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Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas plays at Grand Union in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) on Welfare Wednesday Sept 23, 2009

September 27, 2009 Leave a comment

April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA went to the Grand Union Bar in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) to see Al Tkatch of  AHA MEDIA play live music with Sean Michaels in their duo Rockafellas on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

http://www.RockafellasDuo.wordpress.com

The bar was very lively with happy folks who danced the night away in Vancouver Downtown Eastside’s only live music venue with no cover, very cheap drinks , Great  Staff -7 nights a week!

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Below is a photo of Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA enjoying the music played by Al Tkatch

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch of both AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas during a solo

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In this video, Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sings Jumping Jack at Grand Union in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

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 or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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In this video, Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sing Tush by ZZ Top at Grand Union in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

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 or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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In this video, Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sings Pride and Joy at Grand Union Bar in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009

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 or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch and Hendrik Beune together after Al playing a set on stage

Al and Hendrik

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch,  Hendrik Beune and April Smith – Co-Founders of AHA MEDIA, making the letters  A H A with their fingers in front of the Grand Unionon Welfare Wednesday in Vancouver Downtown Eastside 🙂

AHA MEDIA love producing mobile media and doing community engagements with handheld technology 🙂

AHA MEDIA at Grand Union

AHA MEDIA is very proud to welcome VISION DIVISION VJ residency of New Forms Festival, hosted at W2 Community Media Arts

September 15, 2009 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA is very proud to welcome the VISION DIVISION VJ residency of New Forms Festival ( NFF)  hosted at W2 Community Media Arts ( W2) ! 🙂

AHA MEDIA and its founding members , first met at Vision Division 2008 ( last year) which prompted our journey into new media, social media and community generated media making!

AHA MEDIA members came from the Fearless City Mobile project and continue to be proud to be camera operators and content producers for Fearless and W2.

Below is a photo of  the founding members of  AHA MEDIA having fun!

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Below is a  photo of us  helping to Live VJ at Pop Vox 09

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Below is a photo of Live VJ streams on a mobile screen being demonstrated at Convergence during Vancouver Digita Week

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AHA MEDIA welcomes the new VISION DIVISION residency of 2009 ! 🙂

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Vision Division Residency: Live Visuals at W2 Community Media Arts

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Time: September 15, 2009 at 1pm to September 18, 2009 at 6pm
Location: W2 Flack Block
Street: 163 West Hastings
City/Town: Vancouver

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Mia Makela (Finland/Berlin) works with young Vancouver media artists learning to remix video and live streams for site-specific projections. The participants are under-30 marginalized media artists facing systemic barriers to advancing a media arts practice.

Produced by W2 and New Forms Festival, in association with Bladerunners and the Western Front.

Sept 15-18, All day residency workshop (all positions already filled).

Tues/Wednesday 12noon – 5pm; Thur/Friday 1-6pm.

Sept 19, 8-10pm VJ performance by attendees of the workshop (free and open to the public!)

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W2  Community Media Arts (W2)   is working with New Forms Festival (NFF)  to deliver this program which advances marginalized youth media artists in Vancouver with tools and strategies. Having NFF work with W2 means we can both bring our strengths and resources to the same table and do something twice as impacting.

Mia Makela has just arrived in Vancouver for the week in residence. While the workshop – like last year’s Vision Division – prioritises our W2 DTES community, all NFF fans can check out some of the results and hear from Mia first-hand on Saturday night.

http://www.creativetechnology.org/events/vision-division-residency-live
http://2009.newformsfestival.com/?p=143

AHA MEDIA interviews folks at VANDU and hear their stories of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

September 14, 2009 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA interviewed folks at VANDU and hear their stories of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

AHA MEDIA was approached by PHS to film a video about “the targeted ticketing blitz by VPD against DTES residents.

This will be part of the press kit, included as a 3-5 minute summary DVD, perhaps with the interviews in their entirety included as well, to be given to the press, at the press release on that subject next Wednesday ( Sept 16, 2009)

The press release will follow the police-board meeting to be held this month at the H.R. Mc.Millan Space Centre. Details of the Police Board meeting can be found here: http://vancouver.ca/police/policeboard/Meetings.htm
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* The following photos and videos in this post 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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To give context to our filming  of Vancouver Downtown Eastside folks who were ticketed for jaywalking, below are 3 videos of Jay Walkers cross Hastings Street by Carrall in front of the United We Can Bottle Depot, even with a Vancouver Police Car parked on the street in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES)

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Below is a video, April Smith chats with Peter Davies and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA while they prepare to do interviews of area residents who have been ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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AHA MEDIA arrives at VANDU to conduct the interviews

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In the following  photo and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA interviews Robert Panteluk and hears his story of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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In the following photo and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA interviews Patrick Ellis and hears his story of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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In the following photo and  video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA interviews Danielle F and hears her story of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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In the following photo and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA interviews Ken Barnes and hears his story of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

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In the following photo and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA interviews Diane Tobin and hears her story of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES

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In the following photo and video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA interviews Rose Davison and hears her story of being ticketed by the Vancouver Police Dept (VPD) in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside

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Below are photos of  Hendrik and Peter in the lobby of VANDU after doing all the interviews

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To see all 30 photos, please see our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622238871205/

AHA MEDIA at 2nd Annual LiveBlock Sneaker Drive in Gastown, Vancouver on Sept 13, 2009

September 14, 2009 Leave a comment

At the corner of Abbott and Cordova in Gastown, Vancouver,  the 2nd Annual LiveBlock Sneaker Drive is happening where piles of donated sneakers from Adidas and LiveStock have been generously donated.

2 2nd Annual LiveBlock Sneaker Drive for PHS and Lifeskills Centre in Gastown, Vancouver

This event goes from 12-8pm Sunday Sept 13, 2009.

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This video 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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In this video, Dave Jeans and Tony B of LifeSkills Centre speak about today’s event


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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12 2nd Annual LiveBlock Sneaker Drive for PHS and Lifeskills Centre in Gastown, Vancouver

Shoes and other items can always be dropped off at  the front desk of LifeSkills Centre

412 East Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V6A 1L6

604-678-8278

http://www.lifeskillscentre.wordpress.com

To see all 12 photos of this event, please see our flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622361398484/

AHA MEDIA was very pleased to attend Dr. Michael Stevenson, President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University luncheon to introduce SFU’s new Dean of Communication, Art & Technology DR. CHERYL GEISLER

September 13, 2009 Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA was very pleased to attend Dr. Michael Stevenson, President and Vice-Chancellor of Simon Fraser University luncheon to introduce SFU’s new Dean of Communication, Art & Technology – DR. CHERYL GEISLER

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Below is a photo and 3 videos of Dr. Michael Stevenson, President and Vice-Chancellor speaking about SFU and introducing new  Dean of Communication, Art & Technology – DR. CHERYL GEISLER

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We were treated a delicious roasted chicken breast for our luncheon at the Segal Centre room in Harbour Centre 🙂

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Below is a photo and 5 videos of  SFU’s new Dean of Communication, Art & Technology – DR. CHERYL GEISLER

AHA MEDIA is very excited to welcome Dr. Cheryl Geisler and is excited to hear her thoughts on new media and community engagements.

AHA MEDIA is a mobile new media + social media making team that creates compelling user generated media with our community engagements!

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Dessert was a yummy fresh fruit tart with custard 🙂

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Below is a photo of  Munro Vescera,  SFU’s Director of Special Projects, Fundraising, Arts and Culture with Vancouver City Councillor Andrea Reimer

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Below is a photo of Dr Cheryl Geisler, New DEAN of  Communication, Art and Technology of SFU with AHA MEDIA’s mentor Lorraine Murphy http://www.raincoaster.com

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 To see all 45 photos of the Luncheon for Dr, Chery Geisler, please see our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157622230031195/