Creative Captioning

A close captioning workshop by Holly Summerson, Thursday 11 December, 18:00-20:00.

Join us in exploring the role of captioning in the production and display of moving-image work and learn how to do it yourself. Artist and animator Holly Summerson will be guiding us through how to embed captioning into moving image works and your wider artistic practice. Participants will then have a go at captioning their own films (so bring any along) or a selection of examples.

If you have access to a laptop, please bring it along and download the free captioning software Aegisub before attending (https://aegisub.org/). If you need to borrow one please do send us an email (embassygalleryedinburgh@gmail.com) and we’ll arrange an alternative.

This event is part of a series of workshops running alongside Biscuit Tin, our annual artists moving image festival. We are still accepting submissions for the screenings on December 13 & 14, all the information is on our website.

Holly Summerson is an animator and artist focused on experimental, mixed-media and community-based work. She draws on her experiences as a Hard of Hearing film-maker and film lover to develop creative closed captions for film and artists’ moving image.