“JK” OPTICAL PRINTING TECHNIQUES SPECIAL EFFECTS ON 16MM FILM
LEARN TO OPERATE THE JK OPTICAL PRINTER TO CREATE SPECIAL EFFECTS & ARCHIVE FILM w/ MCOPY SOFTWARE CONTROLLER
In this workshop participants will be introduced to the JK optical printer and create special effects on 16MM film. The course will be taught on the J.K. optical printer that has been specially modified to alter time and perception in all the best ways possible : ) using the open platform MCOPY Software Controller, built by Matt McWilliams, who will lead the class. The MCOPY project, comprised of software and hardware for optical printers, built with re-purposed broken projectors. The workshop will cover the basic principles of the optical printer and introduce procedures for its use. Optical printing is slow and exacting work. As a group we will shoot, develop and view a very short film strip. The workshop will focus on 1:1 techniques, demonstrating how to make cinex / exposure tests, how to work with various film gauges, communicate properly with laboratories, and create a variety of effects including freeze frames, slow and fast motion, re-framing, reverse direction, superimposition as this model has two projector elements! In this workshop we will cover a lot of processes, and work collectively to create a well developed short film - everyone is encouraged to bring found or original materials to manipulate. You will leave the workshop with the knowledge to operate the machine independently and credit to work in the space at a later date! Experiments created in the workshop will also be presented after the conclusion of the course at our screening party!
INSTRUCTION: 2 Sessions + Screening Party
SATURDAY & SUNDAY MAY 2ND & 3RD from 11 AM - 5 PM
+ 4-HOURS DRY LAB ACCESS CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
FREE SCREENING PARTY THURSDAY JUNE 11TH
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: Matt McWilliams of (https://sixteenmillimeter.com/projects/mcopy/)
INCLUDES: 2 classroom instruction sessions with access to the JK OPTICAL PRINTER, Camera, Editing supplies (Vertical editing system with rewinds, and viewer ), COLOR Camera stock, all related chemistry and processes Course packet with technical information , MONO library of filters, movements and gates for all small gauge formats. 2K video transfer of the finished film by MONO LAB, online hosting of finished film, local & international film festival entry waivers. Plus your film will premiere 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:
Special Optical Effects by Zoran Perisic
Experimental Animation: Origins of a New Art by Robert Russett and Cecile Starr
COURSE CAP: Limited to 6 participants
PRICE: $ 355- 380 or 405 at a sliding scale, you chose. 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.