The York U Motion Media Studio (YUMMS), supported by Cinespace Studios, continues to see growth as it offers courses, workshops, talks and critical hands-on experiential education for those in the York University community looking to become the next generation of content creators across creative industries.
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Hands-on green screen course an AMPD hit
An intensive five-week course called Shooting the Set offered 30 students valuable experience working with a green screen, taking advantage of York University’s Motion Media Studio (YUMMS), which is based at Cinespace Film Studios, the company’s one-million-square-foot industry studio space in Toronto.
Cinespace renews support for York University Motion Media Studio with $3.12M gift
$3.12 million in renewed support announced for York University Motion Media Studio at Cinespace. Cinespace’s generous new donation means each AMPD student who has access to this studio will continue to participate in hands-on learning in Toronto’s booming film-and-television production industry, and have the opportunity to develop a creative voice, contribute to our collective cultural …
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Motion Media Studio Summer Workshop Series
York U Motion Media Studio in partnership with Fae Pictures presents: Summer 2022 workshops Schedule: Friday June 17: Festival and Socials with Shant Joshi, Zaarin Bushra, Ingrid Veninger Friday June 24: Producing in Prep with Shant Joshi Thursday June 30: Producing in Production with Lindsay Blair Goeldner Friday July 8: Producing in Post with Shant …
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Emma Ferreira joins Rob Lowe’s new Netflix comedy
Alum Emma Ferreira joins Rob Lowe’s new Netflix comedy 2021 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) Rising Star award recipient, Emma Ferreira (BFA), is joining the cast of Rob Lowe’s Unstable alongside Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live), Sian Clifford (Fleabag) and John Owen Lowe (Holiday in the Wild) in the new Netflix comedy. Unstable follows an introverted …
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AMPD launches graduation preparation podcast series
AMPD launches graduation preparation podcast, The Final Mile Club Get career-ready with the Final Mile Club, anywhere at any time. The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) launched a graduation preparation podcast series, The Final Mile Club, hosted by Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng with industry guests including former Canadian Academy of Cinema & …
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2022 Dean’s Student Leadership Award recipients announced
2022 Dean’s Student Leadership Award recipients announced Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng is pleased to announce Film Production student Devki Patel and Music student Selwyn Tchang as the recipients of the 2022 Dean’s Student Leadership Award. While the adjudication committee received many excellent nominations, Patel and Tchang stood out as passionate and dedicated advocates for students across …
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CineSiege 2021 | November 19, 2021
CineSiege 2021 In its 19th year, CineSiege will continue to celebrate cinema online on November 19, 2021, at 7 PM. The festivities are open to AMPD community members and film lovers alike. CineSiege features a juried selection of shorts chosen by program alumni and leading practitioners in film and media culture. Professors’ shortlist nominated films from all 200 …
The show must go on: How York theatre students helped adapt a local high-school musical for pandemic times
The show must go on: How York theatre students helped adapt a local high-school musical for pandemic times A year-end musical theatre production can be as important to the heart and soul of a high school as its season-opening football game or senior prom. So when the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and began robbing …
The Space Between Queer Tolerance and Acceptance
Jacob Robert, just completed his 2nd year in the Film Production program at York University. While the pandemic certainly posed us all with challenges for building a portfolio, Robert worked within these confines to create a deeply personal Alternative film. He had total control over from pre-production through post-production, and through it he gained a …
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