INTRO TO 16MM COLOR FILM MAKING

LEARN TO SHOOT 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, shot, splice 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. ** SPECIAL OPTION THIS MONTH ** Combine this class with the Shooting titles on 16mm workshop to learn how to shoot your own titles onto hi-con stock using another camera system, the Oxberry animation stand!

WEDNESDAYS: March 4th, 11th, 25th, & April 1st from 7:00 – 9:15 PM ** SOLD OUT **
Saturday March 14th  (ALL DAY SHOOT) from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Free Screening Party at ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES Sunday April 5th @ 1 PM ** Hi-con titles on 16mm ** optional date Sunday March 22nd from 5:00 - 9:00 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:  Meryl Williams and Cait Carvalho

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, HD video transfer of finished film by Metro Post, HD, 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

COURSE CAP:  Limited to 10 participants

PRICE: $ 375 All inclusive month long offering.  $ 450 Combination workshop w/ Titling on Hi-Con 16mm workshop. ( Save $25! )

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