interinter  ISSUE FOURTEEN interinter table of contents Welcome To 4 Get to Know: Mika Dumont 5 Newsy Bits 6 Ninety... 1 Song|90 Producers 10 Animation: CAT and Friends 12 Audio: Sound Success 14 Digital Filmmaking: One for the Bucket List 18 Digital Photography: Storyteller 20 In Development 23 Graphic & Digital Design and Website Development: Redesigning the Alphabet 24 Interior Design: Conscious Design 28 Network Security: Network Specialist 30 Veterinary Hospital Assistant: Getting Wild 32 We’ve Been Busy 34 In Development 35

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© Centre for Arts and Technology, 2021. All rights reserved. No part of interFACE 2021 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 MIKA DUMONT. She works at CAT as a Student Success Advisor. We asked her these questions:

Welcome to Issue Fourteen of interFace, CAT’s What do you do here at quarterly magazine. We love a student success CAT? (1 sentence) story at the Centre for Arts and Technology, I help students navigate and this issue is full of them! through their adventures at We have both alumni and current students CAT and in their lives. with work on display in various galleries and venues here in Kelowna. We have a film Three words that best alumni who has just had a project chosen describe you? for screening at the prestigious ‘South by Southwest’ Film Festival in Austin, Texas. We Awkward. Unique. Always Positive. have animation alumni working on new series for Apple TV (among others!). We have an audio alumni involved in a wonderful project What did you do last promoting women and transgender artists and weekend? producers. And... we also have a DP alumni Spent the weekend playing nominated for a ‘Small Business BC‘ award. Gunfire Reborn with my kids. How cool is that?! So yes. We have lots of wonderful things happening across campus and all If I gave you $1000 today, how would you use it? departments, all working together to create the vibrant and varied creative community I would end up taking my kids that CAT is known for. on a shopping spree. They grow far too quickly. As always, we want to start by thanking everyone who has made this issue possible, and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as What’s an entertaining fact we did putting it together for you. about you? InterFACE Editorial Team I love doing special effects makeup.

Why are we called interFACE? Who is a colleague you The word interface is both a noun (a point admire and why? (Photo by Autumn Mac Duff | Edited by Kylen Paskaruk where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc., Randal Typusiak. He has meet and interact), and a verb (interact with taught me so much in the 7 another system, person, organization, etc.), months I have been here. I that also has techie connotations (a device or am always learning new and program enabling a user to communicate with a amazing things with Randal computer; to connect with another computer or around. piece of equipment by an interface); lastly, the magazine is the ‘internal face’ of the college.

4 5 NOTHING LIKE A RE-DESIGN  newsy bits One of the things we love to do in CAT’s Graphic and Web Design’s weekly ‘Design Lab’ is to help small businesses and non-profits. This term we worked with Rustom Charm, a cleaning company from Edson, AB and Studio 9: Independent School of the Arts here in Kelowna on some new logo looks. Students

also utilised their illustrationStudio 9 Logotalents Sheet to work on a project for Vernon-based trailer company Armadillo. Colours

Ruston Charm are now working with David 44C8F5 R: 68 G: 200 B: 245 Fenoulhet on their new logo, Armadillo are C: 60 M: 0 Y: 0 K: 0 NOMINATED working with Charlise Buyers and David SELECTED E41B7B STUDIO R: 228 G: 27 B: 123 STUDIO Independent School of the Arts C: 4 M: 98 Y: 18 K: 0 Cierra Carlyle, a 2012 alumni from CAT’s on their new catalogue, andIndependent Studio School of the 9Arts have shortlisted David and Sydney Webb as Courtney Jenkins, a 2DADA grad from the Digital Photography program, has been Studio 9 Logo Sheet FDB933 potentials for a new logo look. 2016 class, has been selectedR: 253 G: 185 B: 51to take part in nominated for a Small Business BC award, in C: 0 M: 30 Y: 90 K: 0 the third edition of the ‘Art Director Master the category of ‘Best Youth Entrepreneur’ Colours MEET ‘DANGER POTATO’ Class’ initiative. Fonts

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FDB933 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ‘Alpha Betas’ for YouTube. (You can read more empowered in their own skin,” says Cierra. exploreR: 253 G: 185 B: 51 the field abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzand understand what it takes C: 0 M: 30 Y: 90 K: 0 0123456789 about both these on Page 8.) “We are an advocate for body positivity and to build a career as an art director. Fonts Now, 2D alumni Connor Hale has released a self love. No one deserves to feel like they don’t ‘A Day in the Life of an Animation Art Director’ new short called ‘Danger Potato: Interrogation’. fit in. Every BODY is unique. Boudoir is about Myriad Prois - Regular intended to inspire women to pursue careers Connor graduated from CAT in 2018, and is self acceptance, feeling worthy, and having ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZin an area of the animation industry where abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz currently animating at WildBrain Studios. stunning fine art of yourself!” STUDIO 0123456789women are underrepresented as department Independent School of the Arts STUDIO Independent School of the Arts Futura PT - heads.Book According to Sean Ridgway, Animation ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Department Head, ‘Danger Potato’ was in fact abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz“Courtney was hired as a character animator at 0123456789 a character Connor created way back in his our grad show by Bardel Entertainment,” says CAT character design course. Sean Ridgway, CAT’s Animation Department Head. “She’s a super talented artist.” You can watch Danger Potato on youtube.com. ~ (Note: Video contains adult content and themes.)

2 Remove hot water heater door 2 Remove hot water heater door Armadillo Illustration and Rustom Charm Logo by David Fenoulhet; Studio 9 Logo by Sydney Webb. Sydney David Fenoulhet; Studio 9 Logo by Armadillo and Rustom Charm Illustration Logo by 6 7 GETTING ANIMATED  newsy bits Word on the street has it that CAT’s animation alumni are doing really well, with a number of them involved in both Apple TV’s new season of ‘The Snoopy Show’ and new animation series ‘Alpha Betas’, among others. “CAT Animation breeds success. Some of the POSTCARDS FROM CAIRO most popular animated shows being broadcast and streamed today are benefiting from the COMMUNITY SERVICE Logan Macdonald, CAT alumni and former talent and hard work of our grads. Dragon Cage favorite has been keeping us up to date Prince (Netflix), Rick and Morty (Adult Swim), This term, Megan Frederick from Okanagan Production) class brought equipment from CAT with his exotic adventures. Logan left us to The Snoopy Show (Apple TV+) are just a few, Mission Secondary school (OKM) reached out to OKM and recorded all three bands live off work in Slovakia, and managed to spend his not to mention some high profile games like to the CAT Audio Engineering and Production the floor, recording a few takes of one song per Christmas vacation in Egypt. He emailed us Gears of War 5 (Microsoft) and Marvel: department to discuss the possibility of band, for a total of 3 different performances,” from the 6th of October (the city, not the date) Contest of Champions (Kabam),” says Sean working together with her music class students says Holmes. to let us know he is having a great time. Ridgway, Animation Department Head. to do some recording. “Projects like this are great for students at CAT “Today, we went to the Oasis, and saw the whale “Nothing makes me prouder than to hear of a “The idea was that because they aren’t able to as it forces them out of the familiar comfort of bones in the middle of the desert, and then went grad, who had originally came straight out of do a recital as they normally would, they would the school’s facilities, and puts them into the real sandboarding,” says Logan. “I’m still finding high school, studied with us for 15-24 months, have a recording that will serve as something world where they won’t always have months of sand in every orifice even after a thorough got an animation job right out of school, worked they could send to parents to show where practice before a gig. shower. It just gets everywhere. they’ve come from,” themselves up the ladder into a more senior explains Chris Holmes, AEP The sessions proved to be stressful but I am planning a trip to Italy soon, assuming position, and is now starting a family or looking Department Head. rewarding, as they were forced to think on their some of these darn COVID restrictions lift as to buy a house. Wow! That makes me feel old, The recording would be broken up into two feet, problem solve, and deal with last minute the vaccine gets rolled out. I am also in the but so proud, as if they were my own kids. components: 1) a day at OKM recording the changes from the client. beginning stages of getting a Visa to work in To prepare our grads for this industry it boils three large Jazz Bands (Grades 10/11/12), In the end they were able to successfully Scotland for a couple years, so I will keep you down to understanding what studios need in and then 2) a few follow up sessions to record up to date on that as well! complete the recordings, and hopefully get a terms of software and skills, coupled with the smaller combo groups of 3-6 students. sense of pride in knowing they did it entirely All in all, I am having an incredible life professional attributes we want all of our grads “On March 7th, students from my Q6 MP (Music themselves.” experience, and am so glad I was able to put to embody empowering them to be lifelong myself in a position to do it, thanks to all of learners and the best artist possible, consistently you!” sought after by studios. Thank you for the kind words, Logan, and keep Getting paid to make cartoons and games, those updates coming! #CATalumni-go-places nothing beats it!”

Photo (pre-covid) of OKM Jazz Band sourced from Penticton Western News. 8 9  alumni spotlight

THE NINETY PROJECT: Turtonen, Ullie Swan, Xylo Aria, So Wylie, Lil iF: How did you get involved with the 90 Miss Beats and Drum & Lace, as well as Katie project? Tavini, who mastered the song. NINETY AILEÉ ZAGA: ... AG: A music producer and content creator called Liina Turtonen organized this project. I met her iF: Where are you with your career right through a Facebook group called ‘Female Music now? What are you up to? Producers of the World’, where she posted an AG: Currently I am working on original music, open invitation to any women and non-binary soon to be released independently, as well as on music makers to participate. some client commissioned work. iF: How long did your part of the process take? Over the past year I have also started a YouTube channel where I talk about music and AG: My part of the process only took a couple music production. I create tutorials, answer hours. Liina had requested that every person questions from my audience, and do live involved sent her an original sample of any performances using Ableton Live. You can find sound we wanted and a video of ourselves my channel on YouTube as ‘Aileé Zaga’. creating said sample. I recorded my vocals. iF: Catch us up briefly on your career path iF: What was it about the project that since leaving CAT? especially had meaning or resonated with you? AG: In the time since graduating CAT, I have mostly worked as a freelance audio engineer AG: Collaboration amongst women and other from my home studio. I have recorded and gender minorities, especially within the music mixed songs for a handful of local musicians industry, is something that is very important to me. and worked remotely with clients. I worked as a mixing consultant in the 2019 album Even though things are starting to change, we ‘The Crowneater’ by artist ‘Alder & Ash’. are still a very underrepresented group in all areas of the industry and many women and non- iF: What words of wisdom do you have for binary people still face a lot of challenges and aspiring audio professionals? gate-keeping. AG: Entitlement is the enemy of success. You will I am proud to take part in projects like this one have to invest several years into your career that focus on actionable things that we can do and into improving your skills before you get to to change this. I love being part of a community see any results. The faster you can accept this, where there is mutual support and where we the easier the process will be. Usually people build each other up. give up when they don’t see the tangible results iF: What was the best part of being involved of their efforts, but we all have to pay our due with the 90 project? time. Patience and perseverance is the name of the game. AG: The best part of being involved in a project iF: Is there any one thing about the business like this is that it felt like something bigger than you wish you had known earlier? any of the people involved. This was a collective effort to bring awareness, to showcase what AG: LOL... How to make money in it! ‘Ninety’ is a new collaborative project created women and non-binary producers can accomplish Joking aside, there were several aspects of 1 Song | 90 Producers from 90 samples collected from 90 women together, and to make a difference for someone, the music business that were overwhelming and non-binary producers in the audio world. as the proceeds will go towards paying for their to navigate during the first few years after Audio alumni Aileé The end result is an amazing video, track and education in an audio-oriented career. graduating CAT. Sample Pack, all of which are raising money iF: What was the most challenging? Understanding the legal aspects of the industry, Airezaga is in great for education in audio production. AG: As one of the 90 participants who learning things like branding, marketing and company on this The project was founded by UK-based music contributed with a sample, our role was promotion to name a few. You really have to be producer, songwriter, and performer LNA relatively easy. The heavy lifting was done by willing to wear a lot of hats and learn about so wonderful collaborative (Liina Turtonen), and CAT Audio alumni Aileé the 6 women who produced the final track, Liina many things beyond audio and music. Airezaga is one of the contributing producers. project that’s raising Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH52W7_C5fM money for audio In this issue, InterFACE talks to Aileé about both Link to stream Ninety on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1tkWvMD5EbAoqoooM21b8P?si=- the project, and her own career path since 237Do0kvQ1mYj0-cDqdTbQ education. gradating in 2016. Link to purchase the track & Sample Pack: https://lnamusic.com/downloads/ninety-track-sample-pack/ 10 11  animation

If you have been down at Kelowna’s Rotary Having exposed students’ artwork to the public Centre for the Arts recently, you may have gives them the opportunity to share their talents noticed posters for a gallery exhibition with others. To feel proud of achievements. Also, called ‘CAT and Friends’. The exhibition is it opens the door to future careers. the brainchild of fine art instructor Elizabeth I intend to promote my private and CAT’s Dykosky, and contains work from her students, students by exhibit their artwork regularly if both from various CAT programs and also such an opportunity will be available. younger private students. Dykosky has taught for CAT for since 2008. “This is the second exhibition at the RCA I She is a talented and internationally known organized for my students,” explains Dykosky. painter who has had her work exhibited in “Last year I showcased the portraits done galleries around the world. by CAT student - Shauna Gardiner, from the “Teaching art makes me feel needed and Graphic and Digital Design program. This year rewarded by passing/sharing all the I promoted six CAT students from both the information, talent, knowledge I possess to my animation and graphic design departments, and students. Seeing them mastering their talents three of my private students, aged 9 to 16.” gives me incredible satisfaction and fulfillment,” The exhibition, running from Feb 1 to March says Dykosky. 26, is upstairs at the RCA Gallery in downtown “I absolutely loved having Elizabeth as a Kelowna. teacher. I’ve never gotten to be taught by “During one of my ‘Life Drawing’ classes at someone who has done the things that she has CAT, I offered students the opportunity to or has her kind of experience, so I really tried display their artwork at the RCA. Six students to retain as much as I could during her classes,” responded to my invitation. They are all talented says Sydney. “She definitely helped me with a and dedicated artists.” lot of basic techniques and uses of color, and even just styles of painting. Like, I’d never tried CAT students and alumni who participated in using a palette knife before, so after I saw her the exhibition are Adam Kuraitis, Alexander work I tried it out and it immediately became Cook, Camryn Laroche, Harlei Leask and one of my favorite styles, so I’m very thankful Cheyanna Kidd (All 2D Animation) and Sydney that I got to be taught by her. Webb (Graphic and Web Design). The exhibition alos included three of Elizabeth’s “Take all the opportunity life gives you to private students: Jacob Raska and Daniel promote/present your artwork,” says Dykosky. Zhang (both 9), and Justin Wang (16). “Have always in your car; your business card “Elizabeth she asked if anyone wanted to show and small brochure with your artwork. There her what they do outside of school to potentially will be some moments in your life without be put in the exhibit, so I sent her some things computer access and a small business card and without really expecting her to choose any of your appearance can make magic at the least expected moment. them, but she did!” says Sydney Webb, CAT Graphic and Web Design student. “I just “I don’t know if it will lead to anything directly thought it would be a really great opportunity to in my future career, but I think that it definitely participate in it because I’ve never gotten to do helps with having a presence of sorts in this anything like this before.” kind of community,” explains Webb. “In the By organizing the art show for students, I would very least, it’s been helping me with being more like to promote their talent. I know from my own comfortable showing my work to other people life experience how hard it is to get the very first and creating things that I can be proud of.” CAT and FRIENDS art show and to start your art career. Thanks to instructor Elizabeth Dykosky, CAT students have work on Clockwise from Top Left: Portrait, Sydney Webb; sunglasses, Adam Kuraitis; creature, Camryn Laroche; meercat, display at a new exhibition at Kelowna’s RCA Gallery. Alexander Cook. Photos of student work by Autumn Mac Duff and Elizabeth Corbett, Digital Photography. 12 13  audio Sound Success Tyler Gillis, a CAT Audio Engineering and Production alumni, is making a name for himself in audio. This issue, he talks to AEP Department Head Chris Holmes about his journey since graduating in 2016.

Can you please give an so being able to keep in touch have some weeks where I work overview of who you are, with your clients and keep 50-80 hours - just depends what your company is them happy is crucial to being on what comes up or what called, and what services a freelancer in the audio my motivation levels are that you provide? industry. week. Keep in mind that this is also very different life style My name is Tyler Gillis, and I What was your “turning than working in a studio doing am the founder of ‘Aftertouch point” moment when you the same work. Audio’. We offer a wide range were able to see your career of services for both films taking off? What project would you say you’re the most proud of? and video games including: The turning point in my career Sound Implementation, Sound was really just having the The project that I am currently Editing, Sound Design, Foley courage to leave my 9-5 job most proud of is ‘Heartbeat of Recording, Sound Mixing, ADR and taking that “leap of faith” The River’. This documentary Recording, Location Sound, (Into The Spider Verse). was about the life journey and Dialogue Editing. of a salmon from birth to Now, this is not something that death. There were a lot of We also offer a wide range I would recommend everyone atmospheric & natural sounds of services outside of the do as I had built up several within this film that needed to visual entertainment industry repeat clients over the years be cut in as well as some really including: Audio Books, while working a full-time job, cool sound design moments like Sounds for Theme Park Rides, often working well over 100 a single salmon egg hatching. Batch File Processing, Audio hours a week just to juggle Forensics, & Live Action Sound both sound design jobs and my This film also has gone on to Design. full time job. win countless awards in several What was the most festivals around the world and When I had finally quit my job challenging part of starting it was an honor to be a part of I only had $37 in my bank out in the industry? this project. account, so I was in no way The most challenging part I financially stable to quit, but What would you describe as went through when starting having built up that work ethic the most rewarding part of as a Sound Designer is of over a 100 hour work week what you do? making and maintaining your I was able to light that fire The most rewarding part of connections. under myself and find projects what I do as a freelance sound to work on. As a freelancer, I’ve always designer is also the worst part said that 70% of my actual You’d be surprised how much of what I do. I have a lot of job is looking for work and you can get done when you free time in between projects maintaining my connections; have 100 hours a week of as I work solely on contracts, the other 30% is actually “free time” and nothing else to which means I have a lot of doing audio work. focus on. time that I can take to myself, which can be a good thing; but Anywhere from 70-80% of Now that I am here though, I this can also be a bad thing as my income is based on word have some weeks where I work you always need to have that of mouth and repeat business 10 hours a week, but I also > 14 15 fire burning under you so you If I find myself getting are all processed the same the new reverb, or the new lav Make sure you have a solid don’t fall behind when looking overwhelmed with work, I do and sound too similar to one microphone is out, but really, foundation of the basics of for new work. have some friends within the another, source files have long they are all very small updates, audio plugins. What would you describe as Audio Industry that I trust and fade in and fade out, or just or sometimes they are just the I found myself networking the least rewarding part of can hire to help get me out of the sample rate is not high same product repackaged. more than really understanding a pinch. what you do? enough, I could go on and on The biggest thing to happen what things like a compressor For example, If I have a about this. or reverb actually did. I mean Easily the least rewarding part really was we are moving decent sized project with a I knew that a compressor of what I do is BGs (Ambient While it is true you can make away from analog consoles to tighter deadline, I might source squashed the sound and Sound Designs). This is the a good chunk of side change completely digital systems. out the Foley and Mixing to a reverb made things washy, area in sound design that I am in the Sound Effects Library With that being said, the friend of mine so I can focus but in school, I found myself super passionate about but industry, and it is important to biggest thing I can see on things that I enjoy doing; or relying on the “preset names” often goes unnoticed by your know how to record your own changes in the audio industry sometimes I’m working on two than actually understanding clients. sound effects for your own is Ambisonic audio for film. “Love your things at once and I just want what was going on within the sound effects library. Ambisonics has been used in In my opinion, being able to to mix the 2nd project, so I’ll preset so I could make better This industry can be a tough video games now for decades craft and create detailed BGs can take a source out everything else. decisions mix wise and it would project from an amateur level one to break into as anyone but in a different way and As a freelancer, you tend to have saved me a lot of time to a pro-level almost instantly. with a microphone nowadays it is starting to make its way love what do everything and you tend post-school. BGs can take a lot of time to can create a “sample library”. within the film industry and on to have many different hats, What advice would you give get correct and stand out on What would you say is a popular social media platforms you do, and but it is also very important to someone trying to break their own without being too currently under-saturated like YouTube. to know as a freelancer how into the world of audio? distracting. market for audio? When I got my first job you’ll find much work you can take on It is less about what you know If you want a good example Good ‘Location Sound’ working with Ambisonics yourself without losing hair and more about who you know. of what an amazing BG track people are really hard to find there was not an established that the work and knowing when you need Friends enjoy working with sounds like, try watching the nowadays. If you know how to workflow yet, so I had to help to finish a project. friends, and if people enjoy first few minutes of Season 10: operate a boom, how to mic figure things out and ended Keep in mind that Hollywood- working with you then they are will tend to Episode 17 of The Walking up talent, and have your own up building an X/Y controller style films usually have a team more than likely to work with Dead. equipment, you won’t have an that I placed on the top of my find you.” of foley artists, a team of headphones. This controller you again. You’re currently wearing a issue finding work. sound designers a team of would rotate the picture based Spend some of your free lot of different hats, from I can’t tell you how many times mixers, and a team of people on which direction my head time trying to teach yourself Sound Designer, to Foley I’ve received poorly recorded that just handle dialogue. So was looking. This ‘in my mind’ new things about the tools Artist, to Sound Recordist, audio that ends up taking 2-3 being a freelancer you tend to was the best way I could come you use or redesign a film and even doing Forensic extra days alone to clean up do it all or you get signed on up with to check my mix the you enjoy, I can’t tell you how and Salvage Audio work. which ends up hiking up the to be a part of a team. way an audience member many jobs I’ve gotten by just post-production audio budget How do you keep a balance What would you say is a would experience it instead taking a trailer that a smaller quite a bit. “Fix it in post - am between the different currently over-saturated of having to use my mouse to indie studio had cut together, I right”? requirements of these jobs, market for audio? rotate the picture. redoing the sounds for it and and how do you manage Where do you see audio Long-winded answer, but the then send it back to them. your time when multiple Sound Effects libraries are moving in the next 10 100% over-saturated, short form is I think Ambisonics Love your craft and love what different overlapping jobs years? becoming more standard come up? and most of what you you do, and you’ll find that the find out there is complete This is a hard question to practice. work will tend to find you. While I do wear a lot of crap. Ambiances are 15- answer as audio as an industry If you could go back to your different hats, these hats rarely 20 seconds long instead of has not changed much in first quarter at CAT, what cross over with one another. 7-25 minutes long, files don’t the last decade. The new advice would you give Words: Chris Holmes contain metadata, sounds compressor is out, the new EQ, yourself? 16 17  digital filmmaking

BUCKETOne For the... LIST Hayley Morin, alumni from CAT’s 2017 Digital Filmmaking program, has hit the big time with ‘ Joe Buffalo’. This documentary on the First Nations’ skateboarder has recently been selected for the prestigious 2021 ‘South by Southwest’ Film Festival in Austin Texas this March. iF: You have just had one of your projects During post production, my role shifted into experience help you moving forward in your a reality on screen is such a beautiful part of accepted by SXSW Film Festival, can you tell supporting our team during editing with career? filmmaking and being the one to bring together us a bit about the film? ​ feedback and a very important indigenous HM: That experience was huge for me. Being all the moving parts to make that possible is HM: Joe Buffalo is a short documentary on the perspective. able to get not only a grant that size, but also extremely rewarding. life and career of Indigenous skateboarding iF: How did you feel when you heard it had the support from Storyhive for my debut film Producing allows you to have a lot of input into legend, Joe Buffalo. been chosen by SXSW? was both life and career changing for me. the film and be involved at almost every stage. A survivor of Canada’s notorious Indian HM: I was completely shocked and thrilled. That documentary is so special to me because iF: What is the most challenging thing about Residential School system, following a traumatic SXSW is a very prestigious and well-respected it taught me so much about the business side of producing films? childhood and decades of addiction, Joe must filmmaking while also allowing me to be creative festival in general, but especially to the film HM: Being in a high position like that comes face his inner demons to realize his dream of and find my voice as a director. industry. with a lot of responsibility. While you have the turning pro. I remember actually doing a project in our first Another really special thing that it allowed me to ability to have an impact on the film, that means iF: How did you get involved in the project, Professional Development class in quarter one do was collaborate with three of my classmates you’re also responsible for making that happen. and what was your role? ​ where we had to write down major goals for our from the program and bring them back to my It can be demanding at times, but once you see community to tell this story. My Co-Producer, Mack Stannard, actually found career and getting featured at SXSW was a top the product of all your hard work on screen it’s me on Instagram and reached out to me about one for me. iF: In what ways has your program at CAT beyond worth it. joining the project! The bulk of the film was shot iF: Tell us a bit about the SXSW Film Festival helped you be prepared for your chosen iF: What tips or advice would you give in Vancouver, where Joe currently lives, but they and why it is important to filmmakers like career post-graduation? to students currently on CAT’s Digital were looking for a producer to come on for yourself. HM: Aside from the technical skills that the Filmmaking course? their shoot in Alberta. HM: I think just the amount of notoriety it has is course gave me, it also provided me with a HM: Start finding your voice now. iF: What did your working day look like on great level of understanding of all the aspects huge. Beside it being an Oscar and international I know that can seem like a big undertaking, but the project? Talk us through the day-to-day. of filmmaking. From being on set, to working in award qualifying festival, the name itself has the sooner that you find your unique perspective the different departments, to having you work HM: The film being a short documentary allowed becomes such a large part of pop culture. and style of filmmaking, things will start to with other creatives; it gives a great sense of for the two days we had in Alberta to be pretty It also attracts such a wide and diverse audience come easier - from inspiration, to networking what to expect when making a film. loose. across film, music, and other media. connections, to great opportunities. iF: What do you like best about producing While we were shooting, I was responsible iF: A documentary you started working films? for securing our locations, crew members, on while studying at CAT was chosen for and anything additional that our director and a Telus StoryHive grant. How did that HM: I love being able to support creativity on cinematographer required to film. all levels. Helping someone’s vision become 18 19  digital photography

Hagar Wirba graduated from CAT’s Digital Photography program in STORYTELLERSTORYTELLER December 2020 and already has work exhibited at the Kelowna Art Gallery. iF: You were one of the artists chosen by this opportunity as I had previously been a by ARTSCO (Arts Council of the Central part of another exhibition with Ashleigh and Okanagan) as part of their ‘Storytellers’ Maura, at the Lake Country Art Gallery which exhibition; what can you tell us about the was successful, with all our pieces working ‘storytellers’ project? together very cohesively. HW: The ‘Storytellers’ exhibit aims to highlight I was thrilled at the chance to exhibit at the some of the different narratives that exist Kelowna Art Gallery, alongside my artist friends, within the artistic community of the Okanagan. for ‘Storytellers’. Participating in this exhibit, are artists who, iF: Do you feel being included in exhibitions I believe, are able to really share pieces of like this is important/helpful to you and your themselves through the work they create. career, and why? iF: What can you tell us about your pieces HW: I think my photographic abilities enable for the exhibition? Could you give us some me to create commercial work, but I think at overview and/or context on what you have the core of my photos and my work, are more created? artistic intentions and, with that being said, I HW: The pieces I chose to exhibit are visual think being able to exhibit my work is actually expressions of my celebration of life. Their titles essential for where I’m headed with my career. are, “Fertility Goddess”, “Angel”, “Nyshdzsh”, Although, I’m not entirely sure where that is “Freedom in Vulnerability”, “Untitled 3”, specifically, I’m an artist who enjoys the ability “Mona”. to create freely and would love to continue to I love being able to honor and celebrate people contribute to the world of art. in my life and moments in my life, through my I love to inspire. Exhibiting helps make that work. To immortalize them. Through all the possible on a larger scale. Sharing work online impermanence in life, I find a way to create that is cool and of course makes it accessible to sense of permanence for myself. everyone, anywhere in the world, but there’s Some of the themes that are also prevalent in something really different about seeing a my work are femininity, intimacy, vulnerability tangible copy of your work actually displayed and authenticity. These are themes I am in a gallery space. Ironically, it feels even more continuously exploring in my personal life and surreal. through photography, I’m able to share some of iF: What is your favourite part about being a my findings. photographer? iF: What was the selection process like? And HW: One of the things I enjoy most, as a how did it feel to find out you had been photographer, is being able to partake in selected? creative play. HW: Ashleigh Giffen, Maura Tamez and I were I think photography is a fun way to learn how to actually contacted by Kirsteen McCulloch, of say things and to capture the world around you. ARTSCO, who shared details of this exhibit I love being able to experiment with perspective with us and asked if it was something we were and break photographic “rules”. Photo: Hagar Wirba Photo: Hagar interested in participating in. I was really excited > 20 21  in development Photos: Hagar Wirba Photos: Hagar

I enjoy having the freedom to be able to HW: Enjoy and cherish every moment of it. say whatever I feel like I want to say in my My CAT experience was unlike any other; work, and to give the world a glimpse into my challenging as it was, it really helped me grow own emotional state without fearing my own into the artist I am. vulnerability. This is also a time where you will really get to iF: What is the most challenging? explore your own intentions as a photographer HW: The most challenging thing to me, has been and what you actually enjoy, so it’s a really good figuring out how to work with my own cycles opportunity to experiment. of inspiration. Being able to accept the periods Outside of the difficult assignments and of time where I’m uninspired as just part of the schedules, really challenge your own self. You process of being inspired. will get the best out of your CAT experience if iF: Do you have something that you always you challenge your own beliefs, ideas, ability. set out to do with your photographic work? Something that stuck with me throughout the Your ‘mission statement’ as it were? year was “what you give is what you’re going to HW: One of the most gratifying things about get.” That’s something Grant Robinson had said art, to me, is its ability to take me ‘Ailleurs’ – a at the beginning of the school year which I later French word, meaning ‘Elsewhere’, that has found to be very accurate. And another major resonated with me for years and is central to all advantage is your resources. The CAT community my creative pursuits. is extremely supportive and literally everyone there is rooting for you; don’t hesitate to ask for Through photography, I aim to create an help or ask questions. immersive experience for viewers to lose, and also find themselves within. iF: What tips or advice would you give to students currently in CAT’s Digital Photographer: Kylie Bikow Digital Photography: History of Photography 2010 Continued > Photography program? 22 23  graphic + web design

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REDESIGNINGLouiseLooman_ThemeAlphabet.indd 1 THE 2021-02-06 8:15:17 PM ALPHABET We talk about re-inventing the wheel, but how about redesigning the alphabet? This term, CAT’s Graphic & Web Design students did just that, in their ‘Layout and Design for Print’ class, creating new typographical alphabets out of items as diverse as climbing gear, tools and pills. designed by David Fenoulhet ‘Art Supply’ Alphabet by Louise Looman. ‘Climbing Gear’ Alphabet designed by David Fenoulhet. 24 25 ‘Tools’ Alphabet by Lori Frederick. ‘Pill’ Alphabet by Charlise Byers.

26 27  interior design

Over the last two terms, The company approached us The winning project was CAT’s Interior Design students (we were recommended by announced in January, 2021, have been working with designers in the community) and the winning team of ETA Energy Solutions, a to see if we were interested in Ashley Grunow and Simran local company based in introducing the project into the Saunshimath won $250 cash Lake Country (and also curriculum. We were. It was a each and the opportunity Okotoks, AB) on a competition great opportunity for students to work further with the based on eco-friendly and to learn more about budgeting company on the project until sustainable issues. and mass production.” March of this year. There are also potential future The company is known for ETA Energy Solution’s employment opportunities delivering energy efficiency philosophy is founded on 4 available to them. and renewable energy pillars, which needed to be projects that are both considered by the students: The second place team economically viable and • A project must be viable of Danielle Boenig and environmentally impactful. based on life cycle cost Montana Pittinger each won ETA pairs innovative design analysis. $50 gift certificates to Earls, with successful execution to • The design must be robust and the third place team of navigate the complexities of and reliable. Jacob Griffin and Medina project funding, procurement, • Continuous performance Cowan each won $25 gift and project management for monitoring is necessary to cards to Tim Hortons. its clients ensure design efficiency is “From this project I learned maintained throughout the The competition was set up more about eco-positive design life of the project. for students to design eco solutions and the most effective • The benefits to comfort, friendly and sustainable ways to implement them. We health, and the environment modular housing that could were given the opportunity to are maximized. be produced in quantity. design a space we could feel Specifically, they needed “It was a great project for good about in more ways than to design and provide floor students because they had one,” says Ashley Grunow. plans and finish selections for to research products they “I found it most valuable to interiors and exteriors for were not necessarily familiar be able to see the different net zero modular housing. with, while checking carbon projects everyone was able to According to their website footprints and looking at come up with given the same “optimizing performance while energy use of all products - ie project! It is always amazing minimizing cost is foundational appliances and lighting,” says to see the different way to the success of their Jennifer. people’s minds work! projects”. “It was their first REAL project, Working with real clients on “For the competition, ETA so they had to deal with actual a real project taught us to was looking for modular budgets, produce a high, adapt to new situations. Not housing designs that were medium and low option budget every project will be simple net zero plus low carbon and - which was great experience. and smooth running, but if energy use needs that could They had to talk to materials you learn how to work with be produced on a mass scale,” reps and look at pricing as the client and the changes explains Jennifer Yeo, Interior well as economies of scale. requested, you eventually find Design department head. They also had to learn about a rhythm that makes everything “Sustainability and low carbon manufacturing, and what is smooth once again.” was the driving force. The possible with large multiples.” CONSCIOUS DESIGN designs also need to have a The project was launched small footprint; for example, in November 2020, and Okanagan company ETA Energy Solutions has been concrete is sustainable but is students had November and also considered High Carbon working with CAT’s Interior Design department on a design December to come up with Footprint product. competition on eco-friendly modular housing. their proposals. 28 29  Network administration | network security

iF: Tell us a bit about your background. some time watching Peppa Pig in the last couple of years. :-) AG: I am originally from Bulgaria, I live in Burnaby and I came to Canada about 2 years iF: What is your favourite thing about ago. working in this area? I spent the preceding 10 years working on AG: Having a country-independent profession. Telecom projects in different countries mostly It’s almost the same all around the globe. in Europe. The list is: Bulgaria, Switzerland, iF: Your least favorite thing? Denmark, Northern Ireland, Belgium, North Macedonia, Faroe Islands, Nigeria. AG: Micromanagement and formalized business. iF: How did you get into Network Security? iF: What is the funniest/scariest/weirdest thing you have ever had happen to you at AG: As kids we built a network in our building work? so we can play ‘Warcraft’ and ‘Doom’. AG: I remember the following conversations I started my career path by maintaining PCs with one of my favorite bosses: in a game club after school at the age of 15, went through building my own last mile ISP and Boss: Hi. Have you ever been to the Faroe transforming GSM/UMTS/LTE/WiMAX/WiFi Islands? networks around the globe. Alex: No. At least not yet. I attained two master’s degrees and a number Boss: Do you know that now is the best season of industry certifications and now I shape the to explore the place. future of tomorrow at CAT. Alex: Are we talking about the next week? iF: Where did you train? Boss: Come on, it’s Tuesday now. They need you there. Thursday, please. AG: ‘Did’? I haven’t stopped! Alex: For how long? I graduated in Bulgaria. Now I enjoy ‘pmi.org’, Boss: It’s just for 2 months. ‘brilliant.org’ , ‘udemy.com’, ‘duolingo.com’, ‘oreilly.com’, ‘coursera.org’, ‘wikipedia.org’, iF: What do you like best about teaching ‘youtube’… at CAT iF: What companies/roles have you worked AG: Teaching in CAT is a great way to share in previously? my experience and knowledge while staying up to date with the coming generations’ mindset. AG: I’ve worked for Wireless RAN @ huawei. com/en/ (with sunrise.ch; tdcgroup.com; iF: What advice would you give to Interior telenor.com; ft.fo/en/; vivacom.bg/en/; one. NSS students who are graduating? Any mk ); Network Deep Technical Support @ dxc. words of advice or wisdom? technology; and a few more… :-) AG: Smile and assume manageable risks . ‘A You can check out my profile at http://www. ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships linkedin.com/in/asen-valentinov-georgiev are built for.’ iF: What was it about the area of computers iF: What do you, or the companies you work NETWORK IST and Network Security that originally most with, look for in a new hire/employees SPECIAL interested you? AG: Professionalism, dedication, and soft skills. After working around the globe, we are super-happy AG: a) Freedom. b) Dynamic. It is the least iF: When you aren’t teaching or working on regulated and fastest developing industry. NSS things - what could we find you doing?! that instructor Asen Georigiev has found a home in CAT’s iF: Is that interest still the same, or do other AG: Having fun :-) Besides studying, which is Network Security department. elements interest you more now? a never ending journey, I have a wife, 2 kids, AG: I am definitely still in love with my numerous hobbies and I’m always willing to occupation. Nevertheless, I started spending try something new. 30 31  Veterinary hospital Assistants For the past year, vet tec and CAT instructor Eva Hartmann has been busy creating a new wildlife charity for the Okanagan, GETTING WILD ‘Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society’. iF: Tell us a little bit about the charity that valid option. Additionally, certain species have to we have plenty of time now to work on other Currently 7 active volunteers are working with you are creating. be released in the region where they were found. projects of our society for the rest of 2021... us, 4 of whom make up our very first fundraising EH: Last year, I (along with fellow board We want to fill both, the distance and species There is creating wildlife/conservation committee! members) founded a non-profit society called gap. Permit dependent, this includes: hoofed educational programs, negotiating land-use IWRS believe that WE CAN improve the present “Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society” (IWRS), mammals, small mammals and bird species permits, running our first online auction (“Wild situation for how our neighbors, co-workers and with the mission of providing a licensed facility including water fowl. About Spring” - 1st-24th May 2021), collecting friends see wildlife in the Okanagan. We think to take care of injured/orphaned wildlife in the iF: This is a big (and wonderful) building material and in-kind donations from that NO GROUP IS TOO SMALL to make a Okanagan. undertaking, what made you decide to do it? our wish-list etc. (interiorwildlife.ca/ways-to- difference. support-us/). iF: When are you hoping to get it up and It became clear, that there is not only a great EH: When I first worked in Kelowna at a running and where will it be located? need to build a facility where members of the veterinary clinic, I saw lots of wild animals Applying for charity-status itself is the easiest public can bring wild animals that have been having to get euthanized because there was part! EH: We are hoping to be able to accept wild negatively impacted by human activity, but also nowhere for them to go. Since I have worked iF: What has been the biggest stumbling patients in April 2022. The location of our that this undertaking has to “stand on another in various capacities with domestic and wild block so far? animal care facility will be revealed once we leg”. Namely: providing education and expert animals internationally, I decided to found my have all legalities sorted out. Stay tuned... visit advice about human-wildlife interactions! Over EH: The biggest stumbling blocks are to secure own centre and fill an obvious void. a property with utilities, where we are permitted the news-link on our webpage (interiorwildlife. 90% of all wildlife injuries admitted to such ca/news), it may be near you! centers are human-caused. A little history on my related experience: to build, and run such a facility in the long- shortly after completing my BSc in Ecosystem run. None of the existing land-zone-laws have iF: If there was one thing you would love a iF: What animals are you targeting, and Management in Germany, I moved to Victoria, ‘wildlife centres’ in their books, yet! ‘fairy godmother’ to help you with right now, what will the charity do for them (ie how do BC. It was there that I was inspired to learn what would it be? you see yourselves helping?) The other challenge will be funding through how to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. private donations, but we’re a creative bunch EH: If a “fairy-godmother” would like to help EH: We aim to join forces with other privately My rehabilitation knowledge continues to and we have a good dose of mule-like us find a long-term property (about 99 years), funded BC rehabilitation centers such as the grow as I mentor under several such centers, persistence amongst us! ready-to-go with utilities, a natural water “Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre” (BC including the ‘Northern Lights Wildlife Shelter’ source such as a pond, an old farm-building Wildlife Park, Kamloops) and the “South iF: What has come together the most easily? (you may know them from the ‘Wild Bear we can convert into living quarters for care- Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls” Rescue’ show on Discovery Canada). EH: We believe that it’s the most challenging takers, an educational center and volunteer (SORCO, Oliver). These centers are over things we work on, that are what give us the iF: Has working to create a charity been quarters, as well as no building restrictions for 100km from Kelowna AND are limited to small greatest rewards. And rewarding it is, to see so easier or harder than you originally thought? enclosures, we’d love to hear from her!!! mammals, certain birds & reptiles. much support from the community already! The nearest licensed center for hoofed mammals EH: Our charity-application is still in the pipeline The Wildlife Rehabilitators’ Network of BC Learn more IWRS at: interiorwildlife.ca (such as deer fawns and moose calves) is over (probably in a pile of applications the CRA (WRNBC) counts 22 licensed facilities in the 350 km in Langley, BC. The transport would be has on their desks right now)! Thanks to the province today. It can be done! Within the too stressful for a compromised animal to be a slow-like-molasses workings of the government, last 3 months, we grew 33 members strong!

Photographs: Eva Hartmann working with various animal rescues. 32 33 we've  in development been busy

Virtual Collaboration: Students from all programs had the opportunity to congregate on-line for weekly ‘Collaboration Corners’, run by Trisha Miltimore of CAT’s Student Success department. The event was publicised with an awesome graphic by GWD’s Sydney Webb. Best Model Ever: Penny the Beagleer is a firm favorite when it comes to modeling for Animation’s life drawing class. She dropped in again this term to pose for 2D and 3D students. Penny belongs to Animation Department Head Sean Ridgway - thanks for her loan Sean! Working For You: Online marketing consultant Chelsey Baron (of PS Digital Traditional) stopped by recently to visit the CAT This term Digital Photography students Animation Q6 ‘Job and Career Development’ class, discussing experimented with various photographic styles how to start utilizing social media and the internet as a tool for from the past, with great results! marketing for creators with 3D Animation students. ‘Meat’ Cute: Life drawing takes on a whole new aspect with an anatomically correct ‘CAT’ suit (or the ‘meat suit’ as it has been nicknamed by students!). Special thanks to our model Ross Mooring. #artschoolisfun Thumbs Up for Field Trips: Digital Photography students visited the Kelowna Art Gallery with instructor Grant Robinson this term to view alumni Hagar Wirba’s work in the ARTSCO ‘Storytelling’ exhibition.

From the Top: ‘Collaboration Corner’ social Media square, designed by Sydney Webb, GWD; Penny the Beagleer, photo by Sean Ridgway; self-illustration by Chelsey Baron; model Ross Mooring in the ‘Meat Suit’, photo by Sean Ridgway; DP students at the ‘Storyteller’ exhibit, photo (and thumb) by Grant Robinson.

Photographers (clockwise from top left): Rebekah Kreutzer; Elizabeth Corbett; Kristen Goold; Georgia Field: Kylie Bikow. Digital Photography: History of Photography 2010 34 35 36