Audiovisual 2023
IV International Audiovisual Workshop
From 3 to 15 July 2022
Director: Hisao Suzuki and Júlia de Balle
Teaching team: Alba Domènech
Duration: 13 days
Teaching load: 65 hours
Open Program load: 12 hours
Level: Beginners / Advanced
Language: Spanish / English
Place: Barberí Space, Olot, Girona. Spain.
Aim
The aim is to expand the knowledge of the audiovisual language, both at a theoretical and practical level, in the representation, capture and explanation of space and architecture. To do this, we will start from an approach to RCR Arquitectes’ work, we will continue to share with Hisao Suzuki his way of approaching photography and of considering the composition, and then we will delve into the rest of aspects that are part of the audiovisual expression: narration, rhythm, sonority, …
This workshop is designed for all those who want to have the ability to explain their own work, or that of another, through the creation of videos with a vocation to communicate, and also adaptable to new digital formats and trends in social networks.
Program
Campus. Lectures on the camera and photography, silence and light, the work of the architectural photographer, the workflow with Photoshop and Lightroom, the monitor, printing on paper, editing and publication. You will study the bases of audiovisual language, audiovisual formats, storytelling, montage, sound and music and the work workflow with Premiere Pro. There will be joint visits to the work of RCR Arquitectes in the surrounding area.
Creative Workshop. Each participant, in groups of 2-3 people, will create an audiovisual, or set of audiovisual pieces, around the topic of air, putting into practice the knowledge learned.
Reviews. Corrections with Hisao Suzuki, Júlia de Balle and the teaching team and reviews with RCR Arquitectes.
Excursions to RCR’s works. Guided visits to RCR’s public works in Olot to analyse the critical aspects of the projects for presential participants. Online participants will have access to audiovisuals with explanations by the architects themselves. These videos will also be accessible to presential participants as additional documentation.
Open Program. A selection of video creations precedes the thematic cycle of conferences.
Computer Skills and Technical Requirements
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and Premiere Pro.
Technical Requirements
Camera and tripod (recommended).
Computer with a recommended minimum screen resolution of 1440px.
Suitable Internet connection is for accessing the e-learning platform and downloading and uploading content. Up-to-date browser.
Exercise: Air
We explore the topic of air, a unique and volatile element. The definition of air embraces a set of chemical elements, a concept, an inspiration. It is the source of life and death, and it plays a significant role in the conditions for man, animals and landscapes. It also means beauty and a source of inspiration in art and architecture. It can make the invisible visible: light, a mood, an atmosphere, or creating spaces by drawing limits in the air.
Exercise directed by Hisao Suzuki and Júlia de Balle with the tutor Alba Domènech.
Participants: Sebastián Carvajal Avilés, Chile · Melissa Orozco Ríos, Mexico.
Sketch: The Air, Series 1, June 2023. Gouache with ink and pencil on Canson Imagine paper 200 g/m². 23×32.5 cm. 23-203_E05
Conditions
Places available: 24 presential places.
Profile: The course is aimed at people over 18 from any creative discipline or origin.
Registration: It is necessary to fill in the form at Registration.
Registration fee: 50 euros (non-refundable).
Admission process: All those registered will take part.
Admission criteria: Assessment of CV portfolio.
Tuition fee: 550 euros.
Inclusions: The tuition fee includes the costs of the workshop program. The participant assumes the expenses related to travel, maintenance, and accommodation.
Method of payment: Through the Stripe platform.
Certificates of participation: Certificates issued by RCR.
Calendar
Admission Process by Open Call
Thursday, December 22, 2022. Start of registrations.
Friday, April 14, 2023. Registration deadline.
Friday, April 21, 2023. Communication of admissions and denials.
Friday, April 28, 2023. Deadline for payment of tuition fees.
Friday, May 12, 2023. Extended deadline for payment of tuition fees.
Friday, May 19, 2023. Cancellation deadline.
IV International Audiovisual Workshop
Monday, July 3, 2023: Start of the workshop
Saturday, July 8, 2023: Excursion to RCR’s public works in Olot
Friday, July 14, 2023: Closure of the workshop
Saturday, July 15, 2023: Excursion to the new Perelada winery
Teaching Team
Director
Hisao Suzuki (Yamagata, Japan, 1957) graduated from the Tokyo School of Photography in 1979. Fascinated by the architecture of Antoni Gaudí, he arrived in Barcelona in 1982 and settled there. In 1986 he began to collaborate with the magazine El Croquis. He became its main photographer, thus contributing to the publication’s recognition as the most prestigious international medium for disseminating contemporary architecture. His photographs appear in numerous books and other global architecture and design magazines.
Director
Júlia de Balle (Barcelona, Spain, 1986) holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona (2009). After finishing her studies in Berlin, she joined the RCR Arquitectes team as a communication coordinator and audiovisual creative. She has directed two documentaries and currently combines work for external clients as a producer and editor of her projects.
Tutor
Alba Domènech (Banyoles, 1987) holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona (2009), with a postgraduate degree in Innovation in Audiovisual Content Creation from the UOC (2012). She has directed the communication of the NGO aacc-Catalunya contra el Càncer. She combines her audiovisual work with teaching at the School of Art and Design (EASD) in Olot.
