Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0283 - Film 2: Sustainability in Analog Filmmaking

The focus of this course is on experimenting with sustainable methods of bringing 16mm analog filmmaking into the future! It is designed as an immersive hands-on workshop. Students' experiments throughout the semester in analog sound and image will culminate in a single individual project to be screened and/or performed at the end of the semester. These experiments will be accompanied by several readings by film artists and screenings of films that utilize analog media as a conceptual tool for class discussion. The techniques covered in this course are shooting with color film, in-camera 16mm special effects, various approaches to black and white hand processing, cameraless imagemaking, destructive film techniques and darkroom special effects. A main focus in this class will be working with eco-developers and experimenting with eco-tints. Students will actively experiment with the instructor in an effort to find/formulate the most effective recipes. Students will work in collaboration with the Hampshire Farm, harvesting and planting indigo, marigold, rosemary, onion and hibiscus. We will spend a large amount of class time shooting film and working in the lab. Students will be expected to take the initiative in scheduling time in the lab for conducting tests and processing outside of class time. Keywords:Sustainability, Analog, 16mm, Film, Eco-Developers

Environments and Change La fee:$65 Lab Fee;Materialfee: $135 Total $200 Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time