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Bow Skills workshop: creating your first moving image with Dorothy Cheung
Thursday 25th September 2025 , 6:00pm to 8:00pm
How can you make your first move as an artist with limited resources? Join artist and filmmaker Dorothy Cheung on this exploratory journey to create your first moving image with a DIY approach. The workshop will cover essential tips for shooting and editing, playful ways to work with your footage, free online and community resources, and potential means to share your work.
In recent years, moving images have become an accessible medium for artists of various practices. However, taking your first steps into this realm can be daunting.
Dorothy will kick things off by speaking to her own artistic and filmmaking practice, the process that she goes through when making a film, and its essence in moving images.
She will then share with you the top tips, tricks for shooting and video editing, and things to keep in mind when approaching moving images. You will have the chance to explore playful ways to work with your footage, gain access to free online and community resources, and learn more about potential means to share your work.
This workshop isn’t designed to be prescriptive as everyone has their own style of creating moving images which will come through the more you practice! But we want this to be a low-stakes, playful, and experimental space where we can learn by doing and explore different approaches to film making, under the guidance of Dorothy’s expertise.
In this workshop, you will:
- Explore how to make your first moving image with a DIY approach.
- Discover tips for shooting and editing as well as playful ways to work with your footage.
- Gain access to free online and community resources and learn about potential means to share your work.
- Develop a new network of artists and creative professionals.
This event will be held in our Courtyard Room at Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ.
Concession rate applies to students, over 65s, under 18s, Bow Arts artists, National Art Pass members, and key workers.
More about Dorothy Cheung
Dorothy Cheung is an artist and filmmaker with Hong Kong heritage. Her work explores identity and home from personal and political perspectives, examining themes of memory and forgetfulness.
She created her first film in 2017 using an old Canon camera rented from her school and a basic tripod, which she still uses today. This film and her other projects made on a low budget have been selected for screening at various festivals and galleries, both locally and internationally. Notable showcases include the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, South Taiwan Film Festival, and Queer East.
In addition to filmmaking, Dorothy is also a researcher and translator, collaborating with academic institutions and museums.
About Bow Skills
Bow Arts seeks to support creative professionals at all stages of their careers. In 2015 Bow Arts launched Bow Skills in response to an artist survey which showed over 90% of practicing artists find it useful to receive further support outside formal education.
Bow Skills is a dynamic and relevant programme of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which is informed by an artist steering group and open to all creative practitioners across London. The programme of talks, panel discussions, new skills labs and peer crits is open to all, with concession rates available to students, over 65s, under 18s, Bow Arts artists and key workers.
Access information
The Bow Arts Trust offices have step-free access throughout from street level, including to the accessible toilet, and is service animal friendly. This venue does not have a hearing loop system. Accessible parking is not available on-site.
If you have any questions regarding accessibility at this venue or event, would like to make us aware of any access requirements that you have in advance of visiting, or would like this information in an alternate format including Easy Read, please email nunnery@bowarts.com or call 020 8980 7774 (Ext. 3)
Access requirements could include things like providing equipment, services or support (e.g. information in Easy Read, speech to text software, additional 1:1 support), adjusting workshop timings (e.g. more break times), adjustments to the event space (e.g. making sure you have a seat near the entrance) or anything else you can think of!
Transport Information
Nearest station(s): Bow Road (District and Hammersmith and City lines) is a 6-minute walk away, and Bow Church (DLR) is a 3-minute walk away. Bus: 205, 25, 425, A8, D8, 108, 276, 488 and 8 all service the surrounding area. Bike: Bicycle parking is located at Bow Church Station. The nearest Santander Cycles docking station is at Bow Church Station.
Address: Bow Arts Trust, 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
