What’s on in Tog in December
Lock Picking: Break the bonds of true love, learn to open one or many of the padlocks we harvest from the Halfpenny Bridge. Lock picking nights are on every second Monday, we are meeting on the 10th December at 7pm, taking a rest over Christmas, and will be back in 2019. Basic lock picking sets are available for purchase at the bargain price of 16 euro.
Craft Night: Every other Wednesday, the 12th December at 7pm. Show that irritating / inspirational woman on telly how to really craft Christmas. Or knit, sew, crochet, cut-fold-glue-solder to your heart’s content. We have sewing machines. We also have laser cutting and CNC routing expertise. We may soon have a 3D printer.
Electronics and Micro Controller Night: Runs every non-lock-picking Monday, the 3rd and 17th December at 7pm. For all levels: Arduinos, Raspberry Pis and Intel Galileos, try our introduction to electronics worksheet. Some basic electronics kits available for sale. Bring your own laptop or notebook computer.
Open Social: This month the Open Social will be on Saturday 15th December. Join us for an evening of conversation and pizza. Conor has promised games.
Coding: Runs on the same Mondays as lock picking, the 10th December at 7pm. Come down and work on a project or help others with theirs. Laptop of your own pretty much essential, and bring your own side project.
The Science Fiction Book Club won’t meet in December; on the last Wednesday we will be too scattered over the surface of the planet to rendezvous at Tog, especially since we STILL don’t have access to flying cars, faster-than-light travel or teleportation. We might be reading about one or other or all three, though. We will be taking two months to read Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. See you back here Wednesday 30th January 2019.
Wikipedia Editing: No meeting in December.
Finish-a-Thon: we are running an all-day hackathon on Saturday 15th December. Instead of starting yet another world-changing project, finish one of those you’ve had lying around waiting for, well, an event like this. The world will thank you. Breakfast will be provided.
48 Hr Filmmaking Challenge: Writers, directors, actors, DOPs, all filmmaking enthausists are welcome to join us and get yourself on a team for the 48hr filmmaking challenge taking place on the 7-9th December. This is a great opportunity if you want to try out filmmaking and don’t know where to start. All skill levels welcome. We will meet and form teams on Thursday 6th and Teams will get together over the weekend and shoot. THERE WILL BE A SUGGESTED DONATION TO TOG OF €5 PER PERSON TO COVER THE COST OF SCREENING (OR WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD). Event page on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/351903748909360/
That’s a wrap: fun, flicks and fleadh
Filmmaking is an art and craft with a rich history of can do creative making technology usage prop and set design and musical composition.
Tog hosted its first film hackathon in November – the Kino Kabaret.
We had 35 participants, many of who brought in their friends and family to serve as extras and helpers.
There were actors, camera people,script writers, directors, music composers and many more.
People came from as far afield as Turkey Germany and Slovakia for the weekend session.
Pitching started on Friday morning, with 6 films initially put forward to the group.
Soon other ideas emerged organically, and by the time of screening there were 16 films put on screen.
In the meantime there was a Q&A by renowned Irish filmmaker Terry McMahon following the screening of his award winning sound patrick’s day
Sunday was a busy day of editing and finishing film projects.
Screening was on Sunday evening, with a short intro by one of the filmmakers involved before each was shown.
Many laughs, cheers, sobs and contemplations were had by the large group watching.
Many people would never been part of a film before helped to make several, and experienced people learned new tricks and made new friends.
Overall a good time was had by all and its hoped that we’ll host more such events by themselves and intermixed with the other hackathons we run
Kino-Kabaret – filmmaking hackathon in TOG!
Have you got a script burning in the back of your head? A keen eye for the scene, aye? Want to try some cheesy acting? Or want to make some slaptastic special FX with goos and glues and gos-knows-what?
Well you’re in luck, because
Filmmaking hackathon in TOG, 9-11th November
Signup
Join us for our first Weekend Kino Kabaret.
If you have and interest in film-making or are a writer, director, actor, producer, DOP, sound recordist, animator, editor, makeup artist, SFX artist, composer, prop maker, costumier, 1st AD or would just like to get involved then this is the event for you.
Over three days you will have the opportunity to join a team or pitch your film, shoot it, edit it and screen it.
We will start @ 9am on Friday 9th — after introductions you can pitch your great idea or join up for someone elses.
Then its straight into planning and filming!
There will be some basic workshops on Friday morning for ‘how to film and edit on your smartphone’ if you want a quick introduction.
On Saturday at 7pm we will have a screening of ‘Patricks Day’ followed by a Q&A session with director Terry McMahon.
Then on Sunday @ 7pm we will screen the great films our participants made.
Excited already!
We will also fire up Tog’s famous pizza oven for some yummy goodness in the evening.
Not to be missed!
The cost of a ticket for the weekend is €20.
Sign up here!
Places are limited and you must register to attend. See you all there. 🙂
Email: kinospraoi@gmail.com for more!
What’s on in Tog in November: Too Many Events to list in a Header…
November
This is what we will be up to in November:
Lock Picking: Our lock picking get togethers are on every second Monday, the 12th and 26th November at 7pm. We provide the locks, the tools, and the know-how. Basic lock picking sets are available for purchase.
Craft Night, CAD Night: Runs on alternate Wednesdays, the 7th and 21st November at 7pm. Knitting? Crochet? Embroidery? Getting ready for Christmas? We offer sewing machines, glue guns, expertise and encouragement. We also cover computer-based ‘crafting’ like CAD/CAM software, 3D printing, laser cutting and CNC routing.
Electronics and Micro Controller Night: Runs every non-lock-picking Monday, the 5th and 19th November at 7pm. Arduinos, Raspberry Pis and Intel Galileos are just some of the things you can work on down here, or try our introductions to electronics worksheet. You should bring your own laptop or notebook computer.
Open Social: This month the Open Social will be on Saturday the 24th November at 7pm. Join us for an evening of conversations and games.
Coding: Runs on the same Mondays as lock picking, the 12th and 26th November at 7pm. Come down and work on a project or help others with theirs. Laptop of your own pretty much essential, and bring your own project.
The Science Fiction Book Club will meet on Wednesday 28th November. We haven’t decided on November’s book yet (suggestions, anybody?). But there will be some sort of cake.
Wikipedia Editing: Runs on Wednesday 28th November at 7pm. Ever wondered how to get started editing Wikipedia? Come along and will get you adding to the world’s largest open collaborative knowledge project. All are welcome, no editing experience is necessary and the event is free, just turn up with a laptop to start editing.
Dublin Raspberry Pi Jam: We are hosting the Second Dublin Raspberry Pi Jam on Saturday November 3rd at 12.30 pm. A day where people of all abilities come together to work on or get help on Raspberry Pi projects. For more information and tickets visit https://ti.to/dublin-raspberry-pi-jam/2nd-pi-jam
** Tickets for this event are sold out, but members can still come **
Science Week Talks: Thursday 15th November – A night of short talks on a range of topics with YES (Young Engineers Society). https://www.tog.ie/2018/11/science-week-lightning-talks/
Science Week Family Day in DCC: Family fun day, Saturday 17th November 11:30-17:00. We hope to have a stand with usual demos. https://www.tog.ie/2018/11/dublin-science-week-family-open-day/
OpenStreetMap Mapathon: planned for Saturday 24th November. https://www.tog.ie/2018/10/openstreetmap-meetup-and-mapillary-workshop/
Game Night: **Members only
** – board games, card games, RPGs, a whole lot of sinister sounding acronyms, possibly some online gaming. Scheduled for Saturday 3rd November. With the expected participation of Board Games Ireland.
Make your own Films! Kino Kabaret. A weekend filmmaking hackathon. Weekend 9th-11th November https://www.tog.ie/2018/10/kino-kabaret-filmmaking-hackathon-in-tog/
What’s on in TOG in October: lock picking, crafting, coding, Science Fiction book club, Wikipedia editing
October
A summary of what’s happening in Tog this October:
Lock Picking: We have a huge variety of padlocks liberated from the Halfpenny Bridge, we’ll show you how to open them. We also have more esoteric locks, handcuffs, practice locks, and the tools and know-how to pick them.
Workshops on Mondays, the 1st, 15th and 29th October, starting at 7pm.
Coding: Come into Tog and work on a project, or help others with theirs. Laptop of your own pretty much essential, and bring your own project. We provide the space and the wifi, and some expertise.
Runs on Mondays, the 1st, 15th and 29th October at 7pm.
Craft Night: Ranges from knitting, sewing (we have machines), crochet, and embroidery to 3D printing and laser cutting. Bring along a project, work on something you know, or learn a new skill.
Runs on Wednesdays, the 3rd, 17th and 31st October at 7pm.
Electronics and Micro Controller Night: Learn how to make Arduinos, Raspberry Pis and Intel Galileos do cool and interesting things, or try our introductions to electronics worksheet. We don’t have spare laptops, so bring your own.
Runs on Mondays, the 8th and 22nd October at 7pm.
The Science Fiction Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of each month, the next one is the 31st October. This month’s classic is Neuromancer by William Gibson. There is usually cake, and not entirely coincidentally Science Fiction Bookclub is on the same night as…
Wikipedia Editing: On the 31st October at 7pm, you can learn how to add your knowledge to the world’s largest open collaborative knowledge project, by becoming a Wikipedia editor. Everyone welcome and no prior experience is necessary. There is pizza, to go with the cake.
Open Social: This month, the open social is on Saturday 20th October at 7pm. Pizza, beer, conversation, games, starts early evening and, like the best parties, doesn’t end until the last person leaves.