Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-23 Thread Fred Camper
surely different from what we understand as montage, at least in Eisenstein's sense of the term? -Original Message- From: Fred Camper f...@fredcamper.com To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Sent: Fri, 23 May 2014 1:58 Subject: Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-22 Thread nicky . hamlyn
: Francisco Torres fjtorre...@gmail.com To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Sent: Wed, 21 May 2014 19:57 Subject: Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker ''Which principles do I have to bear in mind?'' One principle-Montage. The stuff Cinema is made of. Because films ARE made

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-22 Thread Fred Camper
@jonasmekasfilms.com Sent: Wed, 21 May 2014 19:57 Subject: Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker ''Which principles do I have to bear in mind?'' One principle-Montage. The stuff Cinema is made of. Because films ARE made of clashing frames. If there is a God, it is a God

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-21 Thread Julianna Schley
I don't know where you live, but I know a great resource in Brooklyn is the public access channel. If you take an orientation and a class there (for under $100) you get to use their equipment. I imagine a lot of other cities have a similar set-up. That way you can try out a few different types of

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-21 Thread Francisco Torres
''Which principles do I have to bear in mind?'' One principle-Montage. The stuff Cinema is made of. Because films ARE made of clashing frames. If there is a God, it is a God of Montage''. David Cronenberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYedfenQ_Mw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHLMrbrAIiU

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-06 Thread Francisco Torres
: Monday, May 05, 2014 10:02 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker Learning to edit before starting to shoot on your own may not be for everyone, but I think it's an excellent suggestion. You may even want to pursue this for a while before shooting

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-06 Thread Chuck Kleinhans
On May 5, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Fred Camper f...@fredcamper.commailto:f...@fredcamper.com wrote: If you do get a camera right away, one good discipline is trying to make very short films that are edited in camera, or as close to edited in camera as you can make them. I agree with Fred. I was

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-05 Thread Bryan McManus
Hi Eleni, You've probably opened up a can of worms with your question! :) In my opinion, the simplest answer to your second question is to seek a balance between technical understanding and conceptual strength - if either are too lacking, a film suffers. Good luck! Bryan On Mon, May 5, 2014

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-05 Thread Lady Snowblood
Hey Eleni - Figure out a way of planning that works for you. Keeping a notebook or sketchbook, using post-it notes or index cards, researching - these activities often support the filmmaker through the making process . . . You can write with pencil on paper or with a computer. Short/simple

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-05 Thread David Tetzlaff
I think Eleni meant Which principles do I have to bear in mind? in terms of choosing a camera. A can of worms indeed. To be neutral in the format wars, but opinionated within categories: .. Super-8: Canon 814XL or 1014XL Budget 16mm: Kodak K100 16mm workhorse: Bolex H16 Deluxe

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-05 Thread Fred Camper
Film or video? Don't buy anything if you can avoid it. Try borrowing cameras, or renting them, to experiment. If you have to buy something buy something that is so cheap that you can buy a better one later. Try used and junk shops. You need to first discover how you like to work, how you like

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-05 Thread LJ Frezza
Also, its a bit more searching in this digital age, but you can do the same thing with a couple of VCRs and a TV (and thrift store tapes) or some film rewinds, a viewer, and a splicer (and discarded 16mm films). On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 8:14 PM, LJ Frezza ljfre...@gmail.com wrote: If you have a

Re: [Frameworks] New filmmaker

2014-05-05 Thread Fred Camper
Learning to edit before starting to shoot on your own may not be for everyone, but I think it's an excellent suggestion. You may even want to pursue this for a while before shooting, but if you then want to shoot on your own, your shooting will be informed by what you have learned to do with