MATTES AND MULTIPLE EXPOSURES:
16MM TECHNIQUES IN HONOR OF TOMONARI NISHIKAWA

In this 1-day workshop, a small group of participants will learn the techniques shared with us by our former visiting artist and dear friend Tomonari Nishikawa. Learn a multiple-exposure technique on the Bolex camera created through the used of complex mattes, a technique that Tomonari applied to many of his own 16mm films. Workshop covers hands-on instructions about the camera and light meter, participants will make several mattes using filter holders then shoot a test roll of on Kodak Tri-X B/W film (200ASA). We will process the film immediately to check if the mattes and exposure would work as desired. Then pairs of participants will go outside and shoot on EKTACHROME color reversal film (100D) to each create and support one another in making short film using this technique. Finished films will premiere at a free public screening. ** This offering is a fundraiser for Tomonari Nishikawa’s family and 100% of proceeds will go directly to his wife and children. **

ONE 8 HOUR SESSION: SATURDAY MAY 31ST, 10:00AM – 6:00 PM

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:  Steve Cossman & Derrick Schultz.

INCLUDES: 1 classroom instruction session, collaborative roll on BWN film, on-site development, and scanning, 50′ of EKTACHROME color reversal 16mm film per participant, lab processing, access to camera equipment, filter holders and tripod, 16mm projector, informational course packet, 2K transfer of finished film by MONO online hosting of finished film, local & international film festival entry waivers.

And you will have access to the following books related the workshop from Mono No Aware’s own reference library:

  • Special Optical Effects by Zoran Perisic

  • Experimental Filmmaking and the Motion Picture Camera: An Introductory Guide for Artists and Filmmakers by Joel Schlemowitz

  • Break the Machine by Kathyrn Ramey

  • Your Film and the Lab by L. Bernard Happé

COURSE CAP:  Limited to 8 participants

PRICE: $ 250 - 350 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. ** This offering is a fundraiser for Tomonari Nishikawa’s family and 100% of proceeds will go directly to his wife and children. **

SLIDING SCALE : Pay what you can afford to