WWU 2026 WORKSHOP
THEME: SEEK THE DARK, FIND THE LIGHT
Based on the Fire & Story Festival theme, our workshop will explore how light emerges from darkness. Light can be a metaphor for shared knowledge and wisdom in the form of stories. Your edits should focus on light values, using primarily black and white colors to create maximum contrast for the final projection. An after effects template will be provided with several cuts of a single song. You will form groups and can edit to one of those song sections. If you complete one section you can choose to do more than one. The final pieces will be stitched together to make one cohesive video that will be projected at the Fire & Story event.
DELIVERABLES
Submission: Upload to this Folder
FPS: 30 frames per second
Audio: Edit to one of the audio sections provided in the AE Template
Resolution: 1920 x 1920 pixels
Codec: Proress 422 HQ
Naming: GroupName_SongSection_VersionNumber
ASSETS
Design Brief: PDF from the kickoff presentation
AE Template: Template for making your edits
Glitch Template: AE Template to prepare your footage for glitching
Folder For Transfers: Please make your own folder in here
SCHEDULE
Thursday: Presentation
5:00pm - Peter Clark Presentation of his work
6:00pm - Workshop overview & form groups for the workshop
Friday: Content Production FI 110
10:00am - Workshop Introduction by Fire & Story
10:30am - Technique Walkthroughs
11:00am - Start Creating
3:00pm - Post Effects Demo FI 110
> Aftereffects Demo - Post-FX process, editing tips, digital glitch, color grading
> Topaz demo - how to glitch and upscale videos
> Photoscanning demo - how to create 3D models from photos
5:00pm - Workshop closes down
Saturday: Content Production FI 110
10:00am - Continue production
1:00pm - Submit projects
1:30pm - Review the submissions
2:00pm - Workshop ends.
Friday October 23rd: Finalize Videos FI 110
10:00am - 2:00pm - Kacey will host a follow-up class to finalize the videos for delivery to Fire & Story