INTRO TO 16MM COLOR FILM MAKING
LEARN TO CAPTURE MOTION PICTURES ON COLOR NEGATIVE AND EDIT YOUR OWN FULLY TIMED COLOR WORK PRINT IN 5 SESSIONS + PREMIERE YOUR FILM AT A FREE SCREENING AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES NYC!
In this workshop participants will learn how to make a 16mm film from start to finish. Curriculum covers camera options, contemporary color negative film stock options, exposure, lenses, filters, you'll also learn how to load, focus, run, maintain and operate the H16 Bolex Reflex camera. Participants will spend one day shooting, then meet again to view their raw footage to learn how to edit on a vertical editing station in order to prepare their print for projection. The goal is to create and project a short color film on 16mm which you conceived, directed, captured, spliced edited, and project independently. We will also discuss how to promote your short piece through a list of friendly film festivals and community venues in the greater New York area. All materials will be provided for. Finished projects will premiere at our screening party* More details below.
THURSDAYS OCTOBER 6th, 13th, 27th & NOVEMBER 3rd from 7-9:15 PM
SATURDAY OCTOBER 15th 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM FILM CAPTURE SESSION
FREE SCREENING PARTY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6th @ ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES
LOCATION: MONO HQ 33 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 5 min walk from 2, 3, 4, 5, A, C, B, D, N, Q, R, & G trains.
INSTRUCTORS: Nashwa Zaman & TBD
INCLUDES: 4 classroom instruction sessions with 2 instructors, 1 day shoot with access to camera equipment (Bolex Rex 5 Camera, filters kit and rewind key), 100 feet of Kodak Vision3 16 mm COLOR NEGATIVE film stock, lab processing services, a 100' color work print struck and processed by ColorLab, Editing supplies (Vertical editing system with rewinds, viewer and EIKI 16mm projector), Course packet with technical information, You'll retain your negative camera original, your edited projection-ready work print, 2K video transfer of finished film by MONO NO AWARE, 2K online hosting of finished film, local & international film festival entry waivers. Plus your film will premiere at Anthology Film Archives free for friends and family.
And you will have access to the following books related the workshop from Mono No Aware’s own reference library:
Experimental Filmmaking and the Motion Picture Camera: An Introductory Guide for Artists and Filmmakers by Joel Schlemowitz
Break the Machine by Kathyrn Ramey
The Filmmaker’s Handbook by Steven Ascher and Edward Pincus
Bolex Rex 5 Camera User’s Manual
Your Film and the Lab by L. Bernard Happé
The Technique of Editing 16mm Films by J. Burder
POLICIES : By registering for this workshop you agree to the terms and policies listed here.
PRICE: $ 385 - 425 Sliding scale. In an effort to make the workshops more accessible to the community at large we have introduced a sliding scale option (below) All options are equal to one registration, and your selection will remain private.