Re: [Frameworks] Experimental film in the Czech Republic

The Jihlva International Documentary Film Festival show some experimental work. They have programmed some of my more abstract work in the past (that I certainly never considered documentary in nature)... so I think that their definition of documentary is very open. I have never been, but

[Frameworks] latest film project - shortwave radio towers

Hey there fellow film folks, I've been laying low in the cyber discussions lately, but still making film work out here... Just thought I'd post a link to some info and clips from my latest film project... taking a new direction once again... my first feature length project... shot on

[Frameworks] contact for Chris Welsby

Hello all, does anyone have current contact for Chris Welsby? I know that he's no longer at SFU anymore, and I was just looking for some way to get in touch with him. please message me off-list. thanks so much! Amanda Dawn Christie 506-871-2062

Re: [Frameworks] Modern 16mm features, distributed on film

What is the cut off length for feature length? Barbara Stratman's o'er the land is 52 minutes 2009 I projected a 16mm print of it in 2010 and it is gorgeous! http://www.pythagorasfilm.com/oertheland.html Amanda Dawn Christie 506-871-2062

Re: [Frameworks] Modern 16mm features, distributed on film

-18, at 2:45 PM, Adam Hyman wrote: Some say an hour; some say 40 minutes. Deborah Stratman, not Barbara. Best, Adam On 7/18/14 11:07 AM, Amanda Christie ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca wrote: What is the cut off length for feature length? Barbara Stratman's o'er the land is 52

Re: [Frameworks] times for dektol and 7363

My experience with Dektol and 3378 (formerly 7378) still a high-con orthochromatic stock, but slightly different, was always around 90 seconds. I worked with both lomo spiral tanks, as well as spaghetti style in buckets, and strips wrapped around plexi glass in photo paper trays for the 90

Re: [Frameworks] films using the optical printer

I'm a bit late on this thread, but quite a few of my films were done primarily on optical printers. Fallen Flags - various techniques ... edited in camera on the oxberry optical printer using Brian Eno's oblique strategies at every transition to determine effect, technique, and next shot in

Re: [Frameworks] films on film-making/unfinished films

my film Off Route 2 begins with myself hanging upside down in a car, but then the camera pulls back and reveals the film crew as i get out of the car and switch from the roll of victim to the roll of the director. I explain the next shot to the assistant director, then call cut, but the next

[Frameworks] looper question

hello all, i have a bit of a looper question. i've worked with them in the past, but not extensively... and this is the first time i've run into this issue. we loaded the 35mm looper on monday, and ran it for a bit on monday, tuesday, and wednesday just to get the right balance and

Re: [Frameworks] looper question

feed (if you can) to tweak the tension right when it stops slacking. Best of luck! Karl. LIFT TECH - www.lift.ca On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Amanda Christie ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca wrote: hello all, i have a bit of a looper question. i've worked with them in the past

Re: [Frameworks] looper question

permutatable arms? (aka: you can change the distance in order to take-up slack?) K. On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Amanda Christie ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca wrote: Thanks Karl! to clarify... am i on the right track... to keep waiting... or to keep adjusting? the spaghetti dance

Re: [Frameworks] looper question

Reinsalu wrote: I would wrap the film before it touches the ground. The pain is finding that you need more slack to get the loop to fit. :( Do you have permutatable arms? (aka: you can change the distance in order to take-up slack?) K. On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Amanda Christie

Re: [Frameworks] looper question

prints available and if the looper is big enough. -Pip At 13:49 -0300 12/10/14, Amanda Christie wrote: I wrapped the film another time, and adjusted the rollers and arms a bit so that there was no slack... within 40 minutes... 4 cycles of the film, it was back to dragging on the floor

Re: [Frameworks] looper question

-0300 12/10/14, Amanda Christie wrote: for those of you who have used these, or other styles of loopers does it usually take a few days to find the right balance? or is it possible to get it working at the initial time of install? xoadc

Re: [Frameworks] Fwd: Important Changes to Motion Picture Film Distribution Customer Service

same here. I've always ordered from Rochester... and whether I was on the West Coast in Vancouver or on the East coast in Halifax, it always arrived the next day, even in Sackville which was a small town of only 3000 (certainly not a major urban centre), still arrived next day. The only time I

Re: [Frameworks] Deep Listening Experimental Film--bringing Deep Listening to the Office!

You could also try the RE:FLUX festival of experimental music and sound art in Moncton. It's run by the Galerie Sans Nom, and I used to be the director until I stepped down in August... I'd suggest that any of you who do sound installations, experimental music, or documentaries about

Re: [Frameworks] experimental/handcrafted animation

Check out Assembled by Becka Barker she manually cut super 8 frame holes into 35mm film, and spliced in the super 8 frames into the 35mm film, frame by frame, and then scratched animation around on the remaining 35mm film frames. She recently completed a more digital project involving 3-D

Re: [Frameworks] optical printer questions

Yes, mixing filters can be great. There is a real science to it, but you can also play around. As for testing on the cheap... What I did when doing more precise colour projects... I bought a really good little light table... Geppe makes a portable 4x5 inch light table (more of a tablet) that

Re: [Frameworks] Optical sound - Structural film

Norman McLaren made several films by animating directly onto the optical track. There is even a short documentary of him doing this in the film called Pen Point Percussion where they film him working on a film called Dots You can view his work online on the National Film Board website:

Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 to 35mm blowup?

I was just at the National Archives of Canada Preservation Centre this week, and they have AMAZING optical blow up facilities. they have all the gates (not just regular 8, super8, 16mm, super 16mm, and 35mm, but also 9mm, 9.5 mm, and 28 mm). As well as a contact printer and their own lab.

Re: [Frameworks] Women working in Expanded Cinema

Kerry Laitala On 2015-03-21, at 1:48 PM, Kenneth Linehan wrote: I'd recommend adding Brittany Gravely Tara Nelson to your list. Both working of film in expanded cinema context. On Mar 20, 2015, at 1:04 PM, Alex Balkam blueswingingd...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Frameworks, At

Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 to 35mm blowup?

. Nicholas On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Jean-Louis Seguin bolext...@gmail.com wrote: Our glorious tax dollars at work! Jean-Louis Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:25 AM, Amanda Christie ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca wrote: I was just at the National Archives

Re: [Frameworks] VSW - to your attention!

at 3:30 PM, Amanda Christie ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca wrote: Thanks for sharing Walter! I also have a question on a similar subject for the group. I'm going to be doing a radio-art residency in upstate new york next fall (late October), and I was thinking of driving down with a few

Re: [Frameworks] VSW - to your attention!

Thanks for sharing Walter! I also have a question on a similar subject for the group. I'm going to be doing a radio-art residency in upstate new york next fall (late October), and I was thinking of driving down with a few 16mm projectors and a bunch of my prints... I thought it might be nice

Re: [Frameworks] translator available (french to english)

what languages? I'm available for translation work - subtitling and film related texts a speciality! ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks

Re: [Frameworks] LA 16mm tech

Hi Mariah, you should touch base with the Echo Park Film Centre in L.A. They might be able to help you out. Heather Harkins is working there at Echo Park right now, she's from Eastern Canada, but studied film preservation in Rochester, and she is also a filmmaker and does lots of work with

[Frameworks] films about solfege

Hello hive mind, I'm looking for examples of films about or related to solfège. thanks, amanda ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks

Re: [Frameworks] countryside film

One of mine as well (the first one I shot on 16mm): Turning http://www.amandadawnchristie.ca/turning/ password = previewonly adc On 2015-07-22, at 3:00 PM, mary billyou wrote: https://vimeo.com/15333125 One of my movies... Cheers, Mary On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Jason

Re: [Frameworks] Digital file to VHS?

I recently finished a VHS project... performative work looping between two modified decks and working with a handmade video switcher built in a peppermint tin... however, i finished the project to digital because the work we did with VHS was performative and quite physical, so the tape took

Re: [Frameworks] Angénieux lens for sale

Hi Chris, are these for 16mm or 35mm cameras? I have an Arri BL 4 that takes PL mount lenses... and I have none... I'm in Brooklyn right now... and in the market for lenses... Amanda Dawn Christie 506-871-2062 www.amandadawnchristie.ca

Re: [Frameworks] Angénieux lens for sale

Hi Chris, sorry about that, I realized after I sent the email... I replied to quickly while multi-tasking... I also meant to send that to you off list and not to the whole group... ah well! On 2015-11-03, at 7:07 PM, Chris G wrote: > Hi Amanda, > > It's for 16mm, so it'd most likely

[Frameworks] Millennium Film Workshop - past, present, and future

Hello fellow Frameworkers! so, as many of you probably saw, there were a few heated threads about the state of MFW flying around. I sat back and read those threads quietly without commenting, and I will admit, they kind of scared the shit out of me and made me quite nervous, knowing that I

Re: [Frameworks] Double 8mm

or you could always just process it yourself. :-) Amanda Dawn Christie 506-871-2062 www.amandadawnchristie.ca ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca ___ On 2015-10-19, at 3:01 PM, cbifi...@gmail.com wrote: > Film rescue international

[Frameworks] studio space available in Brooklyn!

Hey folks! quick note about some studio space available in Williamsburg... if you're interested, you'd be sharing with me in November, then with Brendan Fernandez from December - June. I'm subletting his half from him while he's out of town in November... then he comes back November 29 and I

[Frameworks] looking for a room or sublet in Brooklyn this November

Hello all! I'm coming to Brooklyn for the month of November, and am looking for either a room to rent or an apartment to sublet. In addition to paying rent, I'm also happy to take care of cats, dogs, or plants should you, or anyone you know be out of town and looking for someone to love their

[Frameworks] Fwd: Employment Opportunity: Production Coordinator

Begin forwarded message: > From: Struts & Faucet > Date: August 31, 2015 10:59:12 AM ADT > To: Amanda Dawn > Subject: Employment Opportunity: Production Coordinator > Reply-To: Struts & Faucet > > Employment

[Frameworks] looking for a place in Brooklyn in November

Hello again all, I had found a place in Brooklyn, but it just fell through, so I figured I'd toss this out to the list again in case anyone has any other leads. I'm coming to Brooklyn for the month of November, and am looking for either a room to rent or an apartment to sublet. In addition to

Re: [Frameworks] Women filmmaker autobiographies

There's also a two volume set of Maya Deren's writings and notes... it contains personal letters, notes, film treatments, etc. It's called the Legend of Maya Deren adc On 2015-09-16, at 2:33 AM, Noé Rodríguez wrote: > Thanks Patrick, that is exactly the kind of book I need! > Essential

Re: [Frameworks] High-definition frame grabs

Yes but for every asshole, there are probably 5 people who will allow you to use the image for free. Just ask. Here are some solid reasons why you should approach the owners of the image: 1. If this is an academic publication, you absolutely need to get the artists' permission to use the

Re: [Frameworks] High-definition frame grabs

t people in my experience do let you use it for free. > > Best regards, > > Adam > (I also have extensive experience doing rights & clearance work for a living) > > > On 10/1/15 4:50 AM, "Amanda Christie" <ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote: >

[Frameworks] monitor or projector in Brooklyn in November ?

Hey folks! I'm going to be spending November in Brooklyn editing a film, and I am bringing my own gear, and I have a studio lined up to work in... but... I don't have room in my car for my monitor ( it was all shot on 35mm, but I'm editing digitally) Does anyone know if it would be

Re: [Frameworks] Millennium Film Workshop

I for one appreciated the poetic touch... I believe in the flowers that germinate and bloom from dark places. There is never just one. Dark soil is fertile ground. The crocus never blooms unless it has been frozen in the winter and kept in the dark underground and hidden from light...

[Frameworks] VSW tomorrow night

Apologies for cross posting if this already made it to the listings but tomorrow night (Saturday, October 3), my films are screening at VSW at 8pm in Rochester. Yes... I made it across the border today with all my gear! So game on! Tomorrow night's screening is: Dividing Roadmaps by

Re: [Frameworks] Shower scenes...

your radio collage actually makes me think of an unfinished shower film that i have. back in 2006, when i shot 3part harmony: composition in RGB #1... we had film stock left over, and sync sound gear (Arri SR2 and a DAT), and a lot of powerful lights and we were in a warehouse with a

Re: [Frameworks] Noteworthy Publications This Year?

also from 2014: the Galerie Louise-et-Reuben Cohen published a bilingual catalogue about my work with full colour photos as well as essays by Scott Birdwise, Mireille Bourgeois, and Pip Chodorov. the catalogue accompanied an exhibition that surveyed 10 years of my work and it was curated by

Re: [Frameworks] seamless media player recommendations?

> The WD TV Live also reads HFS+, though I'm not sure the display icons can be > turned off. As stated earlier... they cannot be turned off without installing a firmware hack. > > MPEG Streamclip is long dead, and won't run on recent versions of the Mac OS. I'm still running MPEG stream

Re: [Frameworks] seamless media player recommendations?

I went through a pretty big search for something similar last year, and it's harder than you would think. most of them to have at least a black screen if not a reloading symbol between each loop. here are the results from my search: 1) the Lacie LaCinema media player can do it, but it has

Re: [Frameworks] seamless media player recommendations?

e as a solution. > > How did you play your 10 hour video? On a mac? We’re going to need three > players, and I’m not sure I’ve got 3 macs (minis or laptops) that I could use > during the duration of the show. > > Paul > > >> On Feb 27, 2016, at 1:27 PM, Amanda Chri

[Frameworks] subtitle question

Quick question. So I'm starting on the subtitles for Spectres of Shortwave (using SubCap in Avid on an effects layer) Outputting to DCP cinemascope (not anamorphic) 2k 2048x858 I'm looking to find the ideal or standard (and I can deviate from that)... for subtitle font, size, and number of

Re: [Frameworks] subtitle question

I've done a lot of googling. Came up with a lot of conflicting information, and that's why I threw it out to frameworks. If your best response is "google it"... why bother responding? Most of the recommended fonts are ones that I don't have in the Avid SubCaps editor. For projection, most

[Frameworks] Spectres of Shortwave

Hey there fellow Frameworks friends! as many of you know, I've been working on a long form (2 hour long) experimental documentary film about the Radio Canada International shortwave site... been working on it for the past 7 years. 7 years! Shot on 35mm. Much of the sound in the sound track

Re: [Frameworks] Rephotographing 16mm

I often enjoy running film that is too dense through a reducer which is a chemical that actually pulls out some of the excess silver. Farmer's reducer was wonderful (two part powder packet) but they don't make it anymore... I used to have a lot of expired packets... I'm sure there is a

[Frameworks] looking for ElmoCL projectors in Toronto this week

Hello all, I’m looking for two 16mm Elmo 16-CL slot load projectors in Toronto this week. I’m presenting an expanded cinema performance as a part of the TransX Transmission Arts symposium organized by NAISA (New Adventures in Sound Art)… on Friday night… Rather than bring my projectors on

Re: [Frameworks] chemical disposal with septic system

Hey Pip! Onions as a fixer? What's this? (perked ears here) On 2016-08-28, at 8:37 PM, Pip Chodorov wrote: > Hi Amanda, > How about onions? > Pip > ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com

Re: [Frameworks] Asking for a friend

interesting perspective pip… sadly, sexual harassment and assault do not only result from the hierarchical power structures of industrial or commercial productions… nor are they limited to territoriality and competition…. sometimes, these things can happen precisely because we are working

Re: [Frameworks] Parallel Editing

thank you warren… on both counts… of A) steering things away from the DWG ..&.. B) pointing out how uselessly broad the initial question was. please narrow it down kelsey… what are you really after? adc > On Nov 20, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Warren Cockerham > wrote: >

Re: [Frameworks] Painting directly to film

while Begone Dull Care is often credited to just Normal McLaren…. it was actually a collaborative work with Evelyn Lambart… let’s not forget the ladies who worked on the films. > On Dec 1, 2017, at 5:36 PM, Gene Youngblood wrote: > > It wasn’t expressionist, but

[Frameworks] Spectres of Shortwave / Ombres des ondes courtes

also didn’t make it onto the list… I almost forgot to share here… if anyone wants to see my completed film Spectres of Shortwave / Ombres des ondes courtes 2 hour film about RCI shortwave radio towers…. shot on 35mm, sound track built from contact mics on radio towers… It’s streaming online