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SUMMARY:XP Boost: Styling AE Layers with Cameron Shefer-Boswell\, aka MotionXP
DESCRIPTION:– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – \nAnimation Arts presents:\nCameron Shefer-Boswell (Motion XP) is a well known Motion Designer that teaches After Effects techniques on Youtube. He will be presenting a Layer Styles After Effects workshop for 1-2 hours with time for a Q&A. The aim is that the attendees will be exposed to advanced layer styling techniques in After Effects to learn how to present projects professionally. The goal is that attendees will be able to follow along in After Effects and have something to show off at the end of the session. \nThis session is geared towards mostly Motion Design 2nd and 3rd year students and people with some experience with After Effects already. \nCameron is a self-taught motion designer with a Fine Art background and over a decade of experience in the industry. With no formal training in design or animation\, he built his skills from the ground up through YouTube tutorials\, online courses\, and lots of practice. \nCameron has worked both in-house and freelance\, collaborating with global brands like Facebook\, Uber\, BMW\, AT&T\, and Apple. He’s now dedicated to teaching Motion Design through high-quality YouTube tutorials that reflect his belief in lifelong learning and growth. \nMEET LINK (accessible by Open Window only)
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/xp-boost-styling-ae-layers-with-cameron-shefer-boswell-aka-motionxp/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Internal Event - Students & Staff,Animation Arts,Micro-Learning,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250530T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250530T130000
DTSTAMP:20260714T175433
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SUMMARY:Behind The Lens: Masterclass with Coco van Oppens (sponsored by Fujifilm)
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC EVENT – STELLENBOSCH – PLEASE RSVP \nOpen Window Photography presents ‘Behind the Lens : A Masterclass with Coco van Oppens’ (sponsored by Fujifilm)  \nJoin us for a rare opportunity to engage with internationally acclaimed behind-the-scenes photographer Coco van Oppens\, known for her work on the HBO series Raised by Wolves and other major film productions. \nThe event will include:\n1. Guest Talk: Coco will share insights into her career\, creative approach and the challenges and rewards of photographing on set in high-pressure\, cinematic environments.\n2. Workshop Demonstration: Set in our very own Temple Set\, students will have the chance to see Coco in action during a live shoot demonstration. Learn how she captures the mood\, story and technical finesse of cinematic moments as they unfold.\n3. Hands-On Participation: Students will be invited to observe\, ask questions and take part in the creative process using Fujifilm gear on site. \nLimited Space available! RSVP HERE
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/cocovanoppens/
LOCATION:STELLENBOSCH Campus\, Open Window\, 1 Distillery Road\, Stellenbosch\, Western Cape\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Stellenbosch Events,Centurion Events,Creative Technologies,Micro-Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250530T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250530T120000
DTSTAMP:20260714T175433
CREATED:20250417T133108Z
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 4)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”118019″] \n– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff.\nREGISTRATION for enrolment is now closed\, but you may view the course LIVESTREAM HERE.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman-4/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250523T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260714T175433
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 3)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”118019″] \n– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff.\nREGISTRATION for enrolment is now closed\, but you may view the course LIVESTREAM HERE.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman-3/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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SUMMARY:Circuit Racers
DESCRIPTION:– PUBLIC EVENT – CENTURION & STELLENBOSCH – \nCreative Technologies presents Circuit Racers!\nCurious about coding\, design\, and a bit of mad science? Circuit Racers is your gateway into the wild world of Creative Computing—a mashup of coding\, fabrication\, UX design\, and electronics! \nIn this hands-on workshop\, you’ll build your very own self-driving mini racer from the ground up. Learn the basics of electricity\, circuitry\, and microcontrollers\, then bring your car to life with a bit of code (don’t worry\, we’ll help you every step of the way). Once built\, your racer will hit the obstacle course to test its speed\, smarts\, and swagger against the competition! \nAll materials will be provided on the day (but will stay behind at Open Window afterwards). No experience needed—just bring your curiosity and creativity. \nLet’s race into the future of interactive design! \nReady. Set. Build.
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/circuit-racers/
LOCATION:CENTURION & STELLENBOSCH CAMPUS\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Stellenbosch Events,Centurion Events,Creative Technologies,Micro-Learning
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250516T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250516T120000
DTSTAMP:20260714T175433
CREATED:20250417T122120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T044434Z
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”118019″] \n– STUDENTS & STAFF ONLY – ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff.\nREGISTRATION for enrolment is now closed\, but you may view the course LIVESTREAM HERE.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman-2/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250509T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260714T175433
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T044413Z
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SUMMARY:Your Story in A(I) Nutshell - With Deon Opperman (Part 1)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”146835″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”137606″] \n– ONLINE COURSE – \nAward-winning South African writer Deon Opperman presents writer-AI collaboration techniques for amplifying your storytelling skills. \nWRITER-AI COLLABORATION \nThe science fiction visionary\, Werner Vinge\, referred to human-AI collaboration as ‘intelligence amplification’ and ‘merging of competencies’ – the combining of human intuition and skills with the encyclopaedic knowledge base and generative power of AI. \nBut even in the coming age of superhuman artificial intelligence\, no artificial intelligence engine will be able to tell the specific story that you want to tell\, for the simple reason that it cannot see the world through your eyes. \nHowever\, what collaboration with a skilfully guided and directed AI can do is amplify your creative output like never before in the history of humankind. \nOUTLINE\n4 Online Sessions (Google Meet) Fridays 9 – 30 May\n10h00 – 12h00\nFree and open to all Open Window students and staff\nLimited seats – REGISTER HERE\n\nPRESENTED BY:\nDeon Opperman\nB.A. (Rhodes)\, B.A. Hons. (U.C.T.)\nM.A. (Northwestern\, Chicago)\nM.B.A. (Wits) \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? \nIf you want an AI to do all your writing for you\, this course is not for you.\nBut if your goal is to: \n\nexpand your skillset for crafting plot and character;\nmaster writer-focused collaboration with an AI;\noptimise AI responses to serve the story that you  want to tell;\nraise your own storytelling to a new level\,then read on…\n\nWHAT YOU’LL LEARN \nBy the end of the course you will have: \n\nexpanded your plot and character development skillset\nincorporated those skills into structured\, writer-focused prompts;\nconceptualised the seed idea for a story;\ncollaborated with an AI to develop your seed idea into a detailed Nutshell Outline;\nincorporated all the techniques you have learned into a customised AI assistant (CustomGPT or Claude Project) for the efficient writer-AI development of your future stories.The Nutshell Outline captures the primary characters and essential core action of the plot\, and serves as the story concept for a fully-fledged outline/synopsis.\n\nREQUIREMENTS \nYou must be an Open Window student or staff member\nA passion for storytelling\nA mind open to new ideas\nAccess to a large-language model AI platform (e.g. ChatGPT 4\, Claude 3.5 Sonnet\, Gemini 2.0) \n[/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=”color-143410″ custom_typo=”yes” font_family=”font-204663″ font_weight=”800″ border_width=”0″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fstream.meet.google.com%2Fstream%2Ff4897303-f316-4f5f-abdd-0764a2a0e146%26sa%3DD%26source%3Dcalendar%26ust%3D1745315723817005%26usg%3DAOvVaw3MngnLpwsvJ6rk8tbE4LMq|target:_blank” button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”519269″]WATCH LIVESTREAM[/vc_button][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.openwindow.co.za/owevent/your-story-in-ai-nutshell-with-deon-opperman/
LOCATION:ONLINE
CATEGORIES:Micro-Learning,Supplementary Programme,Online
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