S-25 The Very Best Dramas From the NFB

! ! ! BONUS HOUR ! ! !

Please note that S-25 NFB

(page 14 in the Spring Calendar)

runs for 3 hours from

10AM to 1PM

WHERE TO FIND THE LIFE CALENDAR - ON-LINE

The LIFE Institute's Spring Calendar was mailed out Wednesday, March 23rd 2011.
If you are a current member of LIFE please do not hesitate to let the office know if you have not yet received it.

You can either pick it up in the lobby of The Chang School (297 Victoria Street)
or I can mail it to you again.

Alternately, if you want to view it faster, you can view it up on-line.

Here are the direct links:

THE LIFE 2011 SPRING CALENDAR>>
http://ryerson.ca/~lifeinst/pages/PDF/calendar%20spring%202011.pdf

LIFE REGISTRATION FORM>>
http://ryerson.ca/~lifeinst/pages/PDF/Registration%20FORM%202011.pdf




SILVER SCREENS ARTS FESTIVAL (SSAF) BOOKLET/SCHEDULE >>
http://ce-online.ryerson.ca/ce_2010-2011/forms/silverscreens/ssaf_schedule_2011.pdf?id=3045
SSAF REGISTRATION FORM >>
http://ryerson.ca/~lifeinst/pages/PDF/SilverScreens2011FRegistration.pdf


Rosanne Bernard
LIFE Institute
The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
Ryerson University
(416) 979-5000 x6989
lifeinst@ryerson.ca

S-22 Short Stories in the Springtime - Change of Day & Time

Please note that Short Stories in the Springtime (page 13 of the LIFE 2011 Spring calendar) moderated by Ralph Wintrob has been moved and now will be offered
Tuesdays
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
May 3 - 24.

FILMING & EDITING in ICELAND CDMP231 - Short Filmmaking : On Location

This is a course at Ryerson University's G. RAYMOND CHANG SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION course in which LIFE INSTITUTE members have been invited to participate.

Living in our world exposed to constant media sources, the sharing of information informs our reality. In this production class, we are looking at media arts, using the inspiration of art and popular culture. Innovative approaches to short filmmaking will the focus of the course. Motion will be explored in a digital environment, using principally After Effects. Combining technical and theoretical components, this unique course will take advantage of various shooting locations and cultural resources available in Reykjavik and surrounding areas, during the season of twenty-four hour light. This 10 day course will include lectures, organized visits, technical workshops in After Effects and critiques of student work.
Equivalent to one Professional elective from Table I, see Undergraduate Program Calendar.

Selected short films may be entered into international short film festivals or other relevant showcases.


Fee: $2378.00 (subject to change)
Deposit $500.00 (required when registering)
*Student Interview required prior to registration.

This course will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, commencing mid - June 2011 (June 11th – June 19th). The course fee covers course tuition, accommodation, local transit, guided tours, and entrance fees. Students are required to make their own transportation arrangements to and from Reykjavik.

Students are required to bring a laptop loaded with Adobe AfterEffects and a mini DV or digital SLR with video capture capabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFO:  http://www.imagearts.ryerson.ca/iceland/
Contact: James McCrorie
Telephone: 416.979.5000, ext 6847
Email: mccrorie@ryerson.ca
Web: http://ce-online.ryerson.ca/ce_2009-2010 (Listed in the Film Studies program)

LIFE's SPRING 2011 CURRICULUM

We are mailing the calendars out next week (approx. March 22nd).

If you are not already a member and would like a copy please email the office at lifeinst@ryerson.ca will your name, address, postal code and telephone number and we will mail you a copy as soon as it is available.

Look for the Silver Screens Arts Festival & Spring Guest Inserts inside.


Please remember: We accept registration by MAIL & CHEQUE only. 

Don't forget to sign the form!

Attention All History Buffs!

The History subcommittee of the LIFE Curriculum Committee needs members to assist in developing courses. Gerald Walker and Pat Annau have surveyed some of you and summarized the responses. The following categories solicited the most suggestions; in order of importance:

• Historical Europe
• Canada and North America
• Modern Europe
• Middle East: Historical and Modern

 

Please get in touch with Jerry Walker at mawalker74@yahoo.com you are interested in joining the History subcommittee.

 

Older Adults are Invited for Paid Research Participation, Depratment of Psychology

Programs for 50+ in The Chang School offers older adults various opportunities to participate in research studies in the various schools and departments in Ryerson University. The following is an offering from the School of Psychology to be listed in their data bank of seniors willing to participate in any of their research studies open to you. Please feel free to contact them directly as noted if you wish to be on their lists.

Older Adults are Invited for Paid Research Participation
Department of Psychology, Ryerson University

If you are aged 60 or above and healthy, you are invited to participate in psychology studies directed by Dr. Lixia Yang and her colleagues in the Department of Psychology at Ryerson University. These studies examine perception, cognition and thinking in people of different ages.

They involve some computerized tasks and/or paper-and-pencil questionnaires.

Participation is CONFIDENTIAL and participants will receive compensation ($10/hr) for their time and effort.

For details or registration, please contact

The Cognitive Aging Laboratory at

Tel: 416-979-5000 x4987.

E-mails should be sent to cal@psych.ryerson.ca.