cinéma copains – Arne Hector / Minze Tummescheit
Handmade cinema – working with analogue film / 04.08.2014–16.08.2014
Medium/Media: 16mm-film; shooting with analogue film, manual developing; non-cinema filmLocation: Festung Hohensalzburg
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Polish
What to bring: fine brushes, permanent felt markers, scraping tools (needles, linoleum knife, etc.); if available: 16mm camera, light metre, tripod, 16mm splicer, laptop with (audio) cutting program. 16mm cameras with accessories are available for use on site; film material and developing chemicals are available cheaply at cost price.
Requirements: None
Maximum number of participants: 15
Co-teacher: Viktoria Schmid
What to bring: fine brushes, permanent felt markers, scraping tools (needles, linoleum knife, etc.); if available: 16mm camera, light metre, tripod, 16mm splicer, laptop with (audio) cutting program. 16mm cameras with accessories are available for use on site; film material and developing chemicals are available cheaply at cost price.
Requirements: None
Maximum number of participants: 15
Co-teacher: Viktoria Schmid
FULLY BOOKED
The primary purpose of this course is working with analogue film material. Since the 1990s, independent film laboratories have been organised worldwide, reflecting a need to reappropriate the process – standardised by the industry – of developing and editing film. Independent developing offers the basis for both creative and economic freedom.
In this course, we will offer instruction in handling the 16mm camera, as well as experimenting with non-camera film techniques. The filmed material will be developed manually in the dark-room, and we will show how the images can be influenced during this process. In the ensuing montage, the emphasis will be on the relation between image and sound. It is important, however, that this should not be regarded as a purely formal exercise, but that film should be understood as a means of communication, and used for personal or political narratives.
During production, the films will be projected in their various stages and discussed in the group as well as individually. Independent short films can be realised here, but readiness for mutual help and collaboration in filmmaking is essential.
The aim is for each student to achieve an individual language of filmic narrative, on the basis of manual work, experiment, and the specific aesthetic of the material.