DOME
LAB
2010





Introducing
Australian
filmmakers

and
media
artists
to
fulldome



APPLICATION
GUIDELINES






BACKGROUND



ANAT
works
at
the
intersection
of
art,
science
and
technology.
For
over
21
years,
we
have
introduced

Australian
 artists
 to
 technologies
 and
 processes
 with
 the
 potential
 to
 intrinsically
 inform
 and

transform
creative
practice.




The
recent
emergence
of
‘destination
cinema’
and
the
proliferation
of
large‐format
screens
in
public

spaces
 offer
 just
 such
 potential,
 not
 to
 mention
 challenge.
 At
 the
 very
 least,
 large
 format
 and

‘frameless’
 screens
 demand
 a
 new
 cinematic
 language
 because,
 in
 the
 words
 of
 Academy‐Award

winning
 writer/director
 Ben
 Shedd,
 “the
 frame
 is
 our
 frame
 of
 reference”.
 When
 we
 remove
 it
 we

“create
virtual
first‐person
experiences
rather
than
second‐hand
events”.




Fulldome,
 with
 its
 hemispherical
 screens
 and
 surround‐sound,
 offers
 a
 powerful,
 robust
 and

accessible
test‐bed
for
filmmakers
and
media
artists
to
experiment
with
and
develop
this
new
screen

language.
 However,
 reflecting
 its
 provenance
 most
 fulldome
 content
 to
 date
 has
 been
 astronomy‐
related
and
created
using
computer‐generated
animation,
data
visualistion,
or
a
combination
of
both.




Dome
Lab
is
a
world‐leading,
industry‐focused
workshop
investigating
the
entertainment
potential
of

fulldome
and
the
specific
challenges
involved
in
creating
compelling
live‐action
story‐telling
for
large

format
screens.



LAB
OVERVIEW



5pm,
Sunday
31
October
–
5pm,
Friday
5
November
2010


Perth,
Australia



ANAT
is
offering
20
Australian
filmmakers
and
media
artists
the
opportunity
to
learn
alongside
a
team

of
 creative
 and
 technical
 luminaries
 including
 the
 aforementioned
 Ben
 Shedd,
 the
 2010
 Peter

Rasmussen
 award‐winner,
 Peter
 Morse
 and
 the
 University
 of
 New
 Mexico’s
 fulldome
 pioneer,
 Hue

Walker
Bumgarner‐Kirby.
Tutor
profiles
are
attached.


The
one‐week
intensive
lab
will
test
both
the
potential
and
limits
of
live‐action
for
large
formats
using

a
 trial‐and‐error
 approach
 that
 prioritises
 experimentation
 over
 finished
 product.
 Teaching
 sessions

will
 take
 place
 at
 the
 Centre
 for
 Learning
 Technology
 and
 the
 adjoining
 Western
 Australian

Supercomputer
Program
at
the
University
of
Western
Australia.




HARDWARE
&
SOFTWARE



Content
 will
 be
 captured
 using
 360°
 Ladybug
 cameras
 and
 Canon
 HD
 cameras
 fitted
 with
 fish‐eye

lens’.
 Editing
 will
 be
 on
 Mac
 computers
 using
 After
 Effects
 CS5,
 with
 warping
 software
 plug‐ins
 as

necessary.
Playback
will
be
on
the
1k
iDome
and
a
1k
portable
dome.







WHO
CAN
APPLY

Dome
 Lab
 2010
 offers
 10
 places
 to
 residents
 of
 Western
 Australia
 and
 10
 places
 to
 those
 residing

elsewhere
in
Australia.
We
are
especially
keen
to
receive
applications
from
people
working
in
more

traditional
screen‐based
media
interested
in
making
the
leap
to
a
large‐format,
immersive
platform.



Applicants
must
have
a
minimum
of
three
years
professional
experience
in
their
area
of
expertise*.

Selection
 will
 be
 based
 on
 skill‐set,
 with
 a
 view
 to
 putting
 together
 four
 or
 five
 small
 production

teams.
 Accordingly,
 applicants
 from
 the
 full
 production
 chain,
 including
 writers,
 directors,
 camera

and
audio
operators,
editors,
and
designers
are
encouraged
to
apply.
Participants
must
be
available

for
the
full
duration
of
the
Lab.



*
With
the
exception
of
those
applying
for
the
SDA
subsidy
–
see
below.



REGISTRATION
FEE

A
registration
fee
of
$700
covers
all
tuition,
consumables,
daily
lunches
and
Sunday’s
Meet‐and‐Greet

Dinner.
Accommodation
and
travel
costs
will
be
covered
for
interstate
participants
as
required.




SUBSIDY
ARRANGEMENTS

Successful
Western
Australian
applicants
are
eligible
for
a
50%
fee
subsidy
provided
by
Screen
West.

Please
contact
Vikki
Barr
vikki.barr@screenwest.wa.gov.au
for
details.



Screen
Development
Australia
(SDA)
is
offering
a
full
fee
subsidy
to
a
filmmaker/artist
with
less
than

three
 years’
 professional
 experience
 to
 attend
 the
 Lab.
 If
 you
 wish
 to
 be
 considered
 for
 this

scholarship,
please
indicate
on
the
application
cover
sheet.




HOW
TO
APPLY

Applications
should
include
the
following:



1.
A
completed
application
cover
sheet
(see
attached).



2.
A
TWO
page
outline
of
why
you
wish
to
participate,
addressing
the
following:

• Your
interests
and
professional
experience


• What
you
hope
to
get
out
of
the
Lab

• Your
existing
computing
and
technical
skills

• Experience
with
collaborative
project
development.

• 

3.
A
TWO
page
CV
(in
.doc
format)



4.
Support
material;
you
may
submit
up
to
two
of
the
following:

• Up
to
FOUR
minutes
of
video


• Up
to
FOUR
minutes
of
audio


• Up
to
THREE
URLs



DEADLINE

rd
Applications
must
be
received
by
5pm
(CST)
Friday
3 
September.




APPLICATIONS


Submit
by
post
or
email
to:

Vicki
Sowry

Program
Manager

ANAT

PO
Box
8029

Station
Arcade,
Adelaide
SA
5000

vicki@anat.org.au



TUTOR
PROFILES



The
 Dome
 Lab
 tutors
 are
 a
 mix
 of
 Australian
 and
 international
 producers
 and
 researchers
 who,
 in

addition
to
their
role
transferring
skills
and
expertise
to
Lab
participants,
will
provide
direct
access
to

key
networks.



Ben
Shedd

Ben
 is
 an
 Academy
 Award‐winning
 filmmaker
 who
 works
 across
 a
 variety
 of
 story‐telling
 media

including
film,
live
television,
location
video
and
digital
production.
In
addition
to
his
production
work,

he
 taught
 for
 10
 years
 at
 the
 University
 of
 Southern
 California's
 acclaimed
 School
 of
 Cinema

Television,
the
California
Institute
of
the
Arts
and
the
Art
Center
College
of
Design.
He
was
the
1989‐
90
PNM
Endowed
Chair
Professor
of
Media
Arts
in
the
School
of
Fine
Arts
at
the
University
of
New

Mexico
 and
 a
 Senior
 Research
 Scholar
 and
 Lecturer
 in
 the
 Department
 of
 Computer
 Science
 at

Princeton
 University
 from
 1997‐2003.
 He
 is
 a
 member
 of
 the
 Academy
 of
 Motion
 Picture
 Arts
 &

Sciences
and,
in
1989,
was
awarded
an
Alden
B.
Dow
Creativity
Fellowship
to
undertake
research
into

large‐screen
systems.


Hue
Walker
Bumgarner‐Kirby
Based
at
the
University
of
New
Mexico,
Hue
is
expert
in
creating
animation,
visualization
and
effects

for
 immersive
 environments.
 She
 has
 been
 instrumental
 in
 the
 UNM
 ARTSLab’s
 success
 and

international
profile
and
has
specialised
in
fulldome
research
and
production
since
1997.
ARTSLab
is

an
interdisciplinary
centre
for
developing
creative
relationships
connecting
art,
science,
business
and

technology
in
New
Mexico
and
beyond.




Paul
Bourke

Paul
 is
 Associate
 Research
 Professor
 in
 Visualisation
 and
 Director
 of
 the
 Western
 Australian

Supercomputer
Program
(WASP).
Previous
to
this,
he
was
Visualisation
Research
Fellow
at
the
Centre

for
Astrophysics
and
Supercomputing,
Swinburne
University
of
Technology.
It
was
there
he
developed

Mirrordome,
 a
 ground‐breaking
 system
 that
 revolutionized
 fulldome
 due
 to
 its
 affordability
 and

robustness.
 Current
 developments
 include
 the
 i‐Dome
 system,
 which
 is
 installed
 at
 iCinema,

University
of
NSW,
Wollongong
Planetarium,
Questacon/Scitech,
CSIRO
Brisbane
and
Rio
Tinto.
WASP

is
host
partner
for
Dome
Lab
2010.



Peter
Morse

Peter
 has
 over
 20
 years
 experience
 in
 video,
 photographic
 and
 film
 production,
 audio
 design
 and

music,
3D
visualisation,
computer
programming
and
online
content
development
and
delivery.
He
has

a
 wide‐ranging
 creative
 practice
 and
 has
 exhibited
 in
 Australia
 and
 internationally.
 He
 is
 noted
 for

working
 with
 equal
 facility
 in
 the
 sciences
 and
 the
 arts,
 taking
 a
 transdisciplinary
 approach
 to

reconciling
diverse
disciplines.
Peter
was
awarded
the
Peter
Rasmussen
Award
for
Innovation
at
the

2010
Sydney
Film
Festival.



Warik
Lawrance

Warik
has
worked
on
television,
film
and
fulldome
productions
for
over
a
decade.
His
expertise
has

contributed
greatly
to
the
success
of
the
Melbourne
Planetarium’s
fulldome
productions
on
the
world

stage.
 His
 most
 recent
production,
Our
 Living
Climate,
uses
a
combination
of
live
 action,
 computer‐
generated
 animation,
 data
 visualisation
 and
 3D‐fly
 throughs
 to
 tell
 the
 story
 of
 the
 history
 of
 the

earth’s
atmosphere.





PARTNERS
AND
SPONSORS

Dome
 Lab
 is
 presented
 by
 ANAT
 in
 partnership
 with
 the
 University
 of
 Western
 Australia’s

Supercomputing
Program
and
the
University
of
New
Mexico’s
ARTSLab.
The
Lab
is
supported
by
the

WA
 Government
 through
 the
 Department
 of
 Culture
 and
 the
 Arts
 and
 Screen
 West,
 the
 Australian

Government
through
the
Australia
Council
for
the
Arts
and
Screen
Australia,
the
University
of
WA’s

Centre
for
Learning
Technology,
Screen
Development
Australia,
Horizon
–
the
Planetarium,
Navegar

Foundation,
the
Elumenati
and
Sky‐Skan
Australia.



APPLICATION
COVER
SHEET:
DOME
LAB
2010



PERSONAL
DETAILS




Applicant
Name:



Postal
address:




State:
 
 
 Post
Code:




Telephone
 BH:




Telephone

 AH:




Email:





ENTRY
CHECKLIST




Please
select
which
of
the
following
items
is
included
in
your
application:

[

]
TWO
page
application
statement


[

]
TWO
page
CV

No
more
than
TWO
of
the
following
support
materials
(identified
clearly
with
your
name):

[

]
Up
to
FOUR
minutes
of
video


[

]
Up
to
FOUR
minutes
of
audio


[

]
Up
to
THREE
URLs



[

]
Tick
here
if
you
wish
to
be
considered
for
the
Screen
Development
Australia
subsidy
for

an
early‐career
filmmaker/artist.



Keep
 a
 copy
 of
 this
 proposal
 for
 your
 records.
 Please
 do
 not
 submit
 bound
 entries,
 a

paperclip
is
preferred.
ANAT
will
retain
support
material
unless
requested
otherwise.



I
 submit
 this
 application
 for
 consideration
 for
 Dome
 Lab
 2010,
 acknowledging
 that
 the

decision
of
the
selection
panel
is
final
and
that
no
correspondence
will
be
entered
into.




Name:
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