[Frameworks] Jonas Mekas Shooting Directions

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Thank you all for this! Good sleuthing!

On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM Alex Lake <alake.alex.alake at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This is in Sitney’s Eyes Upside Down!
>
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> On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM Derek Jenkins <derekbjenkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello group,
>>
>> Several years ago, I relied on a short list of somewhat whimsical but
>> instructive shooting directions assembled by Jonas Mekas (e.g. spin in
>> place for a full wind, take a single frame each step, etc.). These were
>> very useful for intro camera and processing workshops, as the directions
>> tended to relieve the students of the anxiety over what to shoot. Otherwise
>> shooting an instructional roll of film would sometimes take up too much of
>> our limited time.
>>
>> In the years since teaching more regular workshops, I've misplaced the
>> reference. Could someone provide it or point me in the right direction?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Derek
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