In todays session we looked at the working of a 16mm Bolex camera, this particular kinds of cameras were used a lot in independent films because of their lightness, as well as this they were used by a lot of journalists.reporters because they don't need plugging in, they can be charged by winding it up.
We had a go at making camera-less films, having a choice between using two kinds of films, clear and black. The clear one was easier to use as it only required drawing on the film using permanent marker. The Black film was a lot harder to use, as you had to scratch into it, Though the one below looks scratched into, in reality it didn't penetrate the coating so nothing would show up if it was run through the viewing machine.
We also watched a few experimental camera-less films.
A Colour Box by Len Lye
Boogie-Doodle by Norman McLaren
Rainbow Dance by Len Lye
Two Sisters by Caroline Leaf
My favourite was Boogie-Doodle as I felt that the soundtrack and the bright images made a brilliant ensemble that made for visual enjoyment.
Two Sisters was very inspiring though because it looked so complex, you could see how they best tried to avoid scratching to still give the best effect.
It was an enjoyable workshop and it was good to know that we have the equipment to facilitate such a dying but antique art-form. It would have been nice to shoot on the 16mm camera, but of course the film is expensive as is to process it.
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