SUPER 8 FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS + FESTIVAL
1. Introductory Super 8 Workshop and Camera/FIlm Orientation
Saturday March 15, 1- 4 PM
Facilitated by David Gregory
Faucet Media Arts Centre & Struts Gallery
COST: $14* - A Discounted price thanks to Zachary Gough, Board Member of Struts Gallery!
*Please note this cost does not include processing, processing price depends on the options below (doing it by hand in Alex's Workshop or sending it away to Toronto).
Film stock is limited please RSVP! Black and White or Colour is available, though only B/W can be hand processed.
- Veteran filmmakers, the film is in if you want to get a head start!
Super 8 Filmmaking Workshop in preparation for our annual Super 8 Hotel Film Festival veteran filmmaker David Gregory will facilitate this workshop providing an introduction to super 8 filmmaking, a beautiful, affordable and exciting alternative to video. David will discuss the basics of camera operation and exposure, film types and some other fun stuff. Participants will then have just over a week to book a camera, shoot a roll of film and send it away for developing, just in time for Faucet's annual Super 8 Hotel Film Festival.
Open Studio Artist in Residence (March 8 - 12 April) Alex MacKenzie, an experimental filmmaker from Vancouver, will also be on hand to discuss the exciting option of hand processing black and white film. Alex will conduct a workshop on this technique March 25 & 26.
2. Quick 'n Dirty Movie Action: A Handprocessing Super 8 Film Workshop
*Tuesday March 25 + Wednesday March 26, 6:30 - 10:30 PM (*NEW DATE)
Facilitated by Alex MacKenzie (Open Studio Artist in Residence)
Faucet Media Arts Centre & Struts Gallery
FREE FOR FAUCET + STRUTS MEMBERS ($15 otherwise, or you could purchase a membership for $20 then have all the fun all the time)
Tuesday, March 25 (4 hours)
Skip the lab and process your own black and white cinema film. Participants in the Annual Super 8 Hotel Film Festival who want to process their own images will learn about and participate in the basic chemistry and simple darkroom bucket setup required to transform your roll of film into magical handmade images right before your very eyes. We will discuss process, chemistry, techniques and then get our hands dirty (well, gloves anyways).
NOTE: please wear clothes you aren't too attached to - an old button-up shirt on backwards as a smock is a good idea. We supply the gloves. No prior experience neccessary.
Wednesday, March 26 (4 hours)
Flashes of Light: 16mm Rayogram, Contact Printing and Handmade Emulsion Workshop with Alex MacKenzie
Time to turn the lights off and experiment. This workshop explores the potential of moving image rayograms--the technique whereby objects are placed on the surface of the film, exposed to light, and processed to negative. The workshop will also incorporate contact printing into this process, where images of pre-existing found footage are used as source material, manipulated on the surface of the raw film stock, and exposed to create stunning new images. 16mm film stock will be supplied and a group piece will be created. And finally, the workshop will also introduce the process of creating homemade film emulsion, which, when painted on the surface of clear film stock creates a rudimentary very crafty film stock for contact printing.
NOTE: please bring little objects you might want to place on the film - small objects are more effective: ie: staples, paperclips, lifesavers, washers, screws, bits of nature (flower petals, grass), bits of paper, and anything larger with a pattern (looseweave fabric like burlap, clusters of string, your grandma's old doilies, etc.) Remember - each single image is a little under 16mm wide, so keep that in mind! No prior experience neccessary.
3. 8th Annual Super 8 Hotel Film Festival
Saturday April 5, 8 pm
Hosted by Faucet Media Arts Centre & Struts Gallery, David Gregory and Alex Mackenzie
The 8th Annual Super 8 Hotel Film Festival at Faucet Media Arts Centre will present the films created in the two workshops, in addition Alex MacKenzie will present a special screening of his work.
GET YOUR SUPER 8 BRAIN ON! FILM, REAL FILM (MOVING PICTURES). START THE PLANNING, BIG AND SMALL IDEAS WELCOME.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT PAUL HENDERSON:
FAUCET(AT)STRUTSGALLERY(DOT)CA
506 536 1211 |
