Austerity measures
Found footage, tinting and toning, accidental / on purpose destruction of film, and expanded projection
One day course: Island Center, St Ives, Cornwall
Course led by James Holcome from no.w.here, London
Friday 27th September 2013
10:00-17:00
Morning:
We begin the session by projecting the reel of film destined for dismemberment. Together we will mix chemistry by hand and look at the various techniques by which a film can be physically and chemically altered using commonplace materials found in and around the home as well as further afield.
This workshop takes inspiration in part from the ancient biblical tradition of salting the earth of vanquished lands to make them desolate and uninhabitable.
In this instance the land is our filmstrip, and the salts are the salts of heavy metals…We will watch and hold hands as our images slip, slide and dissolve in front of eyes, rushing to try and save them before their complete dissolution...and marvel at their re-birth into new forms of semi projectable celluloid for the afternoon session when we overlay and superimpose loops of material from the morning session…
We will use:
• Simple household bleach and sellotape, causing abrupt dislocations of sound and image
• Spirits of salts: the creative and corrosive effects of the actions of salts of heavy metals onto film such as hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) and dilute sulphuric acid (vitriol)...wash well, wear gloves…
• The bleach / etch process (Mordencage)…wash well, wear gloves!
• Colours of salts - iron and copper toners and red and green tints which fuse to create jagged and abrasive bursts of possibly reticulated colour.
Afternoon:
We will look at the ways in which interventions can be made into the mechanics of the projector as a machine.
• Looping, bi-packing, reversing and flipping films in projection
• The use of mirrors and other devices as a way of expanding the image
• Working with more than one projector
• Optical sound inventions. We finish the workshop by projecting the loops and pieces we have put together…
Price: Individual: £65: Institution funded places: £95 (includes all materials)
Bookings
This course is currently full: to go on the waiting list, please email us at workshops@cinestar.org.uk.
Cancellations policy
Cinestar is running this course at cost price and relies on having a full course for it to take place. 100% refund is available with up to 21 days notice, 50% up to 14 days. Absolutely no refunds after this, unless a replacement can be found.
Found footage, tinting and toning, accidental / on purpose destruction of film, and expanded projection
One day course: Island Center, St Ives, Cornwall
Course led by James Holcome from no.w.here, London
Friday 27th September 2013
10:00-17:00
Morning:
We begin the session by projecting the reel of film destined for dismemberment. Together we will mix chemistry by hand and look at the various techniques by which a film can be physically and chemically altered using commonplace materials found in and around the home as well as further afield.
This workshop takes inspiration in part from the ancient biblical tradition of salting the earth of vanquished lands to make them desolate and uninhabitable.
In this instance the land is our filmstrip, and the salts are the salts of heavy metals…We will watch and hold hands as our images slip, slide and dissolve in front of eyes, rushing to try and save them before their complete dissolution...and marvel at their re-birth into new forms of semi projectable celluloid for the afternoon session when we overlay and superimpose loops of material from the morning session…
We will use:
• Simple household bleach and sellotape, causing abrupt dislocations of sound and image
• Spirits of salts: the creative and corrosive effects of the actions of salts of heavy metals onto film such as hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) and dilute sulphuric acid (vitriol)...wash well, wear gloves…
• The bleach / etch process (Mordencage)…wash well, wear gloves!
• Colours of salts - iron and copper toners and red and green tints which fuse to create jagged and abrasive bursts of possibly reticulated colour.
Afternoon:
We will look at the ways in which interventions can be made into the mechanics of the projector as a machine.
• Looping, bi-packing, reversing and flipping films in projection
• The use of mirrors and other devices as a way of expanding the image
• Working with more than one projector
• Optical sound inventions. We finish the workshop by projecting the loops and pieces we have put together…
Price: Individual: £65: Institution funded places: £95 (includes all materials)
Bookings
This course is currently full: to go on the waiting list, please email us at workshops@cinestar.org.uk.
Cancellations policy
Cinestar is running this course at cost price and relies on having a full course for it to take place. 100% refund is available with up to 21 days notice, 50% up to 14 days. Absolutely no refunds after this, unless a replacement can be found.
Some photographs from the workshop
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A tinted Winston Churchill in tea
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Masking off part of the image before tinting and toning
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Iron toning
Mordançage degraded film effect
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