GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT Including 2D Animation, Audio and Digital Photography

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 GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT Including 2D Animation, Audio and Digital Photography.

And so much more... table of contents Welcome To 4 Get to Know: Kelti Macdonald 5 Alumni Spotlight: Electric Bunny & Dingo Doodles 6 Let’s Get Ugly! 8 Graduates |December 2020 9 Animation 10 Audio 15 Digital Photography 16 Animation: Rick and Morty and Me 22 Audio: When Chris Met Chad In The Studio 25 Digital Filmmaking: Talking ‘Bout Talk Shows 28 Digital Photography: Winning Ways 30 Graphic & Digital Design and Website Development: Ready SET Go 34 Interior Design: No Place Like Home For The Holidays 36 Network Security: In Service 38 Veterinary Hospital Assistant: If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry 40 We’ve Been Busy 42 Halloween Hi-jinks 43 *A full color version can be found at: digitalartschool.com/magazine Contact: Centre for Arts and Technology, Landmark Technology Centre III , Suite 100 - 1632 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 7T2. Telephone: 250-860-2787 Website: digitalartschool.com special thanks: In no particular order: Sean Ridgway, Jennifer Yeo, Victor Poirier, Grant Robinson, Chris Holmes, Randal Typusiak, Mika Dumont, Megan Reid, Matt Redmond, Janell Alm, GDD/WD Q1 Design Lab, and Anne Pawlowski. If we have missed anyone, we apologise - we are (as always) currently suffering from deadline brain. Cover Credits: Illustration: Allie Cooke, 2DADA. This issue’s interFACE logo by April Westcott, GWD. get involved: To get involved with interFACE, or send us some good story ideas, please contact Deborah Lampitt-McConnachie at [email protected].

© Centre for Arts and Technology, 2020. All rights reserved. No part of interFACE 2020 magazine may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the expressed written consent of the publisher. The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject any editorial or advertising material. The views expressed in interFACE 2020 are those of the respective contributors and not necessarily those of the publisher, staff or college. Although all reasonable attempts are made to ensure accuracy, the publishers do not assume any liability for errors or omissions anywhere in the publication. 2 3 Welcome to  get to know This is Kelti Macdonald. She works at CAT as our Financial Aid Assistant. Student Success asked her these questions:

Welcome to Issue Thirteen of interFace, What do you do here at CAT’s quarterly magazine. The fact that our CAT? (1 sentence) (lucky?) thirteenth issue has fallen in 2020 I manage reception and am seems strangely appropriate somehow! transitioning to managing the It has been a strange year, but we were financial files for half of our happy to see a lightening of Covid students. restrictions this October, meaning we could Three words that best welcome our academic year’s new students describe you? onto campus, and give us a chance to get to know them in person. Affectionate. Driven. Spirited. We are still running a hybrid of in class and What did you do last on-line sessions, but this term has almost weekend? felt like ‘business as usual’. A BIG thank you to the facilities people, students and staff, I spent last weekend walking for working so hard at keeping the campus around the waterfront, bird safe for everyone. sanctuary, and Kasugai We are also happy to report - that virus gardens. I also went to have and virus protocol notwithstanding - there tea and help my grandma have still been lots of really exciting things set up her new Bluetooth happening at CAT and with our alumni headphones. for us to report on this issue. If I gave you $1000 today, This issue sees us spotlighting all the how would you use it? exciting things happening here at CAT. We I would use the $1000 to help continue to be a cool, varied and vibrant creative community. pay off my student loans. Thank you to everyone who has made this What’s your guilty pleasure? issue possible, and we hope you enjoy Chai Tea Lattes. reading it as much as we did putting it (And Pokémon Go.) together for you. Who is your favorite InterFACE Editorial Team colleague and why? Kelti Says: The attached picture is not a selfie, but it is the picture close I would have to say my Why are we called interFACE? friends always tell me encompasses my personality best. This picture was favourite coworker so far is taken during Calgary’s pride parade celebrations. I spent the day with The word interface is both a noun (a point where Mika in student success! We one of my best and longest-time friends just having genuine authentic two systems, subjects, organizations, etc., meet both started here the same and interact), and a verb (interact with another fun. week and have been bonding system, person, organization, etc.), that also ever since. She is so full of has techie connotations (a device or program positivity, has an incredible enabling a user to communicate with a computer; to connect with another computer or piece of work ethic, and shares equipment by an interface); lastly, the magazine youthfulness at heart that is the ‘internal face’ of the college. makes working with her such a joy.

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Electric Bunny & Jenna Woldenga talks to Sean Ridgway about her Dingo Doodles YouTube success. Jenna Woldenga is a self-made successful So, dingo, which is my internet username as market. It can be quite volatile and is usually YouTuber. She is a 2015 graduate of CAT’s well, was a natural transition and then doodles related to the season. It’s tough to rely on and 2D program and hit gold several years later because I wanted my channel to have no you need to be smart with it. launching her animated videos through her pressure on it. To be just an experiment and a On top of that sponsorship pays as well. I have channel ‘Dingo Doodles’. It is now her full- big sandbox for me to play and try things out been contacted by these companies who ask if I time job. As of me writing this, she can boast in. can mention their product in my videos. If it’s at 655K subscribers and some of her videos have SR: How long has the idea for your YouTube the beginning it pays more, costs them more than garnered upwards of close to 4 million views channel been brewing? if it appears at the end of the video. The views each. I am very proud to call Jenna a CAT count more than the subscribers. People who JW: I had wanted to do a YouTube channel since animation alumnus and had a very nice chat subscribe don’t necessarily watch your stuff. with her about all of this crazy success. 2013 but I had not obtained any of the skills I wanted for it. I came to CAT to learn the 2D SR: How often are you producing new SR: Tell me about Electric Bunny, your first skills that would allow me to apply this to my content for Dingo Doodles? web comic? own ventures and goals. I can do what I do on JW: I try to get a video out there once a month JW: I started EB in 2012 and consistently kept YouTube because CAT taught me all of what I as they generally range in length from 15-16 it up while at CAT. EB I finished around 2018 needed. minutes. You have the writing, voice acting, and then transitioned to YouTube to start Dingo SR: When did you start to see traction with animating, etc.… it’s a full-on production and Doodles. I used the medium of the web comic to Dingo Doodles? I’m a one person team. practice telling jokes and it got to the point where I’d gotten what I wanted from it. JW: I started DD on April 3rd or 4th, 2018 SR: What’s been the best and worst part of and posted my intro video the next day and in this process? I worked for a year while keeping up EB and the first week I gained 30-40,000 subscribers. then a comic I made went viral and a company JW: The best is that I get to be creative and It was just like that, it was insane. It had taken people react positively to it. On the worst, contacted me, Starbreeze Studios. They develop me over five years to get 15,000 followers the video game series Payday. They gave me a that was the moment when I had reached on Facebook for EB but a week to get that 100K subscribers so quickly and it hit me that year contract to make content for those games, many subscribers on YouTube. In four months, I which involved working in my art style but I have a lot of people possibly expecting me reached a 100K subscribers and it freaked me to deliver each and every month. Something illustrating one off jokes specifically for their right out! game titles. I squirreled away the money I made you were making, kind of for yourself in the and took that chunk to set me up for a year to do My first video was ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ beginning, the realization that people have what I wanted. I put it into launching my YouTube related and it was a niche genre, nobody was certain expectations and the pressure of not channel. really doing this, and I was the first one to come knowing if you can deliver or if something you at it a little differently. The market was a bit might do or say will set people off in the wrong SR: How did the name of Dingo Doodles of a wild west with approaching D&D content way. You can get this ‘imposter syndrome’ like come about and how long was the idea this way, so I hit it at the right time. The entire do people really like what I’m doing? I had to brewing? thing was luck, but it was the perfect brew, work through that quite a bit, but I’m much more JW: Dingo is the name I got in my first college people were hungry for it. Nobody had done an relaxed about it all now. in Edmonton. I had a friend with the same name episodic series and it took a couple of videos, SR: What are your future goals? of Jenna and we immediately decided we needed but I was one of the first to tackle it this way. JW: I want to transition into television nicknames to set ourselves apart. With my last SR: How do you monetize this? name ‘Woldenga’ she said that sounds just eventually. My philosophy is to try, fail, try, like dingo and that stuck. Even my friends now JW: YouTube has monetization done through the fail because that is how I’ll grow and create from that college don’t remember my real name amount of views you receive. Every view you get opportunity for myself. a couple of cents, 2-3 cents and the ad revenue anymore, they just go by the nickname. Words: Sean Ridgway rates change every day, kind of like the stock

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Nobody wears GRADUATES an ugly seasonal sweater better than CAT students and staff members, as proved by our recent competition! Ugliest sweater winner was James Hamilton. top left; best sweater winner was Alison Gerwig, directly above. Ho Ho Ho and congratulations! Clockwise from top left: Basset hound, Allie Cook; dancer, Torrance YoungChief; DECEMBER 8 landscape, Ira Aikman; meercat, Allie Cook; ‘hand’, Hagar Wirba; woman, Jess Daly. 9 2020 GRADUATES 2D Animation & Digital Art

“Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the PANUWAT KORY BARRACLOUGH ALEXANDRA COOK character a drawing at a time.” ANUNPANAKUL John Lasseter GRADUATES RYAN JOURNEAY ADAM KURAITIS SARAH KURZ CAMRYN LAROCHE What cartoon have you been most influenced by, and why? PANUWAT KORY BARRACLOUGH new cartoon ‘The Owl House’ encryptions into a kid’s show. to improve myself, and my SARAH KURZ ANUNPANAKUL created by Dana Terrace. Make it still have a sense of animations to be able to create I would have to say the I would say ‘Princess wonder and adventure, and not my own show one day. Had it It was the animated movie cartoon that inspired me the I admire almost every aspect Mononoke’ is a movie I can actually scare kids. In fact, a not been for Gravity Falls, I’m ‘Robots’, 2005. most would have to be Disney’s of the show, but one of the always go back to and that lot of teens and adults would not sure where I would be now, ‘Treasure Planet’. The writers most important to me is the I always enjoy. I love the Growing up in Thailand, watch the show. probably not animation. and artists had done such an ability it has to make me environmental message and the there wasn’t much exposure amazing job at creating a laugh. I want to bring joy ADAM KURAITIS to western culture. ‘Robots’ I never grew up watching way the animals are animated. rich and vibrant world that to people, as this show has cartoons, I grew up watching was the first movie I came I often think about that It really got me into art and fit perfectly alongside this brought joy to me. true crime, horror movies, across and bought the CDs question and try to find drawing with its beautiful unique take on the classic supernatural, those kinds of with my savings as a kid. RYAN JOURNEAY something cool to use as visuals. story. It really pushed forward shows. But when ‘Gravity Falls’ a response. I’d like to say CAMRYN LAROCHE The movie sparked my my admiration for character My biggest influence is came out it really got me into anything by Ralph Bakshi interest in animation, and design and immersive ‘Gravity Falls’. I love the animation and loving cartoons. OOOOhhh, who lives in a would be my answer. His the ‘Rodney Copperbottom’ storytelling. art style, the story, and how pineapple under the sea? I remember when the last dedication to artists and character became my unique the show is compared It’s gotta be ‘Spongebob ALEXANDRA COOK episode aired and I thought to mixing things up in this crazy inspiration. to other shows on Disney. Even Squarepants’. I have been myself, “I should do something industry is so admirable, What a tough question! It’s though the show is no longer watching this show since I knew that one day, I like that. That was amazing.” and how he helped convince hard to pick one example as running, it’s one of the bigger the dawn of my time, and wanted to go across the And afterward, I changed that cartoons aren’t just for we are all influenced by a inspirations for the show I plan if Netflix would just update world to chase my dream. my life around quite a bit, children. multitude of media. If I had to create in the future. It made the episodes every once in a I wanted to do what he did. applied to CAT before I even to give a recent example, I me realize that you could put But I was born in the 90’s and while, maybe I’d have more to I wanted to be just like him. graduated, and still plan was very inspired by Disney’s horror, mystery, crime, and it’s ‘The Pagemaster’. watch. Any who, SpongeBob 10 11 HARLIE LEASK JORDYN LOWEN KYMBER MAXFIELD KYLE MCLEAN MCLEAN MILLER OLIVER NEVILLE is important to me because it KYMBER MAXFIELD interesting. The character then we’d binge watch anime while still holding that of the show. I want to be able started me down the path of development and story arcs cartoons, everything I used to cartoony feel/magic to them. to recreate that feeling in the I never expected that I would storytelling, when you’re a are what make it especially think was silly. animations I create. find myself in the world of STEVEN SAUNDERS nonsensical sea spongebob the incredible. animation. Since joining the Now, the cartoons that have IAROSLAV VOROBEV world is your oyster (see what The cartoons that have program I have taken an MCLEAN MILLER influenced me most now are the I did there). There is limitless influenced me the most I would say, cartoon that had interest in old rubber hose shows we watched together, potential for the plot, art style, The cartoon I am most would have to be the Disney the most influence on me would cartoons such as ‘Steamboat ‘Magica Modaka’, ‘Kill la Kill’, and comedy which makes it influenced by would probably Renaissance films such as probably be ‘Adventure Time’. Willie’. I love the movement of and recently I’ve been very not only entertaining for child be ‘Spiderman: Into the ‘Hercules’, ‘Mulan’ and The unique feel of all the the characters and how these inspired by ‘The Owl House’, me, but also teenage and adult Spiderverse’, as it helped push ‘Aladdin’, they showed me the wackiness that creators put in early animations clearly tell from the animation, the way me. And if you think I love this me to be where I am today. magic and wonder that can each episode combined with stories without the need for they animate magic, and even show too much, wait until you be created in an art form, and lighthearted but at times dark script. I hope to continue to OLIVER NEVILLE the creativity of the story! see my Spongebob tattoo. that you can express yourself sense of humor left quite the develop my skills and studies The animation I have been EDSEL JAY PRAXEDES and tell amazing stories for impression on me as a creator. HARLIE LEASK of these old classics as I find influenced by the most is ‘Jojo’s everybody to enjoy. ANGELINA YOUNG my place in the industry. Bizarre Adventure’, The way For me specifically I’d say the The Disney movie ‘Aladdin’ show ‘W.IT.C.H’ which was SKYLER SHEPHERD it implemented its powers “I think I’ve been most influenced me, because it was KYLE MCLEAN produced by SIP Animation. and how it connects to the I think the cartoon that influenced by the cartoons I my all time favourite Disney It started off as a comic The cartoon I personally have user’s character, along with its influenced me most would watched as a kid, it’s what movie, and it made me want to series which eventually got found to have had the most approach to character writing have to be ‘Gravity Falls’. made me who I am today; go into animation when I was an animated adaptation in influence on me is ‘Madoka and design, it’s what inspired I always watched that with ‘X-men Evolution’, and nine years old. 2004 the original creator Magica’. The art and unique me the most. my sister whenever it was on ‘Fantastic Four: Earths Greatest JORDYN LOWEN is Elisabetta Gnone. I was animation style has always TV. We both became quickly Heroes’ are what sparked my ALEXANDRA PEDDIE particularly drawn to this style Personally I think it would been my favorite since I was attached because the dynamic love for Marvel and wanting mostly because it was a pretty be ‘The Land Before Time’ a preteen, and is what got Honestly, growing up I hated between my sister and I is to one day work on one of good mix of cartoon and It sparked a love for both me into drawing. The story T.V. and movies, I thought pretty much the exact same their series... or ‘Winx Club’, anime. Shows like ‘W.IT.C.H’, dinosaurs and animation. itself is so thought provoking cartoons were childish and silly, dynamic between the main which grew my love for fairies ‘Martin Mystery’ and and hopeful, yet hopeless at until my friend Bailey animated characters Dipper and Mabel. and magical creatures, in the One day I want to create ‘Totally Spies’ have a much the same time in a way that something on her DS. I thought It was really cool cause it felt hopes that one day that’s what animation that sparks emotion more realistic anatomy and had never been done before it was the coolest thing, since like the two of us were part I’ll make my own series about.” like these movies. it’s creation, making it more proportions to their characters

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KEENAN BORN MAKENZIE GLADSTONE Audio Engineering & Production

CALVIN BROCKHOLM 24 | Vernon Calvin plans to continue producing and creating music.

SHANE KRISTENSEN VANESSA MANZANARES FLORES GRADUATES What cartoon have you been most influenced by, and why? EMP Electronic Music Production MAKENZIE GLADSTONE SHANE KRISTENSEN VANESSA MANZANARES FLORES The cartoon that has inspired The cartoon I am most inspired ETHAN OCHITWA me the most is ‘Gravity Falls’. by is the 1981 film ‘Heavy The cartoon I’ve been most With a story really appealing Metal’. While the writing, influenced by is ‘Sailor Moon’. 21 | Kelowna both to adults and children. animation, and acting are This is because I loved the Ethan plans on producing electronic It’s the kind of show I wanna all subpar, the ideas brought characters, and the art style music and working with other artists. make with gripping characters to the table by the film have was so appealing to me. It was and a really fun paranormal incredible untapped potential. also one of the shows that got theme. I find myself returning The use of hard rock music me into drawing as a kid. to it again and again for it’s played with action scenes in comforting sense of family and sequences such as B-17 and Also Graduating fun mysteries. Taarna makes for an amazing KEENAN BORN viewing experience that I seek to replicate in my projects.

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Clockwise from Opposite Page: ‘Shirts’, Ira Aikman; “Deer” Alex Diachuk; ‘Maternity’, Serena Milburn; and ‘Couple’, Jess Daly. GRADUATES16 17 Clockwise from top left: ‘Girls’, Samantha Emberly; ‘Man’, Whitney Louie; ‘Beauty’, Emily Kearnan; ‘Bed’ Hagar Wirba; ‘Sunset, Samantha Emberly; and ‘Pipes’, Ira Aikman.

IRA AIKMAN when they get their images For as long as I can remember photographers will say that just find that really special. someone capture that special I photograph for clients to back from a session with I’ve been visually inclined in the reason they take photos My dream would be to be moment, that beautiful smile help realize their vision, but me. Usually, I will capture the ways I choose to express is because they can capture a published in a magazine for for a life time. I make photographs for natural moments in my myself. I started to appreciate moment in time. But I think it’s my beauty images. SERENA MILBURN imagery achieved through natural beauty as a teenager, more than that, not only is that WHITNEY LOUIE myself as an opportunity Photography is the art to keep a moment that posing and prompts, and and sought to capture and moment sealed forever but it these are the images that share beautiful experiences also becomes a memory. It is I love photography because of observation. With my would otherwise dissolve I want to help people record photography I try to creatively undetected into the next. sell and that clients love! through my photographs and a memory that they now have artwork! and can look back on forever. memories, to stop a certain capture a meaningful moment JESSICA DALY MICHAEL (ALEX)DIACHUK moment or milestone for a life in time. My goal is to create an SAMANTHA EMBERLY EMILY KEARNAN I do photography because My name is Alex, I’m a time. I originally went to school image my clients will forever I love how expressive it is. creatively driven natural Photos are like memories, I enjoy doing photography to be a Dental hygienist, love. I love making others feel life photographer, I’ve been a captured moment in time because you can capture a where I loved helping bring awesome about themselves practicing my craft for about that can last forever if moment in time that will never a smile to someone and now 6 years. not forgotten about. Most be repeated again, and I with photography, I can help >> 18 19 GRADUATES

HAGAR WIRBA One of the most gratifying things about art and specifically photography, to me, is its ability to take me Ailleurs - a French word, meaning Elsewhere, that has resonated with me for years now and is central to all my creative pursuits. Through photography, I aim to create an immersive experience for viewers to lose, and also find themselves within. I would say that my interests also lie in observing, documenting, and capturing the dynamic interactions between art, and the various communities where it leaves its impression on. TORRANCE YOUNGCHIEF My love for photography comes from how my love of capturing the little moments in life. I try to use my photography to bring me closer to my culture and also show off the beautiful things I love in my culture to the world. LEXIE ZINGER Photography for me is capturing moments and Clockwise from above: ‘Self-Portrait’, Hagar Wirba; ‘Child’, Torrence YoungChief; ‘Portrait’, Lexie Zinger. people. Specifically, memories since they can’t be replicated. That is why I do photography, along with the fact it makes “We are making photographs to understand me happy. There’s also the creative side, think of an what our lives mean to us.” idea and you can create it with photography. There are — Ralph Hattersley endless possibilities. 20 21  animation Since graduating two short years ago, alumni Samantha Chalmers has landed the animation ‘dream job’ on hit program ‘Rick and Morty’.

Did you always want to much almost immediately gave – has your working life be an animator? Or did me his business card and said changed since it all kicked something specific open up something along the lines of off? that possibility to you? “Sean mentioned you to me Nothing has really changed and we’re actually looking I didn’t know animation was other than we’re all virtual. for a Fx Artist. If you’re actually a job for most of We still have our regular interested, I’d like you to email my life. I knew in elementary meetings and we all still me after the winter break.” school I wanted to have some communicate and work as sort of arty job but I didn’t So of course I did, and after we would in studio. want to move somewhere emailing back and forth for What does a typical work far from home, so I had a little bit in mid January I day look like for you? set my sights on becoming had an interview with him and a Veterinary Technologist the FX Supervisor at the time, I typically always say good instead because I live in a they showed me what they morning to the team I’m farming community and it were looking for and asked if working with as I see them - or just kinda made sense. I did I could do it. I said I could. I in today’s circumstances in the all the shadowing hours and think it was the following week chat. even applied to a college that I got my first contract Then I move on to any Emails for it in Grade 12. Then I from Yeti. :) I may have missed the day was told about the animation Tell us about your career before. I try to check them in ‘bootcamp’ from Chris Morris journey since graduating the morning, when I come back (who also happens to be from CAT? from lunch and in the evening. a close family friend) who was at my school giving a I got hired as a Fx artist for I start any revisions if I presentation about it. Yeti Farm Creative in January have any. I typically do not 2019 on the show D.N.Ace and leave any scenes in progress I attended it, and was still then I was given a contract for overnight if I can help it, just unsure of my future, so when Pete the Cat in February 2020 because I like to make sure I got accepted at CAT and for three months. a scene I start on that day is was on a long waiting list for finished that day; but of course the Veterinary Technologist In July 2020 I received there will be some exceptions. Program I thought why not a contract from Bardel give it a run and see where Entertainment for Rick and After all my revisions or scenes it’ll go. Morty, which I officially started in progress are done I move working on in October 2020. on to working on some new What was your first job post scenes. CAT, and how did it come Tell us a little bit about the about. studio where you now work. What is your favorite thing about working in the My first job was with Yeti Farm I currently work with Bardel animation field? Creative as a FX artist on the Entertainment, they’ve show D.N.Ace. For the full produced some amazing shows The variety it brings your backstory, at CAT I created - for example, The Dragon day will never be repetitive a final animation film with a Prince, Rick and Morty, Teen and there’s so many different decent amount of FX.. Titans Go and many other positions to try to get into. So, great shows! for example, if you’re not big At Grad Showcase night, Jeff into animating there are >> Ramsden, the Producer on Covid 19 has effected everyone in different ways 22 And Me D.N.Ace met me and he pretty 23  audio always positions like layout Don’t be afraid to push artists or storyboarding artists. yourself, and make sure you What’s the most important try a variety of things because thing/s that you learned there are many different from your time at CAT? positions in the animation world, and you never know if “The best I would have to say the most you’ll like it until you try. important thing I learned at Lastly, how cool is it CAT is that it’s okay if you part about working on a really well can’t achieve everything you known and loved cartoon When want to achieve because it Rick and like Rick and Morty? And will eventually come. Maybe what’s the best thing about today just isn’t the day, so keep it? Morty are working hard towards it. the people Did you have a favorite I’m honored to be part of the Chris class on the animation crew on this show, as working program, or one that you on Rick and Morty has been a I work with found especially helpful? really great experience so far. If so, what was it and why? I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. to make The best part about Rick and I really enjoyed the final Morty are the people I work project/film class because I this show with to make this show the kinda discovered that I was best it can be; they are super really into FX animation. the best it hardworking and very helpful It allowed me to do what I if you run into problems. wanted to do and eventually can be.” The overall morale is amazing. molded me into my career. What advice would you give Below: Samantha’s previous Met to students looking to get projects: D.N. Ace, Pete the Cat, into the same career? and Rick and Morty; examples of Samantha’s artwork. Chad

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Audio Department Head “Luck Is What Happens When Preparation This whole thing was spurred into reality by a 3. Meets Opportunity” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca simple recommendation from Jeff, but how did The third concept ties directly into the previous Chris ‘Hollywood’ Holmes my name come up on that day, for that job? When I started working in the music industry two: reputation. My reputation with Jeff was was busy in the studio this back in 2002, one of my first bosses said this Jeff is a producer turned friend that I had strong, and it was built after years of trust and term - with Nickelback’s quote to me. His point was quite simple: no worked with extensively for 5 years on and experience working with me or hearing about one in the music industry has a steady ascent off, but we had both gone our separate others working with me. The music industry Chad Kroeger. He tells to success. It’s a bumpy road full of ups and ways as of late. I had decided to hire him to is much smaller than you think it is, and your downs, but the people who do succeed on sing backup vocals on a country song I was reputation is very important. interFACE about the a longer scale are always “lucky”. What he producing in August. I had not talked to him 4. experience, and what wanted me to understand, though, is that luck in some time, and it felt like a good way to is NOT random, it’s not something you CAN’T reconnect. I sent him the track, he dug what I The fourth and final concept is the most led up to it. control. did, and was happy to get to work together challenging and the most subjective: being Near the end of September, I was getting again, even if it was remotely. a “good hang”. I can make good sounding my son ready for bed when I got a random Fast forward to a few weeks later when Chad albums, but I do not consider myself the best text message from an unknown number. The asked Jeff for a recommendation. I was top engineer I know. My real skill is being fun to message basically started as “Hey Hollywood, of mind for Jeff and for him it seemed like a be around and being able to stay calm and Chad Kroeger here….”. I read the message perfect fit. relaxed in stressful situations (at least on the over several times. It was an offer to come surface). I can be thrown into the deep end While all of this seems random or lucky, it on a project and be able to smile and make work with him at his house for 7 days with really is a combination of being prepared another artist who shall remain nameless. jokes and seem relaxed, even when things are when an opportunity is presented to you. I intense. I think if you ask any of the people My initial reaction was this must be a joke. have spent the better part of 20 years fine who have hired me over the years, they will Why would the lead singer of Nickelback be tuning four different parts of my professional rarely start by saying anything about how texting me of all people in the world about life to help materialize these kinds of chances. amazing of an engineer I am, and often it an engineering job? The text did mention a 1. would be something like “haha I love that mutual friend named Jeff had recommended dude”. They appreciate my ability to keep “If you ask any of me, so I quickly called him and asked who was The first is my technical skill set. Practicing your things light and fun, while still being fast the people who pranking me. Jeff told me that he had in fact craft and being good at whatever it is you enough to make the technology disappear recommended me for the job, and that I better are hired to do will make you stand out. I am out of the process. I think you could make an have hired me over text (not call) Chad back quickly before he known as being an exceptionally fast pro tools argument that this is almost more important the years, they will changes his mind. user, a skill that Jeff knew Chad would need. than the technical skills I possess. I texted Chad, we exchanged a few short 2. What I have tried to illustrate with this piece rarely start by saying conversations, and the next day he confirmed The second is saying yes and being positive. is that nothing is ever blind luck. The job the dates. A few short weeks later I was at anything about My Colleague knew there was no scenario with Chad was random, and unexpected, his house in the lower mainland, working in where I would turn down such an opportunity, but it did not come out of thin air. I put the how amazing of an his private studio with just him, and the artist. and he knew I would do whatever I could work in decades earlier to pave the way It was a completely surreal experience, that engineer I am, and to make the job happen. Jeff also knew for opportunities like this and will continue has been a career highlight up to this point. from experience that I really do not say no to do so. Everyone you meet in the industry often it would be As the week came to an end, Chad said that to anything and will even approach really is potentially a client in the future, so treat he enjoyed working with me and he would something like ‘haha - challenging situations with a “let’s see if we everyone well and try your hardest and you’ll like to have me come out again in the future can make it work” attitude. find things always come around in the end. I love that dude’.” sometime. Words: Chris Holmes 26 27  digital filmmaking TALKTALKING SHOWS ‘BOUT Digital Filmmaking Q5 students have been busy filming episodes of ‘Two Night Show’, a 30-minute talk show concept they hope to air on local stations. Noah Arnott-Gannon, one of the producers, talks us through the journey.

“To start off the TV show was part of the From there we had to go and find talent! Victor cinematography and production course. Both Poirier, Digital Filmmaking Department Head, classes were responsible to work together had a great suggestion to try and get Anna to create from concept to screen a TV show, Jacyszyn on, who’s a famous local jazz artist specifically a late night talk show; however, due who is an experienced actor and owns her own to having split cohorts there are two TV shows, jazz cafe right here in town! both with the same set. Tracking her down was a challenge itself! After As producers we were responsible for making many phone calls and sending many maintaining the budget, finding or hiring talent, emails we finally stumbled upon one of her as well as finding our host, putting the crew events, and luckily we were able to catch her together, as well as making sure the production after one of her performances. was completed; this meant overseeing all Our second talent was Jon Summerland the film Above: Digital Filmmaking students filming on Knox Mountain. Photo: Victor Poirier. aspects of the production from pre-production, commissioner! Jon was one of the first people I production to post production. thought of. First of all, he’s a super passionate, I was responsible for specifically class B. This humble and energetic fellow. Second of all, Another great idea Victor had was to use the that the production ran as smoothly as possible! meant going around town, building connections this was a perfect opportunity to meet the film first term’s as a live audience! This added to the This project was also a great exercise in and finding talent. For example, since we had commissioner in a professional manner and to atmosphere that much more and created an even budgeting, as we had a limited budget which a limited budget that was split between classes, network and make further connections to the better environment for the talent and host. meant really thinking and deciding carefully the producers were forced to find shortcuts and industry. I would also like to state that Jeremy Komlos what to spend it on. It also forced us to think work-arounds. (Note: I would like to say that the music video was an excellent director in that he truly brought creatively and get into a professional mindset This forced me to be creative, in that it allowed project we worked on last term was a great his vision to life with this show and worked meaning find sponsors and working out me to actually go and find a sponsorship for the way to sink my teeth into producing and it really wonders with directing the crew and making partnerships. By this I mean ‘Bia Boro’, as well tv show. After knocking on the doors of several helped prepare me for what was to come, from sure the guests and talent felt welcomed and as ‘Fleek Factory’ which we were able to work businesses I finally stumbled upon ‘Bia Boro’ dealing with clients to organizing a crew.) prepared. out a deal with to create our backdrop. which - in return for having their name on the Following all of that we had to organize In conclusion, I could not have asked for a All in all it was by far one of the best credits - gave us a loan out of three different schedules! This was an interesting obstacle better challenge or assignment to develop my experiences I have ever had being a student at wardrobes! for there were two TV shows, this meant as a skills as a producer as well as imitating what it’s CAT. Just watching both classes come together Producers were also responsible for finding our producer I had to communicate constantly with like to work in the real world and industry. What as one crew and creating a product was host and talent as well. the other class to make sure there were no I mean by this is working with an executive incredible. I’m just grateful to be a part of the This meant creating multiple casting calls and conflicts in using equipment or the production producer (Victor, our department head), process. Every single position deserves just as character breakdowns and sending them out to a studio. constantly checking in with him, giving updates much credit as the next. variety of different facebook groups along with Victor was amazing in mentoring us and pushing on the progress, asking for advice. I can’t wait to see how this turns out and where agencies. We actually got a great turn out and the production in the direction it needed to go This assignment forced me to be in constant it leads us! By far this was the biggest and landed an awesome host who had experience in. He made sure that we built a set both classes communication with the other class for we were grandest production we have ever created.” running stand-up shows in both Vancouver and used, which meant all of us coming together to building a set which we would both be using, so Words: Noah Arnott-Gannon Montreal! build a professional talk show set right here in we had to find many compromises and common our studio. ground to make sure all the ends were met and 28 29  digital photography Winning Ways JESSICA DALY What does the success of your entry mean Honorable Mention to you? International Photography Awards 2020 To me the success of the entry means more accreditation to my brand and business, I can now say that I am an award-winning How did you find out about the competition photographer! you submitted photographs to? How do you see it helping your career? I did a lot of googling around to see which Photography Competitions would be accepting I believe that this helps my career because it submissions at the time; I usually will enter my shows the level of work I can produce and images in the IPE (Interior Provincial Exhibition) clients are more inclined to work with someone and they do quite well! I wanted to see how my professional, accredited, and can produce an work would stand up on an international level! exceptional concept or project from start to finish. What especially interested you in the competition/project, or prompted you to What have you learned at CAT that you enter. think may have specifically helped with your success with these entries? What piqued my interest in entering into the International Photo Awards was the fact that Without CAT I would not have studied surrealism all entry fees are a donation to the Lucie as deeply as I did in the second quarter. The Foundation. The Lucie Foundation is a scholarship History of Photography class is where I figured program that helps cultivate new and upcoming out where the weird images I was making fit, Photo Talent! what role they take on in the world, and what they truly mean not only to myself but to the Tell us about the image/s you entered. people that view them. Explain your concept. What advice or tips do you have for other The image I entered is one of my favorites that students looking to enter competitions? I have taken over the past year, it is based in surrealism. My overall concept was to show how My advice would be to find a competition that the blind see the world, the image is very subtle has meaning behind it and supports something at first and then you truly see the image and the that you also support! It made me feel good reaction is interesting - haha. knowing that my entry fee would be going to a scholarship program that would in turn help someone like me!

This term, DP students Jessica Daly and Hagar Wirba have been making a name for themselves in high level competitions and projects in the photography community.

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HAGAR WIRBA It also came about at a time What have you learned at Selected Photographs when I was exploring seriously CAT that you think may the idea of racial identity, have specifically helped ‘35+ Ways the Photo specifically in the context with your success with these Community Can Support of being Black, in my own submissions? Black Lives Matter’ personal work too. My time at CAT has really (ebook published by 500px and Feature Shoot) The events of this year helped me hone my have been numerous and photography skills, both within overwhelming, to say the the field of photography How did you find out about least. One phenomenon and as a person in general. the project you submitted that I observed, especially In this context, something work to? on social media, was the I’ve further developed that consumption of Black Trauma proved invaluable, is a better I was first approached by and the businesses that tried to understanding of why I create Karen Biilmann, the art capitalize off it. images and how to express director at 500px, just over my understanding of my work a year ago. We discussed I was excited to be a part of and process. the licensing potential of my this e-book because it meant work and I had the wonderful myself and a lot of other I have come to understand opportunity of being able talented black photographers myself better through my to discuss my photographic trying to make it in a space work, and see that cultural process and inspirations! that hasn’t always been and social documentation is inclusive, get the opportunity important to me. Since then, I’ve had the to be vocal on the ways we invaluable opportunity to My beliefs and curiosity can be supported. We are seen build a relationship with some shine through in the images and we are heard. members of the team and I’ve I make, from highlighting been offered a number of I was even more excited the importance of diversity, chances to feature in 500px to partake in it because it to celebrating vulnerability newsletters and participate wasn’t something 500px and and even the expression of in projects, with the e-book Feature Shoot were doing intimacy. to just be trendy... and this feature being one of them. I’ve always known art could knowledge comes from my What especially interested be political, I’ve always experience of working with you in the project, or wanted to contribute to and communicating with prompted you to submit making the world a better 500px over the past year. work? place, and the best way I They place a great importance know how right now is through This particular project that was on the ability of photography the images I create that begin put together by Feature Shoot to contribute positively to or continue really important and 500px, resonated deeply societal and cultural structures conversations to be had about with me, as I am a part of & movements; inclusivity and how our communities function. both the Black community and social awareness has always Photography community. been important. 32 33  graphic @ web design + Web development

Graphic Design graduate Mac Kokoska has gone from the READY SET GO CAT classroom to the Okanagan film set in just 3 short months. iF: You graduated from GDD this past Luckily I could bring in some backup! I invited MK: The biggest challenge I’ve found working school and having deadlines is super accurate September and now you are busy working Jaymz Hamiltion a CAT student, alumni and in the film industry is the long 12 hour days! to real world work. I’ve had no problem meeting in film here in Kelowna - how did this former film department teacher, to be an Keeping a healthy lifestyle and balancing a my deadlines for my short shoot schedules so far happen? assistant in my massive workload! Thanks so personal life can be super challenging when and have been able to delegate and manage my much, Jaymz! Together we completed the thriller MK: I recently graduated from CAT last you devote so much time to something, you can time wisely. movie successfully. September in the Graphic Design Program. forget to eat and sleep. iF: What top tip do you have for current CAT It was because of a lovely new PD teacher iF: Talk us through a typical day for you... iF: What is the most fun? GDD students? Amanda Cama that I was allowed the MK: A typical day was a long 12 hour day MK: The best part of the entire job is the MK: As a current CAT student I’d say develop opportunity to work in the film industry! I had either on-set or home working on graphics to amazing creative people you get to interact your soft skills interacting with like-minded artists only just returned home to Kamloops when I got bring to print. with every day! I’ve met so many amazing artists and talented people! It’s those creative and the call with a job offer! It’s been a super intense I have now finished working on my second and local talents who have welcomed me and unique people who will boost you in your career, and exciting experience so far! I never thought been so kind and caring. It’s a lot like joining the so express yourself freely and be your genuine film was where I’d go. movie, a Hallmark romance. It was a completely different experience. I have made an array of circus; you get to meet so many characters. self. Don’t forget to be confident - you’ll acquire iF: What is your title and what do you do in completely different web and printed graphics. The funniest thing to happen so far was on this all the skills you need! that role? This film features a brand re-design as well as a most recent movie! Suddenly I was given a little iF: What top tip do you have for GDD MK: I was offered the graphics artist/playback graphic designer character. black dress, and was in a scene interacting with students who might want to follow the same kind of career direction? for the art department. It was not long after I’ve made more graphics in 2 months than I the hero actor/actress. It’s never a dull moment that I realized the amount of work it would be. probably made in 6 months at CAT, so I’ll never on set! MK: If you’re interested in working in the film Not only did I have a pile of printed graphics to complain about the homework amount at school iF: How did your program at CAT prepare industry I advise learning the basics first! I had make, but the movie was a thriller with an online again! you for the job you are doing now? never read a script in my life before going into antagonist who I had to be! The timeline for the film! I had no idea what department did what or creation of all these graphics was less than three iF: What is the most challenging thing about MK: CAT prepared me the most by giving me a what you’re currently doing? high volume work ethic! Completing projects at anything; I had to learn quickly! If you’re a film weeks! student I’m sure you’re already an expert!

Images from set of Mac Kokoska’s graphics and film work.

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The Interior Design students got busy putting their considerable design skills to good (and charitable) use! No Place LikeFOR THE HOLIDAYSHome November 20 was to fulfill to the designer’s inability to preplan the space,” construction day in the vision. Money raised will go explains Delane White, Q1 ID production studio, as CAT to a local Lake Country build student. Interior Design students which is helping to support “As designers, we are taught gathered to roll up their twelve families getting homes. to plan and develop many sleeves and start building ID students fund-raised different solutions to solve a the very best in gingerbread enough money to enter eight problem and not knowing the houses - as part of Habitat teams, and ‘build day’ was materials or space we were for Humanity’s seasonal overseen by Krista Paine. being provided forced us to fundraiser. Andrea Manifold, CEO of come up with plans and ideas “Krista Paine (of Paine Habitat Okanagan, also quickly. Construction and Design) popped in with a film crew Throughout my short time is one of our ID instructors, to capture the students’ here at Centre for Arts and and is also on the Board progress. Technology I have learned of Habitat for Humanity,” “Support came from school lots about Interior Design; explains Jennifer Yeo, CAT and staff, and students when participating in the AIDT Department Head. themselves all chipped in to gingerbread house competition “She told me about the buy eight ‘permits’ and extra I utilized my knowledge of fundraiser as she thought it materials,” says Yeo. color and different skills like might be fun for the first year sketching and model building interior design students to get “Joining in on the fun for the to develop a space that felt involved. We looked into it, 2020 Habitat for Humanity cozy and very festive. made arrangements, and got gingerbread building ALL the students involved (Q1 competition was extremely The most enjoyable part of and Q5). rewarding,” says Paine. the process was being able to work with my classmates This is Habitat’s ‘First Annual “Not only was it for an amazing cause, but being able and bond over a fun holiday Gingerbread House Photo project that raised awareness Contest’, and the chosen to bring our talented Interior Design students together to for Habitat for Humanity and theme was ‘There’s no place helped the community.” like home’. show the Okanagan what they’re capable of was “It’s a great cause and a fun “This year especially, our exciting. They collectively activity for students. It’s a homes have never meant pulled together additional great fit for ID students, and more, and for many have materials to make their it’s also a great way to make been a ‘safe haven’ during gingerbread home truly one them aware of what Habitat this unprecedented time!” of a kind.” for Humanity does for the explains the contest’s website. “I thoroughly enjoyed local community,” says Yeo. The contest’s concept is a participating in this contest!” “Everyone deserves a home.” fun one. Participants first says TJ Sherstobitoff-Ihas, Q1 must purchase a “building “My team had lots ID student. You can vote for your favorite permit”. This permit fee ($25 of fun coming up with ideas house online at: https://trellis. for Individuals/Families and and loved that it was for a org/submissions-gingerbread- $100 for Teams) provides great cause!” contestants with a basic house-contest. Each vote requires gingerbread kit. Entries need “The most challenging a $5 donation for this very good to incorporate the kit, but thing about creating the cause. Voting for People’s Choice can then also expand out gingerbread house was the goes until Dec. 21. 36 Photo by Grant Robinson 37  Network administration | network security

iF: When did you graduate from CAT? QHR Technologies is a very supportive team- NT: I graduated late September 2020 from based environment. There are people to help you the Network Administration Specialist program if you are unable to solve an issue on your own. offered by the Center for Arts and Technology. iF: How did your time at CAT help you iF: What has your employment journey prepare for your current role? looked like since graduating? NT: My time at the Center for Arts and NT: I found work at QHR Technologies before Technology has put me in a situation where I leaving the program and started my position will be obtaining a promotion within 3 months beginning a week after graduating. of beginning my employment with QHR Technologies that would better serve the skills iF: You graduated during strange global I have obtained at school. I am able to solve times, how has Covid impacted your more complicated issues than my peers and have employment journey? become more self-sufficient in troubleshooting NT: Thus far, Covid has not impacted my more complicated issues. employment journey. In my opinion tech jobs are iF: What was your favorite thing about your flourishing and have become more important time at CAT? than ever, with everyone working from home. NT: My favorite thing about my time at the iF: Who are you currently working for, and Center for Arts and Technology was the what is your job title? challenging projects we were given to simulate a NT: I am currently working with QHR real-world implementation of business networks. Technologies, and my job title is Customer iF: What top tip/tips do you have for other Service Analyst with a Tech focus. I was recently NAS/NSS students? selected to be moved to a Tech specialist focus come February. NT: If you have the ability to focus on this course full-time with no part-time or full-time iF: Tell us about your current employer and employment on the side, that would be best. The how you found your job with them… course is very fast-paced and will require much NT: QHR Technologies Inc. is a Canadian of your time. healthcare technology company, founded in Another tip I have is getting to know your peers 2000. It represents 20 percent of the country’s and form a team environment; help each other medical record market and its Medeo and out. You are all in this together and you are AccuroEMR products are used by about 16,400 stronger as a team instead of as an individual. health professionals. iF: What top tips would you give to people I found my job with QHR by looking at their about network security in general? website: https://qhrtechnologies.com/our- careers/ NT: My top tips would be: iF: Talk us through your typical workday… 1. Never use the same password twice. NT: I take calls from Medical professionals that 2. Ensure your passwords are at least 12 IN SERVICE characters in length containing uppercase, are experiencing software problems. lowercase, and symbols. Recent CAT graduate Nathan Taylor found employment in his chosen I search and create tickets, and document my industry; in the middle of a pandemic, before he even left college! implemented solutions. 3. When possible always use multi-factor authentication. 38 39  Veterinary hospital Assistants

IF YOU DIDN’T Comedian and CAT instructor Velina Taskov along with CAT alumni Brittany Hartfelder are the comic minds behind a new podcast that LAUGH, YOU’D CRY... irreverently captures the highs and lows of working in a veterinary clinic. iF: When did the podcast Velina was my instructor when VT: Thus far we have around I think the most enjoyable thing VT: We have had some people We’re looking forward launch, and how did the I did the vet assistant program 7000+ downloads in over 20 is hearing stories from people’s tell us they are put off by to seeing how the podcast idea come about? at CAT. She encouraged me countries and growing steadily. personal experiences in the the name and/or picture. My develops in the future. personal view is, ‘just because VT: The podcast launched to apply at the vet clinic we We are overwhelmed and industry, and just the silly jokes You can subscribe for weekly you’re offended doesn’t mean Halloween 2020. We have both work at currently, and we excited by the support we are we make about our demanding episodes on spotify, itunes you’re right’. been working on this idea for developed a close relationship receiving. Though our target jobs. What we have enjoyed and google podcasts. Follow over a year now and we are full of banter. audience is those working in the most is the feedback and Comedy is subjective and us @ikilledyourdogpodcast growth. thrilled to finally share it with iF: What are you trying to the animal industry, we are there is a lot of content out on instagram or email us the public. achieve with the show? inclusive to people outside iF: You are creating some there that isn’t for everyone. ikilledyourdogpodcast@gmail. of the industry by often edgy comedy, what do you If someone doesn’t like com We found whenever you VT: Many people think the explaining medical conditions see as the links between our podcast they can keep hang out with someone from veterinary industry is just We cuss, we laugh and above in layman’s terms. black humor and working in scrolling. I choose not to the veterinary industry you cuddling puppies/kittens. all, we love animals. iF: How have people reacted the vet industry? engage negative feedback. inevitably end up talking Though we wish that was the to the podcast so far? ‘shop’, and that’s where case, its not. VT: You need to have dark iF: What are your long term the idea for the podcast VT: 90% of people have been sense of humor to survive in plans for the podcast? We discuss what happens Below: Promo shot from ‘I Killed sprung from. so positive and supportive. this industry otherwise you’ll be behind closed doors with some VT: We would love to travel Your Dog’ podcast. Please note, crying in the corner! I’m not iF: Describe the podcast in comic relief in an industry On a weekly basis we have around the world interviewing no animals were harmed in the exactly sure what the link is but one sentence? that is very demanding. We many people message us on different individuals in the making of this podcast (or article) honestly if you don’t laugh at facetiously giggle at macabre our instagram page or email veterinary/animal industry and and Velina’s dog Sally wants VT: Comedy Veterinary some of the absurd things we stories and candidly discuss the sharing their personal stories potentially doing episodes at you to know she had a great time Podcast. have to deal with, we would be foibles and rewarding work of from the industry. Often veterinary conferences. modeling for this photograph! crying for sure. Comedian and Vet Technician, Veterinary Medicine. people will tell us they listen Velina Taskov and Vet iF: Why do you think The name is supposed to be to the podcast on the drive to Assistant Brittany Hartfelder humour is so important for eye catching but a deeper and from work, discussing the host the “I Killed Your Dog people working in the vet meaning of ‘I killed your dog’ topics we covered with their Podcast”, where the only thing co-workers and sharing their industry period? they kill is your perceptions of is touching base on the mental own stories. VT: the veterinary industry. health issues we have in this Comedy is a coping industry. It has been wonderful feeling mechanism for a highly iF: Who does what on the emotional empathetic industry We have high rate of suicide the camaraderie across the show?: such as vet medicine. and “burn out” in vet medicine world and knowing we are BH: I am the co-host of and we are ‘killing the little all in this together especially BH: Often we have some the podcast. While Velina black dog of depression’ that during the pandemic. incredibly intense or sad organises the interviews and can follow us around at times. if: What is it about the moments in our industry and edits the podcast, I correspond podcast that you think I was told once ‘the only way We do this by laughing at with our listeners and do people especially enjoy? to lower coffins into a grave is some of the most disgusting/ promotional work on social with humor’. Not saying that sad/horrible things we have to BH: We like to think that we media. death is funny, it’s just that deal with on a daily basis and are befriending others through humor is a coping strategy for iF: Velina, you are already supporting each other knowing our podcast and that when difficult moments. a stand up comic, so this we are going through the same they listen they feel like they makes perfect sense for you, pressures in vet medicine no are just hanging out with their iF: Has there been any but Brittany, how did you get matter where you live. other vet friends ‘shooting backlash so far, and what involved in the project? would you say to these iF: How big is your the shit’. people? audience? 40 41 we've HALL WEEN been HIJINKS busy

Halloween Happenings: students and staff congregated in the Student Lounge on Friday, Oct 31 for Halloween festivities. Costume contest winners were as follows: SCARIEST - Leah de Gooijer (AGFVE) as a witch with very spooky ‘white out’ eyes; MOST CREATIVE - Sydni Wiley (2DADA) in her homemade elf costume; FUNNIEST - James-Arja Pagobo (2DADA), to be honest we’re not sure what he was, but it was brilliant; BEST OVER ALL - Jessica Lowe as Dr Dolittle; and BEST STAFF COSTUME - Mika Dumont as the sick plague doctor. Winner of the Pumpkin Carving contest was Skye Garnier from CAT Scheduling. Thanks to Braden Harder for his awesome poster!

Yet(i) Again! : We love it when Todd Ramsay, co-owner and CCO of Yeti Farm Creative pops in to share his wealth of knowledge with students. On November 3, he joined Q1 2DADA students to talk about his career, building a studio and to give general industry advice.

Going Atomic: Animation students had more industry visitors in November when Mark Hansen (recruiter), Nadine Westerbarkey (2D supervisor) and Israel Delage (2D FX artist) from Atomic Cartons cam in to chat with them about the industry.

Gingerbread Goodness: the Interior Design students put their design talents to good use on Friday, November 20, by creating bespoke gingerbread houses to raise money for local charity Habitat for Humanity.

Any Ugly Sweater Is A Beautiful Thing: students dusted off their favorite (bad) seasonal sweaters on Friday, December 11 in a celebration of all things ugly. The winners were James Hamilton (Ugliest Sweater) and Alison Gerwig (Best Sweater). Students were also treated to covid-compliant cookies and candy canes - the former cooked by Student Success’s lovely Mika Dumont.

‘Black Cat Bash’ graphic by Braden Harder (GWD); Todd Ramsay with animation students; Atomic Cartoons logo; ID students building gingerbread houses, photo by Grant Robinson; ‘Let’s Get Ugly’ graphic 42 by Sydney Webb (GWD). 43 44