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“Feel, experiment, create” Bryanna is a multidisciplinary creative working across film, photography and creative direction in Toronto. Currently undergoing her third year of Cinema and Media Arts- Production at York University, she works across directing,...
Oscar started designing posters for punk shows in high school. Eventually, they moved on to making YouTube videos, which sparked their interest in animation and motion design. Oscar likes to create emotionally charged design work;...
An interdisciplinary designer, photographer, musician, and visual artist, currently studying in design. I focus on interactive, web design, motion design, and complex visual design.
I design, yu design, we design.
Greir Betts is a multidisciplinary creative based in Toronto, Canada, working across film, photography, creative direction, and graphic design. He is currently in his third year of Cinema and Media Arts Film Production at York...
Asma Sultana is a Bangladeshi-British interdisciplinary artist and an MFA candidate at York University, where her research is supported by a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship. Her practice employs hair and thumbprints as primary mediums to...
Karolina Baker is a second year MFA candidate at York University from Whitby, Ontario. She thoughtfully recognizes that she lives and makes on traditional territory of many Indigenous nations who were present long before her....
Bisma Jay is a queer Punjabi visual artist based in Toronto. Jay’s work delves into the intersection of identity, socio-economic issues, and cultural narratives. Through their art, Jay aims to elevate and create nuanced representation...
Elsa Hashemi is a Persian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Toronto. Her practice critically investigates the intersections of language, memory, and the physical body. Her "research-creation" methodology, which explores the complexities of dislocation and...
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How was your experience using the YorkU Motion Media Studio?
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