Bolex H16 Workshop with not/nowhere 

23rd Nov 2018 10:30am - 30th Nov 2018 5:30pm 

In this two-day workshop, you will learn how to shoot 16mm film using the Bolex H-16 Reflex Camera, how to splice and edit 16mm, further experimenting with physical and chemical techniques to alter the surface of our film. No prior experience is necessary. The workshop will be facilitated by Rhea Storr from not/nowhere.

Please note: Day 1 & day 2 of this workshop are one week apart. This will allow time for the film stock you shoot on day 1 to be developed and sent back to not/nowhere to be edited.

You must be available to attend both days.

 

Day 1: Friday 23^rd November 2018

Day 2: Friday 30^th November 2018

Time: 10.30am to 5.30pm (both days)

Location: 150 Stratford High Street, London, E15 2NE. The closest station is Stratford.

Travel costs for technē students can be claimed as expenses from technē.

To book a place on this workshop please email techne@rhul.ac.uk. Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

 

During Day 1 of the workshop you will learn:

•   How to operate a Bolex H16

•   The basics of 16mm film stock, reversal vs negative, ASA and their effect on dynamic range and light sensitivity

•   Metering and exposure using a calibrated light meter

•   Frame rate, shutter speed and their effect on movement cadence and exposure

•   Optics and the effect of f-stop on depth of field and exposure

•   Experimental techniques such as stop motion and double exposure

On Day 1 of the workshop, we will take explore the environs surrounding the workshop room, shooting with our cameras and 100ft each of B&W 16mm film stock. (Please let us know if any of your students have any accessibility requirements).

During Day 2 of the workshop we will explore:

•   Cameraless techniques for image making

•   Examples of experimental moving image works using these techniques

•   Editing and splicing 16mm film

•   Altering the surface of film using chemical techniques such as tinting and toning

•   Altering the surface of film using physical techniques such as drawing and scratching

•   Loading a 16mm projector for playback

 

Rhea Storr Biography:

Rhea Storr is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes drawing, writing and filmmaking. Storr’s films have been shown recently at: Crossroads Film Festival, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2018; Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2018; European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany, 2018; International Women's Film Festival, Cologne/Dortmund, Germany, 2018; 34th Kassel Doc Fest, Kassel, Germany, 2017; Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival, Berwick, UK, 2017. Storr has recently been awarded the Jerwood Visual Arts Artist Bursary (2018) as well as The Louis Le Prince Experimental Film Prize.