Course
BA (Hons) Digital Media Production
“Our Digital Media Production 2nd year students were tasked with developing Immersive media such as 360 video and photogrammetry (3d models) to help promote the future and heritage of Canada House. 360 video was captured of the Canada House building, which the students used as a base and enhanced this with mixed media to tell stories, really bringing the space to life! This was a fun project as they pretty much had a blank canvas to work from with the space undergoing development. The students got really creative and found interesting ways of developing their research skills as well as their design skills. The 360 videos presented here are currently desktop based, but we are looking forward to showcasing these on a headset in the physical space in the future!” Anne Doncaster, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Production
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Harmony Works 360 by Fabiane Hofmann
The first floor in Canada House consists of several rooms which have all retained the beautiful old charm of the building. The high ceilings and the ornaments on the walls are particularly impressive. These give the rooms their unique charm and are inviting for making music. When you come out of the rooms, there is a long entrance with a modern kitchen.
This 360 video focuses on the future plans for Harmony Works in these rooms. They can be used as practice rooms for making music or converted into studios for musical recordings. The adjoining kitchen makes it easy to take a quick break, have a bite to eat and chat with other members.
Fabiane said of the collaborative opportunity, “The project I created as part of the Immersive Digital Design module was a great experience. It started with a visit to Canada House at the beginning of the semester, which gave us a valuable insight into the future location of Harmony Works. It was a great way to get some initial ideas while walking through the rooms of Canada House. As I spent my semester abroad at Sheffield Hallam University, it was a really interesting experience to visit a historic building in Sheffield.
Throughout the project we had the opportunity to choose our creative direction. I decided to create a 360°-Video depicting a typical day in the future at Harmony Works, showing the experiences young members might have there.
Harmony Works supported me and gave me valuable insight into their vision for the space, which aligned perfectly with my ideas.
It was really inspiring to be part of such a real and meaningful project and I am confident that Harmony Works, and therefore Canada House, will be an amazing place for young musicians in the future!”
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Harmony Works 360 by Karrelle Butterworth
The 360 video follows a narrative of Canada House through three periods of its life by portraying the space in three different states of the past, present and future. I want the first act to begin with a fictional representation of the building when it existed as Turn Up’s nightclub during the 1980s.
The second will then portray the uninhabited state of the building at present.
The third and final act will represent the future potential of the building being realised through Harmony Works.
I would like to use the same 360 scenes of the building, particularly focusing on the Main Hall room, to show the change over time.
Karrelle said “I really enjoyed working on the project and found a new appreciation for the history of music venues in Sheffield and am excited to see the future of the building when the work is complete!”
