CELLULOID CINEMA CAMP
16mm Lumens & Plants: Print, Process, Project
August 19& 20 | 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Over the summer of 2023, MONOGRAPH will facilitate a series of workshops in handmade celluloid cinema, instructed by local artist and analogue filmmaker Kyle Whitehead. Working with Super 8 and 16mm black and white materials, participants in these workshops will explore DIY methods and processes for making their own handmade motion picture films and will gain practical experience working with analogue cinema cameras, celluloid film material, eco-chemistry, hand-processing and will learn to cut and project their films on film using analogue editing and projection equipment. These courses are modular and designed to be discreet but complimentary, so participants can pick and choose topics that interest them most, or attend the entire series to develop a solid foundational knowledge of DIY analogue filmmaking practices. No previous experience is required for any of these courses and all equipment and materials will be provided.
This workshop will introduce participants to eco-processing and methods for making moving images on celluloid film entirely without the use of a camera or lens. As a group, we will explore the potentialities of lumen printing, and phytography which leverage the action of sunlight and the internal chemistry of plants to render high-contrast impressions and pastel colours on black and white film. Working with 16mm film, found or foraged materials and sundry chemicals that can be purchased at the grocery store we will explore the fundamental concepts of contact printing and working with organic and plant-based materials for film processing, spending two days experimenting with these methods hands-on. Finally, by the end of the second day, we will have the opportunity to see the images we’ve made, projected on 16mm film.
16mm Lumens & Plants : Print, Process, Project
August 19 & 20
12:00-6:00 PM
Registration fee: $150
About the Instructor
Kyle Whitehead is a Canadian artist who works with material film to create experimental and expanded cinema projects. His handmade films, moving image installations and projection performances trade in material self-consciousness, the artist’s labours and elastic treatments of light, space and time. Since 2007 he has realized more than 20 works in analogue film which have been exhibited internationally in numerous festivals, galleries and museums including CROSSROADS at the SF Cinematheque (USA), the Laboratorio Experimental de Cine (Mexico), Alchemy Film and Arts (Scotland), Antimatter Media Art (Canada), TRUCK Contemporary Art (Canada) and the Canadian Film Institute’s Café EX (Canada). In addition to his art practice Kyle has instructed university courses and workshops on analogue photography, video art and experimental filmmaking, is a former arts administrator and co-founder of Particle + Wave Festival of Media Art and facilitates MONOGRAPH, an ongoing series of experimental film screenings and workshops based in Southern Alberta, where he currently resides.
About MONOGRAPH
MONOGRAPH began in 2018 as an ongoing series of experimental film programs with a specific focus on analogue and handmade artist films. As Calgary, and Southern Alberta’s, only presenter dedicated entirely to experimental film, the series aims to elevate the local cinema community by exposing audiences to film artists and their works which are otherwise at risk of oversight in the region. After a short hiatus these programs are back and expanding to include technical and production activities, beginning with this Celluloid Cinema Camp series hosted by Contemporary Calgary.
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