Join us for this webinar on June 27th, hosted by PCHC Director Henry Yu, in partnership with ACAM & INSTRCC of UBC. Learn how to conduct interviews and beginner techniques for editing with accessible technology, including iMovie and Zoom. This webinar will be two hours long, starting at 2:00PM with an additional half hour for … Continue reading
Thanks to all who came out to our Family History with a Smartphone Community Showcase this weekend, Saturday June 4th! We saw some wonderful films about participants’ family and friends, and we are grateful that you took the time to share them with us. All films that were made were shared by beginners, and we … Continue reading
Our “Family History with a Smartphone” workshop series is concluding! During this workshop series, we have reached out to community members with the desire to preserve the stories of their elders, family members, and loved ones, and have taught them new techniques on how to compose stories, film oral histories, and edit footage. We hope … Continue reading
On Saturday, May 14th, PCHC hosted the second workshop in the “Family History with a Smartphone” workshop series! This workshop, taught by filmmaker Alejandro Yoshizawa and co-facilitated with Dominique Bautista, focused on the Post-Production stage of filmmaking. A group of enthusiastic participants joined to learn how to edit films in order to preserve family histories! Guests … Continue reading
Family History with a Smartphone Part II: Post-Production Workshop Saturday, May 14th at 1:00pm-4:30pm Asian Centre Auditorium, 1871 West Mall –> latecomers go directly to Buchanan B202, where we will be working in a computer lab Did you miss PCHC-MoM’s first workshop? Never fear! Our second workshop for “Family History with a Smartphone” is open to … Continue reading
Thanks to all that came out to our first workshop of “Family History with a Smartphone!” On Sunday, April 17th, participants gathered at the Asian Centre Auditorium at UBC and learned about framing, lighting, and audio; the workshop also got into family stories and the ethics that go into filmmaking, and participants began to draft their … Continue reading
We had a wonderful time at the first workshop for “Family History with a Smartphone” on Sunday, April 17th! The workshop series was covered in Ming Pao . Featured below (pictured: PCHC-MoM President Winnie Cheung, Facilitators Joanna Yang and Sarah Ling, and Coordinator Eleanor Munk). Ming Pao promotion for the workshop series can be found below: … Continue reading
Sunday, April 17th will be the first of two workshops of “Family History with a Smartphone”, a project offered by the Pacific Canada Heritage Centre in partnership with UBC Asian Library, that will teach how family stories and oral histories are gathered, and how they can be exhibited as an heirloom for generations to come. Our second workshop is May 14th, with … Continue reading
