DIGITAL DANCE

In 2000, Vincent Dance Theatre was awarded £35,000 to run Germinate, a two-year programme of work looking at the interface between dance and digital technology in both the community and professional environment. Year One delivered four exceptional projects for young people. Year Two focused on professional development for dance and digital practitioners.

CAPTURING AND EDITING DANCE
Dance and Digital Video Intensive Weekend Workshop
17th - 18th March 2001, Sheffield
Led by Jason Budge
Vincent Dance Theatre, Lovebytes (digital arts organisation) and Yorkshire Dance offered dancers and choreographers a unique opportunity to learn about capturing, composing and editing dance for the camera. This weekend course offered intensive training in camera work, composition, in camera effects, real time digital video effects (trailing, slow motion), time lapse, editing (using Final Cut Pro software) and the composite layering of images. Capturing and Editing Dance took place in Sheffield with 12 dance workers/choreographers participating to increase their knowledge of capturing and editing movement on digital video.

BEGINNERS DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING
Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th December 2001
The Point Arts Centre, Doncaster
Led by Jason Budge
A basic, hands on, desk-top editing course which empowered arts workers to make their own documentary and creative videos. Using Final Cut Pro software, on Apple Mac computers, this course taught how to browse, capture, view, compose, log footage, edit, render, apply soundtracks, add basic special effects and titles to video footage. The weekend workshop also offered the opportunity to view Vincent Dance Theatre's new video works, and to gain practical knowledge of using digital video cameras and their many functions.