This hands-on filmmaking workshop lead by Eva Kolcze and Zoë Heyn-Jones, focuses on artisanal film techniques while engaging with the specific geography of the Toronto Islands. Spend a week at Artscape Gibraltar Point investigating the compelling materiality of celluloid film. We will explore various hand-processing techniques on Super 8 and 16mm film, investigating the creative and aesthetic pote
ntial of film in conjunction with notions of site specificity and psychogeography. We will embrace experimentation, chance, and accident in our process, thinking of the filmmaking process as a cycle not separate from the natural, ecological cycles that encompass our lives and practices. An alternative to traditional filmmaking instruction, we forego the rules in favour of integrating cycles of experimentation, growth, and decay. We will teach you:
-How to use Super 8 and Bolex 16mm cameras
-How to hand process black and white 16mm and Super 8 film
-Decay techniques using bleach, soil, oil and salt
-Painting, drawing, and scratching on film
We will provide:
-A bedroom and shared studio at Artscape Gibraltar Point
-Hands-on instruction supplemented by film screenings, and engagement with relevant literature
- Black and white film, darkroom chemistry and supplies
-Super 8 and Bolex cameras, though supplies will be limited and you are encouraged to bring your own
