**Songs of Luv** is a
mix of film, found footage, hand drawn animation, and song to create
music videos that are 30 seconds or less. It started as an exploration
on what would be possible to create on only an iPhone 5s and to live
within the restraints of an Instagram video post (which had an upward
limit of 15 seconds at the time).  Over time, Josh's equipment and
Instagram's restraints expanded but the intention has remained the same -
to experiment within the hypothesis that storytelling through film and
music is accessible to most everyone who has a smartphone.

With tens of thousands of views, Songs of Luv has been running since 2015.

> [Check out Songs of Luv Season 5 |  ℓιν❦ℓαƒ❦ℓυν on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/joshuaabanman/)



A live-streamed, multi-camera, artist showcase

**Chautauqua Live** was a two night spotlight of artists
and community members who were commisioned as a part of Theatre
Projects Manitoba's Chautauqa: The Interlake Trail (2020/2021 season).

As Technical Digital Director for Theatre Projects Manitoba, Joshua was
responsible for solving for digital delivery of the art and performances
of the Chautauqua team of artists and thus Chautauqua Live was born.
This involved solving and designing for the technical requirements of
embedded live picture-in-picture ASL-English interpretation, switching
between four camera feeds, taking in over 15 audio inputs, and designing
a program that switched between live and pre-recorded content. On top
of that, Josh animated opening and closing credits for Chautauqua Live
and directed and filmed a number of the pre-recorded artist spotlights
for the night.

Chautauqua Live was a success with hundreds of viewers across Canada tuning in across Facebook and Youtube.

> [Check out Chautauqua Live and an interview with Joshua Banman from Night 2 ](https://youtu.be/8OqL85MpkQ8?t=1898)

