Art & the History of Art 335 - Experiments in 16mm Film

Experiments-16 mm Film

Fall
2024
01
4.00
Adam Levine

TU/TH | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Amherst College
ARHA-335-01-2425F
alevine@amherst.edu
FAMS-335-01-2425F

(Offered as ARHA 335 and FAMS 335) This intermediate production course surveys the outer limits of cinematic expression and provides an overview of creative 16mm film production. We will begin by making cameraless projects through drawing, painting and scratching directly onto the film strip before further exploring the fundamentals of 16mm technology, including cameras, editing and hand-processing. While remaining aware of our creative choices, we will invite chance into our process and risk failure, as every experiment inevitably must.

Through screenings of original film prints, assigned readings and discussion, the course will consider a number of experimental filmmakers and then conclude with a review of exhibition and distribution strategies for moving image art. All students will complete a number of short assignments on film and one final project on either film or video, each of which is to be presented for class critique. One three-hour class and one film screening per week.

Requisite: One 200-level production course or relevant experience (to be discussed with the instructor in advance of the first class). Limited to 12 students. Fall 2024: Professor Levine.

How to handle overenrollment: Priority given to ARHA/FAMS majors

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Emphasis on technical workshops, artistic practice, group critique, critical readings and film screenings.

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.