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We’re into week 3 of our creative challenges campaign. So far we’ve introduced you to basic stop motion techniques and visual storytelling. This week our introduction to stop motion papercraft will allow you to combine both those challenges and develop your skills.
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Photography and most of the visual arts are exceptionally competitive, each year there are hundreds if not thousands of graduates, so what makes some successful, household names or at least employed and published?
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For this week’s Throwback Thursday we’re revisiting OCA’s first Big Draw online only event, which took place during the festival in October 2019.
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As a practitioner myself, I have become really interested in the idea of creative collaborative practice and it is something that I have been researching more and more over the past few months.
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I recently took part in an OCA trial of a short course on Creative Education. I guess I was a jump ahead most of the time having been an English teacher in the seventies and eighties when English teachers were experimenting with creative ways into learning and teaching. One of the suggestions at that time was to move away from the idea of teaching being a transmission of information and think of it instead as transformation in the learner’s understanding
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This time we’re going to explore visual storytelling. Visual storytelling is a story or narrative told mainly through visual media. This could be video, animation, or illustration, and it’s usually accompanied with music, a narrator or graphics.
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Throughout 2013, I made a drawing for everyday of the year. Since then a lot has happened, but I can trace a lot of my practice back to that extended piece of work. I can also see how it influenced the way I approach tutoring.
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What if … I can’t go outside to photograph. Below are some tips and suggestions of some aspects to explore and photographers to look at. The list is by no means exhaustive, so please do add and share. Some courses/assignments are more dramatically impacted than others, so do talk to your tutor. Use the forums to share and connect with other students.
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This is the first weekly workshop as part of OCA Creative Challenges campaign. Work your way through the slideshow below or download the PDF for later. This is a basic introduction suitable those looking for a new challenge or something to keep the kids entertained.
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Choosing and continuing to be creative is a really important act of self-care. Whether you write, draw, sew, sculpt, paint, photograph or play an instrument, you can improve your mental wellbeing. Over the coming weeks OCA will post open, creative content that everyone can get involved in.
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