Pacific Northwest Film Camp
http://www.handmadefilm.org/classes/orcas/
June 20 - 28, 2015
Spend a week on beautiful Orcas Island, WA investigating celluloid film as a
physical medium, learning to make your own emulsion, exploring various
hand-processing techniques, and pushing the creative and aesthetic limits of
the handmade filmmaking process from start to finish. Our home base is
located right at the water's edge - and whether you choose to camp in the great
outdoors or take advantage of limited indoor accommodations in the lodge, the
setting will provide an inspirational backdrop for an intensive immersion in
all aspects of filmmaking. The week will also include a filmmaking excursion to
uninhabited Sucia Island, designated as a Washington State Park. We will share
gourmet meals al fresco featuring the Handmade Film Institute's legendary vegan
cuisine. All materials are provided, and participants will have access to
conventional and underwater filmmaking equipment, as well as darkroom and
printing facilities.
The Handmade Filmmaking Camp
http://www.handmadefilm.org/RockyMountainHandMadeFilmCamp/
July 18 - 26, 2016
Now in its twelfth year, this is the Handmade Film Institute's foundational
workshop. We spend a week at 8200 feet in the Rocky Mountains engaged in a
comprehensive investigation of film as a physical medium. As film artists, we
will delve into a detailed exploration of celluloid film stocks and development
processes with an eye to unlocking and expanding their potential as artistic
media. Choose your own spot to pitch a tent in the beautiful forests and
meadows surrounding the house, and get ready for a focused, introspective and
inspirational week. The week includes a filmmaking excursion to the Indian
Peaks Wilderness, one of Colorado's most scenic preserves located at the
Continental Divide.
Workshop participants will have access 24/7 to full darkroom and printing
facilities, and all materials and film stocks are provided. Past participants
rave about the gourmet vegan meals and the sense of creative community that is
nurtured during mealtime conversations. If you're after a transformative
experience through a thorough, intensive, lab-based study of the film medium,
this is the workshop for you.
The Wilderness Film Expedition
http://www.handmadefilm.org/wildernessFilmmaking/
August 1 - 16, 2015
New this year, we will extend this unique backcountry expedition into a full
two-week immersion devoted to producing a complete 16mm "Mountain Symphony"
film that we will shoot, process, edit and premiere in the wilderness. We will
explore zero-emissions filmmaking in this remote and beautiful setting not just
in its technical dimension, but in its aesthetic dimension as well. We will be
staying long enough that our artistic senses and creative decisions can
themselves become permeated by the wilderness, and thus the visions that we
create on location reflect our presence there both in subject and in how we
think about the subject. As in past years, we transport an entire simplified
handmade filmmaking apparatus on our backs, carrying the necessary chemistry,
film stocks, cameras, editing tools and projection equipment up to our campsite
at 10,500 feet. Once established, the base camp becomes a filmmaking studio en
plein air - the streams hydrate our chemistry, the sun dries our film, and the
darkness of the night provides the limitless darkroom in which we work.
Frequent climbs, day hikes, and opportunities for quiet reflection will offer
unlimited opportunity to think, capture footage, push your limits, and explore
this little-known magnificent area of Colorado.
If you have any questions, please contact the Handmade Film Institute at
em...@handmadefilm.org
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