[Frameworks] Cameraless film in the university

Sat Feb 15 07:37:02 UTC 2020

At Emily Carr University of Art + Design I teach an Analogue Practices
course as well as an Advanced Analogue course, both of which include
extensive amounts of cameraless or handmade film. Students complete a 1-3
minute Film Destroy Project and incorporate cameraless techniques into
their own shot footage for a second longer assignment as well. It becomes a
large part of their toolkit for this particular mode of media making (which
is entirely non-commercial in focus, although there are films that include
a great deal of cameraless techniques that have had commercial success). In
a 12 or 13 week semester their first month is in cameraless. This gets them
familiar with all the infrastructure and concepts - steenbecks, projectors,
splicers, winders, optical sound, frames per second, animation, sprockets,
etc - but also gets them source material for their next assignment -
optical printing. It's a pretty popular course and students love working
this way. It is also sometimes included in foundation courses (art).

Lindsay

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:19 AM Scott Hammen <scott.hammen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’ve been following these posts hoping that there would, sooner or later,
> be some mention of actual films.
>
>
> Perhaps the “old masters” like Man Ray, Len Lye, and Brakhage don’t need
> special mention, but, before closing the thread, it would be great to see
> some recommendations of a few cameraless films worth trying to see.
>
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
>
> Scott Hammen
>
> On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 16:08, Ignacio Tamarit <tamarit.ignacio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Albert!
>>
>> I do know that there was a class of cameraless animation at FUC
>> (Fundación Universidad del Cine) for the people that study the animation
>> degree, but I think that is over.  Also at FUC, at the Técnicas
>> Audiovisuales subject, which is the one where students can have a insight
>> in experimental cinema, there is a coverage of found footage and cameraless
>> films. For two years I was invited to this classes to do a lecture on
>> Cameraless cinema and project films on 16 mm.
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Ignacio
>>
>> El jue., 13 feb. 2020 a las 11:00, Albert Alcoz (<albertalcoz at gmail.com>)
>> escribió:
>>
>>> Thank you very much for these positive answers.
>>>
>>> Today Frameworks has given me a joy.
>>>
>>> It's great to see cameraless film is an important issue in the
>>> university.
>>>
>>> I will use all these thoughts for the academic paper.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Albert
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:56 AM Carolina Cappa <carolinacappa at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hola Alberto,
>>>>
>>>> At the University of Buenos Aires we regularly include a 16 mm
>>>> cameraless film workshop as part of the Audiovisual Technology biannual
>>>> subject. We've been doing it since 2015 and in crowded classrooms as this
>>>> university is public and free. I don't actually know if students finally
>>>> get to use it in the audiovisual industry though I've seen some
>>>> products using other animation techniques derived from this.
>>>>
>>>> Saludos
>>>> Carolina
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> El jue., 13 feb. 2020 a las 3:43, Ruth Hayes (<randomruth at comcast.net>)
>>>> escribió:
>>>>
>>>>> At The Evergreen State College we teach direct animation and
>>>>> cameraless film in our foundation program and in some other classes
>>>>> depending on the subject. As with others responding, I’ve found it a great
>>>>> way to bring fine arts students in to animation and media production. Also,
>>>>> Devon Damonte teaches a summer course here, Visual Music on 16mm and 35mm
>>>>> Film that involves all sorts of cameraless techniques including making
>>>>> photograms and hand-processing. Students appreciate the materiality of
>>>>> working with film and photo processes, especially if all they’ve done
>>>>> before is digital. It’s also a way to get them into thinking about forms
>>>>> beyond the narrative and single channel presentation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ruth
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.randommotion.com-
>>>>>
>>>>> sites.evergreen.edu/ruthhayes/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 12, 2020, at 3:58 AM, Albert Alcoz <albertalcoz at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know if cameraless film is a common subject at university?
>>>>>
>>>>> I am investigating the role of cameraless film in the studies of Fine
>>>>> Arts and Media Studies.
>>>>>
>>>>> Most of cameraless film workshops are organized by art centers,
>>>>> alternative spaces or private film schools but i wonder the role it has
>>>>> within the university.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it taught as a technique that can be applied in the audiovisual
>>>>> industry (such as video clips, advertisements, fiction animated films,
>>>>> etc.) or as a line to develop artistic projects or personal film
>>>>> developments?
>>>>>
>>>>> Would be great to know personal experiences concerning teaching this
>>>>> animation technique related to experimental cinema.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Albert
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