Tony Walker Arts

South West Digital Heroes Award

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:36:00 +0000

I can't believe it, I won the award for the South West Digital Heroes Award.

I'll get £5,000 to set up and run new media group in Exwick, Exeter.

Can't wait, awesome :))

(I'll post more soon about this - must sleep now)

Not enough time to blog!!!

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:12:00 +0000

I never find the time to post things on my blog. I will try and get this sorted!!??

Over the last 6 months or so I've helped create a video and photo log about a new youth centre in Teignmouth, ran the digital art experiment and family art session at Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre, helped create a short film call 'Sweet Sixteen' with South Devon Colleges Link department and Wolf and Water Arts Co., help create a video about teenage binge drinking in Bovey Tracey with the Bench Project, helped create the International Women's Arts website www.internationalwomensarts.org , documented arts sessions for the University of Plymouths Widening Participation Project at Exeter College for young people just leaving care, helped a young man with Locked in Syndrome to create a website and a series of radio broadcasts, created theatrical video projections for a performance of the Wizard of Oz, helped create a number of costumes and masks for other various theatre projects, created a radio broadcast about Exeter Arts Space's Opening Exhibition, taught web design, Photoshop, Final Cut and Aftereffects at Exeter Phoenix Media Centre, documenting a amazing project with families of mixed heritage with Blazing Tales and Planet Rainbow, ran various animation projects including The Reach Project, worked with a group of young care leavers to create environmental art at Bicton College with Life Works.

I'm currently helping to create theatrical projections with a group of young people for a performance called 'Portal to the Priory' which is a mix of Tudor and contemporary dance and drama.

And I'm about to start to help a group at M.O.P. devise, shoot, edit and author a DVD about Devon County Councils Lettings Housing Scheme of which 10,000 DVD copies will be made to help people in the area find low cost affordable housing.

I've been a bit busy :))

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TALK TALK Digital Heroes Award

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:23:00 +0000

I have been nominated for a TALK TALK Digital Heroes Award. The winner gets funding to run a great Community Arts Project.

Please Vote for Me :)

http://tinyurl.com/VoteForTony

Thanks :)
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Digital Art Experiment

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:12:00 +0000

For the last four Saturday mornings I have facilitated the Art Club at the Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre. The sessions have been entitled 'Digital Art Experiment' and here are some examples of things we created.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TechiTone

And

http://s285.photobucket.com/albums/ll64/Techitone/Saturday%20Art%20Club/

The group consisted of eleven young men aged between 8 and 14 years of age. We made digital photo montage, digital stop motion animation, backwards video, digital panoramic photography.

We also had a lot of fun............

WestEnders Comedy Show

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:59:00 +0000

The WestEnders Comedy Show project is now complete.

This project involved the students at Westend, Tiverton High School working with Wolf and Water Arts Company to produce six 2o minute radio comedy broadcasts.

You can listen and download the Podcasts of the shows by clicking HERE

They have been subscribe to and downloaded be thousands of people!!

The project has been a great success.

Here's the Podcasts, some video and pictures:-

www.WestEndersComedyShow.com

Dartmoor Resource Project

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:50:00 +0000

The Dartmoor Resource website is growing by the day.

Stories researched include, Childe the Hunter, Kitty Jay, Snow stories etc....

Dartmoor Resource Website

Plym - Derriford Hospital Arts Project

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:41:00 +0000

The Hospital Arts Project I've been working on is now complete. Here are a couple of images:-

Pre-Op waiting room

Post-Op waiting room

Their a also a series of A2 surfer/VW prints for the Post-Op waiting room. I will post these soon.

Zest Arts have commissioned me to do another project.

It's been a while

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:35:00 +0000

As the title suggest, it has been a while.... since my last blog post. I'm not really sure why this is apart from being really busy. I've been doing quite a lot of voluntary work for Phonic FM. Dedicating a lot of time and effort towards the Phonic FM website.

I will try and write a blog entry for each project I have been or am working on.

Here goes.

Hospital Images - Post Op Room

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:47:00 +0000

These are the latest designs for the Plym Hospital Project. They are to be print at A2 and installed in the Post Op Room of PLYM at the Derryford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon.

Pink Buggy

Split Screen

Dune Buggy

Sand Rail
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Sreet Music end of project party 23rd Nov '08

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:58:00 +0000

Last night I filmed the young people and tutors of the Street Music Project. The 3 year funded project based around working with young people excluded from mainstream education to teach them Hip Hop skills is coming to an end. The project teach's DJ skills, scratching & mixing. Rapping, writing lyrics etc and using Mac's (Logic & Garageband) to make beats and their own tracks.

Pic's to follow......
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Latest Image for Derryford Hospital, Plymouth

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:35:00 +0000

This is the latest image/idea for the hospital project.

More to follow.
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PLYM - 17th Nov '08

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:51:00 +0000

Today I facilitated a 1 day art workshop for 4th Year Medical Students from the Peninsula Media School.

The following designs are examples we came up with for the Pre Op waiting area for Young People at Derryford Hospital in Plymouth. These designs will be shown to Staff and Patience at the hospital. The feedback will then shape the rest of the project.

The wall surface are for the vinyl prints is 3m x 18.5m in high resolution!

Waterfront

Spaced

Space Flowers

Northern Lights

Long Beach

Beach Destination

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MED Theatre Dartmoor Resource Video Session

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:47:00 +0000

During the session this week we conversted dome VHS footage of a MED Theatre Poduction to MiniDV, captured it to Final Cut Pro and then converted to a format suitable for uploading to Youtube.

Mediabox

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:51:00 +0000

Just had some amazing news!!!

Mediabox have agreed to fund a Wolf and Water radio project I'm involved with.

More details to follow :-)

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Phonic FM Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:13:00 +0000

Over the last couple of weeks I've been working on the Phonic FM schedule that covers the programming for the next 3 to 4 months. Please visit the Phonic FM Schedule Page.

I've also been 'tinkering' with a few of the Myspace Sites for some of the Phonic Shows and Presenters.

Phonic FM Myspace

Music To Bake Cakes To

Deep Sea Ball

The PETER HARRIS Experience

The Mighty Book

Please click on the LINKS for more info.
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Photoshop & Web Design Tuition

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:07:00 +0000

I recently gave some 1 to 1 tuition to someone at the Exeter Phoenix Media Centre. The tuition was in basic and intermediate uses of Photoshop and Dreamweaver. We also looked at the different ways website can be made and different aspects of the Internet.

Nov 10th '08 - Dartmoor Resource Web Group

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:46:00 +0000

This weeks session involved discussion about the overall design of the Dartmoor Resources Website.

Colours, Fonts, Styles, Imagery etc.

We also formatted some Photographs that were taken during the walk on Dartmoor on Saturday 8th Nov '08

Dartmoor 8-11-08

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Nov 3rd '08 Dartmoor Resource

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:35:00 +0000

During this session we made the following for the Dartmoor Resource Website:-

A Youtube Channel for uploading the Video and Animated content for the site,

A Facebook and Myspace account for Networking with others, (URL's to follow)

A FileDen and Profile Pitstop account for hosting Audio content.

Dartmoor Resource - Monday Session

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:16:00 +0000

During this evenings session we were joined by Matt (Website Supervisor) who showed us all how to log in to the Dartmoor Resource website. Everyone tested their logins and added some content to the DR site. We also gained a new member to the Web Team, Olivia (MED Theatre Volunteer).

We discussed ideas for content driven menu systems and how to categorise content in different ways. Graham created some images, including a map and Fiona & Jess set up a blog each and checked their iGoogle accounts were connecting with the Project Calendar.

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Photoshop Evening Course

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:29:00 +0000

Tonight was the last session of the Photoshop Evening Course held at Exeter Phoenix Media Centre.

example of Photomerge

This 6 week course is designed to introduce it's participants to the uses of Adobe Photoshop. The course includes:-

Using Tools
Introducing Layers
Image Size and Canvas Size
Making Adjustments, levels, Colour Balance, etc
Using Filters
Custom Brushes
Automated Web Gallery
Photomerge

example of photomontage

example of photo repair

Their will be more Photoshop workshops click HERE for details.

Special Effects

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:14:00 +0000

Adobe After Effects

Today I ran an Adobe After Effects Workshop at the Exeter Phoenix Media Centre.

We did a number of exercises including making an animation (see above), using virtual camera's and light's, Keying, Masking and Fractal Noise.

After Effects is an amazing piece of software and not to difficult to learn if you are shown in the right way.

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Phonic FM Flyers

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:14:00 +0000

Saturday 11th October 2008
PHONIC FM Flyers

If you live in the Exeter area you might have been lucky enough to get one of these through your door today.

Pete Bishop and other Phonic FM DJ's and Presenters posted and gave out over a thousand of these leaflets/flyers to help promote Phonic FM.

A LOT MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT

PHONIC FM

NOW!!!

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Dartmoor Resource - All day workshop

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:37:00 +0000

Saturday 11th October 2008 - 10am to 4pm
Today at the Exeter Phoenix Media Centre I worked with 4 Volunteers, Fiona, Graham, Jess & Julia from MED Theatre as we start to create the Dartmoor Resource.

thanks go to Anna for the image

Today's session was about getting to know each other, learning some basic web design skills using Dreamweaver and Photoshop. The Volunteers each made a simple 4 page website and manipulated images for both web and print applications.

We also looked at and discussed ways of sharing information online using iGoogle. iGoogle gives us the option to share Documents, write Blogs, Email, Chat (Google Talk) and share Calendars in one easy to use online package AND it's FREE!!

We also talked about design concepts and colour schemes. We looked at some images designed by Anna, another Volunteer who could not join us today. We researched hosting sites for audio: Podomatic, video: Youtube & DailyMotion, photographs: flickr, PhotoBucket & Picasa.

We are meeting again on 20th October at MED Theatre in Moretonhampstead.

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Video Making Workshops

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:57:00 +0000

I'm teaching Video Making to Artists from Blazing Tales & Planet Rainbow at EPMC (Exeter Phoenix Media Centre).

The 2 day workshop (8th & 9th Oct '08) is designed to be a complete overview of Video Making.

Planning, Equipment, Camera Techniques, Editing, DVD Authoring and Online Publishing are all discussed and practical examples are worked through.

This is a still from the film we made (Graffiti by DoodleDubZ).

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MED Theatre Joomla Site is ACTIVE

noreply@blogger.com (TonyWalkerArts) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:09:00 +0000

The Dartmoor Resource Projects website is active as of today and we can begin to add content and design new elements etc. Thanks must go to Matt Barrow for this.

The site will be used by the MED Theatre volunteers for the first time on Saturday 11th Oct.

It's very exciting :-)