Through Sheridan’s Centre for Indigenous Learning and Support (CILS), Indigenous learners were recently invited to learn the skills of First Nation beading during a workshop led by beading artist, Katie Chapman.
What do Top Gun: Maverick, The Mandalorian, Mufasa: The Lion King, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever have in common? They all harness the power of virtual production techniques which have revolutionized filmmaking by leveraging technologies such as augmented reality and advanced motion capture to create realistic environments and effects on a virtual set.
Through a 12-week Virtual Production micro-credential at Sheridan's Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT) at Pinewood Toronto Studios, students are gaining immersive, hands-on experience in this same cutting-edge tech.
A Sheridan Bachelor of Film and Television student documentary short was created to honour the last surviving Canadian Lancaster Bomber pilot. Third-year student Eric Cervania directed the six-minute project featuring retired Royal Canadian Air Force bomber pilot John 'Jack' Frederick Finan of Stoney Creek, Ont. The film was screened at last month's Hamilton Film Festival and also aired on Hamilton community television.