[Frameworks] Cameraless film in the university

Janet Benn janetabenn at gmail.com
Mon Feb 17 13:37:52 UTC 2020


To Myron Ort, Thank you! That is wonderful!

On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 8:42 PM Myron Ort <zeno at sonic.net> wrote:

> My camera less film
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4atEmXsA92A
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> On Feb 14, 2020, at 11:37 PM, lindsay mcintyre <email.linds at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> 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).
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> Lindsay
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> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 7:19 AM Scott Hammen <scott.hammen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> I’ve been following these posts hoping that there would, sooner or later,
>> be some mention of actual films.
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>> 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.
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>> Any suggestions ?
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>> Scott Hammen
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>> On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 16:08, Ignacio Tamarit <tamarit.ignacio at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> Hi Albert!
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>>> 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.
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>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Ignacio
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>>> El jue., 13 feb. 2020 a las 11:00, Albert Alcoz (<albertalcoz at gmail.com>)
>>> escribió:
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>>>> Thank you very much for these positive answers.
>>>>
>>>> Today Frameworks has given me a joy.
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>>>> It's great to see cameraless film is an important issue in the
>>>> university.
>>>>
>>>> I will use all these thoughts for the academic paper.
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>>>> Best,
>>>> Albert
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>>>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 10:56 AM Carolina Cappa <
>>>> carolinacappa at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>> 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
>>>>>
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>>>>> 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
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>>>>>> http://www.randommotion.com-
>>>>>> sites.evergreen.edu/ruthhayes/
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>> 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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