Harmony Works has been collaborating with Sheffield Hallam University Creative Industries Institute on a variety of projects where students from different courses have been drawing inspiration for their work from the project vision and Canada House’s rich heritage. Here’s how the Digital Media Production students got on.
“Our Digital Media Production 2nd year students were tasked with developing Immersive media such as 360 video and photogrammetry (3d models) to help promote the future and heritage of Canada House. 360 video was captured of the Canada House building, which the students used as a base and enhanced this with mixed media to tell stories, really bringing the space to life! This was a fun project as they pretty much had a blank canvas to work from with the space undergoing development. The students got really creative and found interesting ways of developing their research skills as well as their design skills. The 360 videos presented here are currently desktop based, but we are looking forward to showcasing these on a headset in the physical space in the future!” Anne Doncaster, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Production
An example of the student work produced can be seen here, created by Fabiane Hofmann.
Fabiane said of the collaborative opportunity, “The project I created as part of the Immersive Digital Design module was a great experience. It started with a visit to Canada House at the beginning of the semester, which gave us a valuable insight into the future location of Harmony Works. It was a great way to get some initial ideas while walking through the rooms of Canada House. As I spent my semester abroad at Sheffield Hallam University, it was a really interesting experience to visit a historic building in Sheffield.
Throughout the project we had the opportunity to choose our creative direction. I decided to create a 360°-Video depicting a typical day in the future at Harmony Works, showing the experiences young members might have there.
Harmony Works supported me and gave me valuable insight into their vision for the space, which aligned perfectly with my ideas.
It was really inspiring to be part of such a real and meaningful project and I am confident that Harmony Works, and therefore Canada House, will be an amazing place for young musicians in the future!”
