Eric Bent

Film, Photo & Digital Media

Specialities: Comics, Creative writing, Drawing, Graphic Novels, Painting, Photography, Screenplay writing, Stop Motion Animation, Storytelling, Zines

Contact Info

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Email address

ericbent64@gmail.com

Phone Number

514-770-3642

Website address

www.ericbentportfolio.com/

Where Artist lives

Montreal, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie

Resides in

English Montreal

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Experience working with

Cycle 2 Elementary
Cycle 3 Elementary
Secondary 1 & 2
Secondary 3 & 4
Secondary 5
CEGEP

Lifelong Learners

Adult Learners

I regularly explore the following Broad Areas of Learning/Themes in my work

Media Literacy
Citizenship and Community Life (Identity & Belonging)

Listed in the Quebec Culture in the Schools Repertoire

I can facilitate virtual creative experiences

Travel

I am available for travel within the same day

I am an illustrator, writer, animator, and musician based in Montreal, with a particular interest in animals, monsters, and the fantastic. I studied with a BFA in Film Animation at Concordia University, and have always had a deep interest in telling stories, and exploring and developing the characters and worlds within them. In my experience hosting workshops I always find it is best to learn the interests of each individual participant and allow them to explore that through the workshop.

Supervising a script reading session for a short film as part of a two week summer camp. All the participants are on the Autism Spectrum.

Filming a scene for a short film made by participants on the Autism Spectrum, as part of a Spectrum Productions Summer Camp, 2017.

Teaching how to storyboard a short film idea at a filmmaking Summer Camp.

Showing how to create a graphic for use in a film, as part of a Spectrum Productions Summer Camp.

Leading a brainstorming session during a Spectrum Productions Summer Camp

Creative Approach and Experiences Offered

I have mostly run workshops in animation and filmmaking, so I have a lot of experience facilitating workshops where students have worked collaboratively, as well as supporting students with individual projects and for teaching more specialized skills.

A) I usually start my workshops by giving a small presentation to introduce the students to the topic/artform at hand, using reference materials such as from books, films, and examples of my own work.
B) I then usually give the students a chance to talk about their interests that relate to the workshop; favourite films, shows, comics, .etc.
C) I then have the students materials and have them come up with a very short work to brainstorm, and it gives me a chance to assess their skills and personalities a bit better.
D) The students then present what they have made.
E) After this there is a group exercise where the students are paired up and given prompts to create a work, which they then present to the class afterwards.

Video

Animated Music Video, created by me

Elec-Teen: Hero Gaurdian, short film I supervised the creation of, from script to screen. Made at the 2018 Spectrum Productions Summer Camp.