ARTS 223 - Analogue Filmmaking

Introduces students to the art of analogue, film-based cinema. The class spends a semester together creating moving image art. Students explore capturing the enigmatic quality of light using a Bolex 16mm camera; reconstruct time by editing celluloid found footage; observe and experience the photo-chemical processes by working with plant-based protocols; and also explore the dialogues between sound, space and image through foley performances. Towards the end of the semester, the final project is the students’ opportunity to choose their own theme, approaches and format. This may include animation, installation, fiction or nonfiction short film, mixed media work, or other creative forms. All these processes and experiments are tools for students to look for the poetics and rhythms in cinematic art. While working with the analogue materials, students explore possibilities initiated by their touches, body movement, errors, surprises, conversations and collaborations. The course also provides an opportunity to think about how the moving image can be a unique means to question and understand the world around us, and to build a relationship with it. Attendance at the weekly Alternative Cinema screening and engagement with related artist events are essential components of this course.

Credits: 1.0
Corequisite:

ARTS 223L

Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices: Artistic Practice and Interpretation
Core Component: None

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