drive their craft.
For March 2025, Feaven Abera comes through to share her journey:
"As an Ethio-Canadian actress, my journey has been about representing the community I never saw on screen. From modelling to film and TV, I’ve been shaped by the stories we don’t often hear and the voices we don’t often see. My work is a love letter to my roots, my experiences, and the belief that art can bridge gaps and create connection.”
The Shelf: Curated Library by James Lai of Memento Labs and Lorenzo Colocado of Recess
Our Recess library has been transformed through the thoughtful curation of two community members. Their carefully selected books, magazines, and records have created an inspiring space for discovery and contemplation.
Film, Flash, and Portraits Workshop
Taught by Osman Ahmed Participants gathered for a workshop focused on analog portrait photography with flash.
The session dived into lighting techniques like utilizing strobes and modifiers along with analog basics such as loading film and utilizing a Mamiya RZ67.
Thank you to C41 Film Labs for providing film/development and Sundays Coffee Club for the drinks.
Join the Discord Server 💬
Stay connected and build community on our Discord server. We've got some pretty cool channels that you might just fall in love with. From discussions about mechanical keyboards and book clubs to 3D tutorials and work-in-progress projects, not to mention everything related to video content – the list keeps on growing!
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Thanks for reading and we can't wait to catch you at our next social gathering or event!