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AHA MEDIA is very proud to have Derrick Simms as their newest team member

September 8, 2009 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA is very proud to have Derrick Simms as their newest team member!

Derrick is a longtime  Vancouver Downtown Eastside resident and will be assisting AHA MEDIA with tech support 🙂

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Below is a photo of Peter Davies, Reporter for AHA MEDIA with our newest AHA MEDIA member Derrick Simms 🙂

Peter and Derrick

AHA MEDIA at Press Conference on Golden Crown SRO Hotel Illegal Tenant Evictions in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES )

September 6, 2009 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA was at Press Conference on Golden Crown SRO Hotel Illegal Tenant Evictions in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES)

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Below is a photo and video of Kim Kerr, Executive Director of DERA speaking about the illegal tenant eviction notices issues by the Golden Crown SRO in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Below are photos and video of Kim Kerr introducing Ellen Woodsworth, City Councillor of Vancouver to speak

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This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Below is a photo and video of  William Walton and other affected tenants of  Golden Crown SRO Hotel speaking. Wendy Pedersen of CCAP is also present in the video.

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This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Below is a photo of the inside of William Walton’s Single Room at the Golden Crown SRO Hotel

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Below is a video of inside William Walton’s room

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Below are  photos of Paulina Walton, Wife of William Walton speaking on the bug infested conditions and her feelings on being illegally evicted at Golden Crown SRO Hotel in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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Below is a photo of Kim Kerr speaking with William Walton

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Below is a video of Kim Kerr and Ellen Woodsworth talking with William Walton and Paulina Walton, tenants of Golden Crown SRO Hotel who have been issued an illegal eviction notice

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Below is a photo and video of Paulina Walton speaking on her situation at the  Golden Crown SRO Hotel

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This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Below is a photo of William and Paulina Walton, remaining hopeful that their situation at the Golden Crown SRO Hotel will be helped.

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Below is a photo and video of  Kim Kerr and Sabrina Driuna of DERA speaking with Pat, Front Desk Worker at Golden Crown SRO Hotel about Illegal Tenant Evictions in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES

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This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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To see all 104 photos of Press Conference at Golden Crown’s Illegal Tenant Evictions on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622265577188/

April Smith of AHA MEDIA together with Lianne Payne of W2 Community Media Arts are interviewed and filmed by Kaleidoscope

August 30, 2009 Leave a comment

Recently, April Smith of AHA MEDIA with Lianne Payne of W2 Community Media Arts were filmed by Kaleidscope Video Production team on their thoughts of arts, culture and people’s perception of  the Vancouver Downtown Eastside

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http://www.findingyourway.ca/index.php?id=38

Project Activities

Digital video production skills

All the basics, including concepts, tools and techniques essential to get started in video production without prior knowledge or experience.

  • Develop leadership and workplace essential skills
    The essential skills employers are looking for regardless of your position on the corporate ladder
  • Develop a greater understanding of community and your place in it
    Produce a video around issues or community services of interest to your small team 
  • Get valuable work experience
    Work placement with a local employer is added to your experience on the Kaleidoscope production team

 

contact

604-303-9025

kaleidoscope@mccbc.com

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Below is a photo of Producer Randy Keats and Kaleidoscope Video Production team getting set up at W2 Community Media Arts Gallery Space at 175 W. Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

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Below is a photo of the team getting ready to film

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Below is a photo of Lianne Payne of W2 Community Media Arts

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Below are photos are the new W2 Community Media Arts Centre beng built at the corner of Hastings and Abbott in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

http://www.creativetechnology.org

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AHA MEDIA was pleased to film Lorraine Murphy at WordCamp Fraser Valley at SFU Surrey Campus

August 24, 2009 2 comments

AHA MEDIA was very pleased to film and document Lorraine Murphy of www.raincoaster.com during her presentation at WordCamp Fraser Valley at SFU Surrey Campus

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AHA MEDIA is proud to have Lorraine Murphy as a good friend and mentor when it comes to social media and blogging with WordPress!

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Every 20 seconds a new WordPress blog comes online. WordPress is the most used blogging software in the World with millions of users across the globe. It makes creating and managing a blog easy with an intuitive user interface.

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This event is for anyone that has an interest in blogging and WordPress in general. Beginners will learn more about what blogging is and what WordPress software can do. Expert WordPress users will be able to network and learn from other expert bloggers

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The follow videos are of Lorraine Murphy’s presentation at WordCamp FraserValley 2009 These were  filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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AHA MEDIA says hello to following friends, colleagues and mentors 🙂

Rebecca Bollwitt
www.miss604.com

John Bollwitt
www.johnbollwitt.com

Gary Jones
www.bluefur.com

Rainer Schmoll
www.trbn.com

John Biehler
www.johnbiehler.com

Lorraine Murphy
www.raincoaster.com

Raul Pacheco
www.hummngbird604.com

Dave Zille
www.dazil.com
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Below is Raul Pecheco http://www.hummingbird604.com mentor and good friend of April Smith of AHA MEDIA

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Below is a photo of Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA with Gary Jones of www.bluefur.com

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Thanks to Gary Jones of www.bluefur.com and Rainer Schmoll of www.trbn.com for WordCamp Fraser Valley 2009!  🙂

Below is a photo of John Biehler www.johnbiehler.com photographing April Smith and Lorraine Murphy 🙂

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Please see all 31 photos on our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622124391450/

AHA MEDIA went on an exclusive tour of W2 Community Media Arts Centre with the Sennheiser Sound Tour as they visited Vancouver!

August 23, 2009 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA went on an exclusive tour of W2 Community Media Arts Centre with the Sennheiser Sound Tour as they visited Vancouver!

AHA MEDIA is very proud to be the first mobile new media and social media company from Vancouver to see the very beginning of the W2 Community Media Arts Centre from the ground up!

Sennheiser Sound Tour http://www.sennheisersoundtour.com

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While you may not have heard about Sennheiser, you soon will. Sennheiser is a famous amongst music professionals for providing the most authentic sound and this summer, the Sennheiser Sound Tour will be spreading the sound about their incredible headphones across North America. With a team of 6 guys and a team of 6 Girls – there is goingto be some fun!

What Sennheiser stands for

We create the greatest and most exciting sound experience for people worldwide – whether at home or out and about; on stage or behind the DJ console; in a museum or in a concert hall. It is our ambition to enable people all around the world to enjoy a unique sound experience. Approximately 2000 Sennheiser employees in 90 countries around the globe work as a team in a constant effort to fulfil this promise.

For more than 60 years the name Sennheiser has stood for the highest quality products and customised solutions across all areas of sound recording, transmission and reproduction. As one of the world’s leading providers of integrated solutions for electro-acoustic products, systems and services we constantly set ourselves the challenge of developing creative answers which satisfy the requests and requirements of our customers.

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Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour, April Smith of AHA MEDIA/W2, Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director of W2 Community Media Arts, Po of Sennheiser Sound Tour, Sid Tan of ICTV/W2

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 The following videos are  by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone generously provided by W2 Community Media Arts. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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Back: Sid Tan of ICTV/W2, Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour, Irwin Oostindie, Executive Director of W2, Po of Sennheiser Sound Tour

Front: Lani Russwurm of DTES CAN/W2 and April Smith of AHA MEDIA/W2

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Below is Po and Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour http://www.SennheiserSoundTour.com

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Below is Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour, Irwin Oostindie of W2 Community Media Arts and Po of Sennheiser Sound Tour chatting together.

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Below is Po and Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour walking through the beginning of W2 Community Media Arts Centre

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We thank Po and Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour for touring W2 Community Media Arts Centre 🙂

Sennheiser Sound Tour http://www.sennheisersoundtour.com

W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.com

Thanks to Po of Sennheiser Sound Tour http://www.sennheisersoundtour.com

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Thanks to Adrian of Sennheiser Sound Tour http://www.sennheisersoundtour.com

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Please see all 211 photos of Sennheiser Sound Tour visiting W2 on both our Flickr sets

First set has 163 photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157621993006603/

Second set has 48 photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622116660280/

Thanks to Sennheiser Sound Tour  http://www.sennheisersoundtour.com and W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.org

AHA MEDIA is pleased to produce mobile media of  6 videos on Youtube and 211 photos on Flickr for you!