Get Your Hands Dirty with the Arts! Fall 2011

Get Your Hands Dirty with the Arts! Sunday, October 9, 2011
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. University Park Campus Admission is free and open to the public. Non-USC participants must be at least 18 years of age. To RSVP, click on the individual workshop links below beginning Wednesday, September 14, at 9 a.m. Please note that you may not sign up or be on the waitlist for more than one workshop scheduled at the same time. Learn pinhole photography, improve your drawing skills, salsa dance, have fun with improv, make ceramic figurines, explore fashion and architecture, create music with Pro Tools or play the guitar! These are just a few of the exciting activities that will be offered when USC’s world-class arts schools present workshops in art, architecture, cinematic arts, interactive media, music, theatre and dance. Get your hands dirty and experience the creativity and thrill of making art with USC’s distinguished faculty.
For a map of workshop locations, please click here.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
DIY Cinematography Instructor: Gabriel Peters-Lazaro Taper Lab, Taper Hall Basement (THH) This popular workshop will show participants how to get great shots with inexpensive video cameras and available light. Learn the fundamentals of digital cinematography and gain a tool-set of simple tricks and techniques you can use for real-world situations. This year’s workshop will also include green-screen compositing techniques. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Drawing with Drama Using Ink and Brush Instructor: Jenny Phelps Drawing Studio, Watt Hall (WAH) 118 Make dramatic ink drawings with this bold medium. Participants will first experiment with quick drawings and techniques and then create more refined pieces. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Pinched Ceramic Figurines Instructor: Tanya Batura Ceramic Studio, Watt Hall (WAH) 107 After learning to utilize the basic techniques of pinching and attaching, participants will create a family of clay figures. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Sketching without Fear Instructor: Graeme Morland Lindhurst Gallery, Watt Hall (WAH) Pick up a pencil or pen and discover that you can draw space and form with confidence. One of the best architectural delineators there is will demonstrate a mastery of precision and speed. Learn how to add a little color and depth to a sketch with a few extra strokes to make your work look amazingly complete. Beginners are encouraged to attend! USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Talk. Look. Listen. Repeat: The Story/Image Pitch Instructor: Stacy Patterson Taper Lab, Taper Hall Basement (THH) We all have a story to tell, a thought to share and a personal connection to make. But in this fast-paced world, we often find ourselves with only moments to captivate our listeners and engage them to participate. This workshop will provide the tools you need to tell your story, albeit a very short story—one with three spoken sentences and three still images that you will choose and put together in the lab. Think of it as a multimedia elevator pitch. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION

11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Clowning Instructor: Jon Monastero McClintock (MCC) 106 It’s time to start clowning around. Clowning promotes courage, celebration and a love of the stage. This workshop will focus on the principles of great clowning in a practical context. Expect tomfoolery, laughter and a surprising opportunity to reveal your true self when wearing the famous red nose. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Creating Music with Pro Tools Instructor: Steve Cunningham Lloyd Stage (CSS) G147 Have you ever wanted to record your own music or the music of others? Or add music to video? Do you want to create music with MIDI technology? This session will focus on using audio and MIDI loops to bring your musical ideas to life. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Getting to Know the Guitar Instructor: Keegan Anglim Lloyd Stage (CSS) G156 Have you always dreamed of playing the guitar? During this class, you will learn some basic riffs to impress your friends and find out if you have a knack for playing. No experience necessary, just borrow a guitar and show up! NOTE: Students must bring a guitar to participate. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Hip Hop Dance Instructor: Kenji Yamaguchi McClintock (MCC) 112 Break it down! One of the most popular contemporary dances, Hip Hop combines groundbreaking music and self-expression with elements of graffiti art, rap music and breakdancing. This class will teach you the technique, movement, musical rhythm, tempo and phrasing required to develop the skills needed to perform this athletic urban dance. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Playing Pop Piano (Despite Years of Lessons) Instructor: Adriana Balic Marcia Lucas Building (LPB) 112 You took lessons as a kid, but you still can’t play the pop music you love. This class will help by providing a guide to 12 bar blues and basic pop progressions and an introduction to the elementals of chord voicings and rhythms. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION So You Think You Can Sing! Instructor: Cristian Grases Carson Center (CTV) G128 This is the “American Idol” opportunity for those of you who think you can sing! We will provide an accompanist who can read anything you throw at them. Participants will be judged and a winner will be announced. Several small ensembles will also sing for you, demonstrating another side of the music business. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION

12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH Queen's Courtyard Open to workshop participants only.

1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Creating Music with Pro Tools Instructor: Steve Cunningham Lloyd Stage (CSS) G147 Have you ever wanted to record your own music or the music of others? Or add music to video? Do you want to create music with MIDI technology? This session will focus on using audio and MIDI loops to bring your musical ideas to life. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Getting to Know the Guitar Instructor: Keegan Anglim Lloyd Stage (CSS) G156 Have you always dreamed of playing the guitar? During this class, you will learn some basic riffs to impress your friends and find out if you have a knack for playing. No experience necessary, just borrow a guitar and show up! NOTE: Students must bring a guitar to participate. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Playing Pop Piano (Despite Years of Lessons) Instructor: Adriana Balic Marcia Lucas Building (LPB) 112 You took lessons as a kid, but you still can’t play the pop music you love. This class will help by providing a guide to 12 bar blues and basic pop progressions and an introduction to the elementals of chord voicings and rhythms. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION So You Think You Can Sing! Instructor: Cristian Grases Carson Center (CTV) G128 This is the “American Idol” opportunity for those of you who think you can sing! We will provide an accompanist who can read anything you throw at them. Participants will be judged and a winner will be announced. Several small ensembles will also sing for you, demonstrating another side of the music business. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Stomp Instructor: Joey Letteri McClintock (MCC) 112 Can’t dance? No worries! Stomping is a combination of foot stomping and choreography with patting, slapping, clapping and playing rhythms on various items ranging from pie plates to hubcaps. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION

1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Drawing the Human Head and Face Instructor: Jamie Sweetman Drawing Studio, Watt Hall (WAH) 118 Break down the human head and face into planes and basic shapes and examine the form from the inside out. Learn to measure and shade to create a portrait likeness. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Fashioning Architecture: Clothing the Body in Space Instructor: Liz Falletta Verle Annis Gallery, Harris Hall (HAR) Students will design and produce a simple garment (skirt, vest, coat or dress) using a single panel of material. Using each other as fit models, students will explore simple design operations (cut, fold, pleat, gather, fringe, tuck, wrinkle) to form the given abstract two-dimensional surface to the three-dimensional moving body. Garments will be modeled and photographed on the USC campus, positioned to explore formal connections between silhouette, placement of the body and the design of public space. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Gigapixel Photography Instructor: David Lopez Taper Lab, Taper Hall Basement (THH) Learn how to create incredibly detailed photographs you don’t simply view, but explore. Using standard megapixel cameras and free software, attendees will learn the basics of framing, shooting, assembling and sharing a gigapixel image. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Pinhole Photography and Photograms Instructor: Helen Kim Beginning Photography Lab, Harris Hall (HAR) This workshop uses both Pinhole photography and photograms to introduce people to the analog photographic process using the traditional “darkroom” environment. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Playwriting Instructor: Paula Cizmar McClintock (MCC) 109 Everyone has stories and finding the right way to tell them is one of the joys and challenges of every writer. This workshop is loaded with exercises that will jar memories, poke around for emotions and allow participants the opportunity to explore the craft of dramatic writing in a safe and fun environment. Bring some paper, a pen, as well as your passion, and we will find the poetry in the everyday of our extraordinary lives. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Salsa Dancing Instructor: Jay Fuentes McClintock (MCC) 107 Be the hit at your next party. Salsa is an upbeat Latin dance that’s fun and easy to learn. A mix of Mambo with the exciting and quick turning patterns of the Hustle, this energetic Salsa workshop will teach you the basic movements required to heat up the dance floor. Leave your can’t-do attitude at the door and come and have some fun! USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION

3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Improvisation and Theatre Games Instructor: Julie Welch McClintock (MCC) 106 Ever feel like making it up as you go along? Then come play some entertaining improv games with us! It’s playwriting on your feet and costuming your characters with your imagination. These exercises will free you physically and emotionally and stimulate creativity, imagination and self-expression. Warning: There may be wild laughter during the workshop! USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION Soft Shoe Instructor: Joey Letteri McClintock (MCC) 112 How do you tap dance without tap shoes? You do “soft shoe!” Learn basic tap steps that will help you put together a complete soft-shoe routine. This workshop is fun even if you have two left feet. USC STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF: MAKE A RESERVATION GENERAL PUBLIC: MAKE A RESERVATION

Organized by the USC Arts Schools: USC Roski School of Fine Arts, USC School of Architecture, USC School of Cinematic Arts, USC School of Theatre and USC Thornton School of Music. Co-sponsored by Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative.
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