COMPOSITING CRISIS: SURREALISTIC COMPOSITING Image Book Available
Ages 16-29
Fall 2020, Online
In this online compositing workshop, student fellows will respond to conditions in Baltimore and across the globe with creative interpretations in composited images. Compositing combines elements from different images into a single, surreal but aesthetically coherent whole (samples). Fellows will capture the real world around them in photographs, then replace and otherwise alter selected parts of their photographs to create alternate "surrealities," versions of their environments that express their personal visions or revisions. They might address COVID, political protests and the racism and violence those protests respond to; global warming; street violence and/or economic hardship in Baltimore; or whatever issue most compels them. Their work might reflect on current truths, alternates to history, or aspirations for the future. They’ll learn effective techniques for capturing cellphone photos, and keying and compositing through a free mobile app. Fellows will create individual projects and their work will be shared through a virtual exhibition and on the program website. Limited to 8 student fellows.
Compositing Crisis: Surrealistic Compositing is a co-production of Baltimore Youth Film Arts and Morgan State University.
Kyle Yearwood is an award-winning visual artist from Baltimore. His work has been exhibited at the National Black Theatre and at the Museum of the African Diaspora, and has been featured in The Baltimore Sun, Afropunk, Essence, and on ABC2 News. He was a 2018 Light City Neighborhood Lights grant recipient.
John D'cruz is a freshman at Johns Hopkins University majoring in film and media studies. Over the last two years, he has worked as a videographer for local businesses and most recently completed an internship at ARTS by the People, a nonprofit organization in Morristown, NJ.
Chris Caputo is a senior studying natural sciences and film and media studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is a photographer for The Johns Hopkins News-Letter with an interest in healthcare and short film making.
