Video synthesis—once a popular motion graphics technique—faded into obscurity following its heyday in the 1960s and '70s. Today, it's making a comeback—with modern artists using video synthesizers to veejay and create music videos, GIFs, video art and public video installations. Hardware tools like the LZX synthesizer (as well as software tools like Lumen) are fueling this renaissance.
In this introductory class—taught by Lumen creator Jason Grlicky—you'll get hands-on experience using both of these systems to generat retro-futuristic imagery from scratch. You'll learn techniques to create your own signal that you can use for real-time performance, vintage special effects or to feed your visual imagination. We'll also touch on the history of video instruments and the basics of modular synthesis.
This class is part of our Experimental Media track. Learn more about our media education tracks here.
Introductory: Aimed at novice media makers with some prior knowledge of media production, Introductory classes move at a pace for learners who are new to the field of media but already have a basic understanding of the concepts in the class description.
Certification: This workshop will certify you to reserve a LZX video synthesizer (on-site only), MacBook Pro laptop that comes with Lumen software, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Creative Cloud and reserve time in our Analog Video Lab. You will also be able to borrow our hard drives and submit videos to our TV channels!
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Have more questions?
If you want to talk to a member of our education team about which class is right for you, please email us at education@opensignalpdx.org.