CELLULOID CINEMA CAMP
DIY 16mm: Shoot, Process, Project
June 17 & 18 | 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.
In 2023, 16mm – the original small gauge film – is celebrating 100 years as the format of choice for artists and amateur filmmakers alike. This foundational workshop will provide a thorough introduction to the 16mm format including camera loading and operation, film stocks, exposure and various methods for processing, editing and projecting images, situating these DIY practices within the context of contemporary handmade cinema discourses. Working as a group and using spring drive cameras, and black and white film material, participants will gain hand-on experience loading and exposing film, and will hand-process reversal (positive) images using non-toxic, DIY chemistry. We will also discuss potential post-production work flows, including the possibilities for digitization and/or cutting and printing our physical materials by hand. By the end of the second day we will be able to project the positive images we’ve made on 16mm film.
DIY 16mm: Shoot, Process, Project
July 17 & 18
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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