Bakery:

Production unit for multimedia projects by visual artists.

ArtBakery is building up a small production and post-production unit for multimedia projects by visual artists.
The intention in the long run, is to be able to offer a full support to visual artists venturing in the field of media arts.
This unit that will certainly be the heart of ArtBakery will be appropriately equipped with cameras, audio recording kits, lighting hardware, computers, software...





 

The Bakery is conceived of as a multimedia production and post-production unit , at the service of visual artists from Central African sub region.

Preliminary words: the rationale

Multimedia is slowly paving its way in Africa, shaping the audio visual landscape and as well as the way we see today's world. But the production tools are still out of reach for the majority of artists, their wish to try out new media, notwithstanding. Their hopes here are hung over a hypothetic help that may change their dreams into realities.
The Bakery would like to assist visual artists from the Central African sub region, with the equipment that will help transform their multi media dreams into tangible works .

Aims and goals:

-familiarise visual artists with new media.
-reduce the costs of production and post-production of works multi media works by visual artists.
-give visual artists, powerful tools for the creation of multi media art projects.
-encourage the growth of a contemporary production that uses new media.
-make new media available to contemporary artists from the sub region.
-feed the discourses on new forms of expression with factual elements.

The project:

The Bakery is a multi media studio that will make the equipment available for visual artists to venture into the field of media related art works. Technical support as well as counselling will also be provided. Artists present their projects and the most interesting are given support through provision of space, time and technical help to develop their ideas/works. Whenever necessary, a technician will be hired to work with the artists. Since the Bakery is hosted by ArtBakery, it is hoped that there will be increased interaction with the numerous artists that take part in the Portfolio Program as well as those who visit us for various reasons.
The Bakery would like to be equipped with quality, up-to-date hardware and software to meet its goals.
This equipment may comprise:

Electronic equipment:

02 computers designed for the moving images
02 video monitors attached to the computers and allowing for
a better control of the images being processed
03 digital video cameras (handicams)
01 semi professional video camera
01 video tripod
01 digital still camera
01 scanner
01 external hard drive (180GO)
01 DVD et CD writer
02 batteries that will protect computers against the frequent
variations in power
01 VCR for Mini-DV-SVHS transfer
02 multi system VCR (VHS)
01 VCD player

The software :

Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe After Effects 5.5
Adobe Photoshop 7
Adobe Illustrator 10
Flash 6
Dreamweaver4
Director8
Acid Pro
Sound Forge
Cubase
Lightwave
3D Max
Quark Xpress
...

Other required equipement :

tables
chairs
metall fence for the security of the equipment
air conditionner
dehumidifier...

ArtDaily
Bakery (Français)
Portfolio Program
MasterClass
Nursery
Home
BAKERY

 

Since January 2004, the Bakery has hosted a number of media projects:

- Editing the participants's videos during Sonia Khurana's video workshop.

- full production and post-production support for Jean Ndoumbe's first documentary "Miondo" (camera, editing equipment, technical support...)

- full production and post-production support for Lucfosther Diop's first video.

- postproduction support for young Cameroonian film maker Samie Moukhat, for his documentary on street hakers.

- postproduction support
for the group of artists DREAMERS during the preparation of the "Rêves d'Azur" Show.

- technical support for the shooting of the video clip of young Cameroonian singer Delos Lembe.

- full production and postproduction support for young talented Cameroonian singer/songwriter Mario Combo's video clip "Ozawapi"

A remake of a Chinese- type movie is currently being prepared by kids in Bonendale
The film will be staged and shot in December 2004
.