{"id":1146,"date":"2023-11-15T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2024-04-15T01:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T01:06:55","slug":"technical-director-interview-screenings-awards-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/2023\/11\/15\/technical-director-interview-screenings-awards-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Director Interview, Screenings, Awards &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gray-background-color has-background\">Greetings &amp; News from&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thegreattitisabird.com\">The Great Tit is a Bird<\/a>&nbsp;(TGTIAB)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black-1024x459.png\" alt=\"[IMAGE: Grid of screenshots from The Great Tit is a Bird, Episode 1. Please load remote images to see this image!]\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black-1536x688.png 1536w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black-1568x702.png 1568w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TGTIAB_GridOfStills_Black.png 1592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/TheGreatTitisaBird-1\">Episode 1<\/a>&nbsp;is up and running, thanks to support from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/fiscal-sponsorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYFA&nbsp;Fiscal Sponsorship<\/a> program and from these awards!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-background wp-block-list\" style=\"background-color:#39414da3\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wavefarm.org\/grants-services\/nysca-regrants\/maaf-artists\/past-grantees\">Wave Farm \/ NYSCA Media Artists Assistance Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyfa.org\/awards-grants\/nyc-womens-fund-for-media-music-and-theatre\/2023-recipients\/\">Women\u2019s Fund for Media \u2013 NYC Mayor\u2019s Office for Media and Entertainment &amp; NY Foundation for the Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/life\/global-inclusion-and-diversity\/anti-racism.html\">NYU Office of Global Inclusion \u2013 Anti-Racism Grant<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thepeacestudio.org\/what-we-do\/arts-journalism-fellowships\/\">Peace Studio Artist\u2019s Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bricartsmedia.org\/event\/10th-annual-b-free-awards\/\">BRIC Arts Media \u201cB Artistic\u201d Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-background-color has-background\">TGTIAB films are screening at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinff.net\/\">Toronto Nollywood International Film Festival<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serbestfestival.com\/\">Serbest International Film Festival<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnmwebfest.com\">Baltimore Next Media Festival<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/marathichitrapatparivar.in\/\">Goa Short Film Festival<\/a>. We\u2019re currently working to bring to the film to an NYC community screening in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-26-at-3.39.49\u202fPM-1024x684.png\" alt=\"[IMAGE: TGTIAB team snapshots 2023. Please load remote images to see this image!]\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-26-at-3.39.49\u202fPM-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-26-at-3.39.49\u202fPM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-26-at-3.39.49\u202fPM-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-26-at-3.39.49\u202fPM.png 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-background-color has-background\">TGTIAB welcomed environmental illustrator Latasha, 3D artist Junshen, 2D artist Keyana, social media intern Zaharah, and performers Kate + Mercy! They\u2019re contributing to the short film \u201cDemo Day\u201d (coming in 2024), TGTIAB\u2019s new comic book, and the TGTIAB TikTok. The team also found time (see photo above) to march on the WGA Strike picket line, accept a B Artistic award from BRIC, and celebrate TGTIAB\u2019s participation in the \u201cTogether We Will\u201d Pride Exhibit at Washington Park. Very grateful for our new members\u2019 amazing work, and grateful as always for the work of original team members, who continued to pitch in on TGTIAB as they went on to do even more great things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.15.44\u202fPM-1024x450.png\" alt=\"[IMAGE: Screenshot of Header from TGTIAB Expression of Interest form. Please load remote images to see this image!]\" class=\"wp-image-1153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.15.44\u202fPM-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.15.44\u202fPM-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.15.44\u202fPM-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-09-at-12.15.44\u202fPM.png 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Help Wanted<\/strong>: We\u2019re currently looking for help with creative coding (MEL scripting), 3D rendering R&amp;D, and grassroots fundraising. If this is you or someone you know, please see our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSduLu_GdEmCficfs9Rk5o5QeRbs6viywq4L8_WwwtyuhNDgHg\/viewform?edit2=2_ABaOnucQkHlcE0ipsOWtoYs6qSqiBbFn7r1yE27V8WKGMGOWZskHG7zouN6XqGGmFQ\">Expression of Interest form<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-purple-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Behind the Scenes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-yellow-to-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><strong>By Susan Osiche in Nairobi, Kenya<\/strong><br><em>Susan is TGTIAB\u2019s Story Supervisor. She is also Founder and Executive Director at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/inuakike.org\">Inua Kike<\/a>, an NGO working to empower women and girls in Nairobi\u2019s urban slums and rural areas.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-green-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><strong>A Tidbit from the show<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-green-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\u2018\u2019If we all wore helmets connected to these gadgets will it mass electrocute us?\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\ud83e\udd9c<strong>In the Real World<\/strong>\ud83c\udf0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">Today we talk with Joseph Beer, the show\u2019s Technical Director. Joseph also recently directed TGTIAB\u2019s first XR film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\u201cMy name is Joseph Beer and I am from Queens, New York. I also work as the Technical Director for The Great Tit is a Bird. It\u2019s a story that is about a young girl, from a fictional world called Mayaaka based on real-world Nairobi Kenya, who basically reflects on life, her experiences as she witnessed so much wrongs in the world, and she just wants to figure out where she stands. I am the animation pipeline manager, so I basically work with the data that comes in the production of this audio drama where we use regular iPhones to capture the data from actors which are then imported and used for our podcast where I basically automate the process and try to make it as seamless as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\u201cI would say some of the things that I have learned from The Great Tit is a Bird\u2013I guess the importance of storytelling as far as I know\u2013is making sure voices are heard, everyone\u2019s story definitely counts. I would say just on a more technical side of things, I learned to work with a 3D vector model to transfer captured data from iPhones into these fancy animation programs and created a beautiful audio drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\u201cI like it when Renella loses her mind, like when she goes crazy with all the voices in her head, so much so many things going on. I, like her, I can definitely relate to that and how we get overwhelmed and you really have to you know, as I think like the way the story is told and where she reflects on what\u2019s going on, that\u2019s a very important thing that everybody needs to do a lot: reflect on life as we actively live it. I guess with the story my favorite part is that you know Renella is just a regular person, that goes on an amazing journey and discovers so much and that is really inspiring. In the sense that it could be each and every one of us out there creating our own story and embarking on an amazing journey. My call to action would be to watch the audio drama, like our videos, and definitely follow us, because we will have a lot more interesting and exciting content.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\ud83d\udc97<strong>Inua Kike Reflections<\/strong>&nbsp;\ud83d\udc97<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-color has-red-to-yellow-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">Many girls in our community due lack of knowledge get themselves into things that they do not understand at all. This is due to lack of poverty, child marriage and gender-based violence. When girls have access to education and life skills necessary to navigate and adapt to an ever-changing world. The education of girls not only helps them achieve their individual potential, but also helps to break intergenerational cycles of poverty and disadvantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-purple-to-red-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><strong>Please check us out on&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thegreattitisabird\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thegreattitisabird\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;@thegreattitisabird!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-purple-to-red-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">\ud83e\udd39\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udde1\ud83d\udc9a<strong>ENJOY LISTENING TO THE GREAT TIT IS A BIRD!&nbsp;<\/strong>\ud83e\udd9c\ud83d\udc26\ud83e\udd73\ud83d\udc9c\ud83c\udf0d\ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udde1\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd73\ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-purple-to-red-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><strong>If you were forwarded this newsletter and wish to subscribe,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/contact\/\">please do<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings &amp; News from&nbsp;The Great Tit is a Bird&nbsp;(TGTIAB) Episode 1&nbsp;is up and running, thanks to support from the&nbsp;NYFA&nbsp;Fiscal Sponsorship program and from these awards! TGTIAB films are screening at the&nbsp;Toronto Nollywood International Film Festival,&nbsp;Serbest International Film Festival,&nbsp;Baltimore Next Media Festival, and&nbsp;Goa Short Film Festival. We\u2019re currently working to bring to the film to an&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/2023\/11\/15\/technical-director-interview-screenings-awards-more\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Technical Director Interview, Screenings, Awards &#038; More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletters","entry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1201,"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146\/revisions\/1201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dukodestudio.com\/tgtiab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}