In conjunction with the 2023 Children's Film Festival, the NWFF is hosting two Cameraless Animation Workshops with Devon Damonte and Avida Jackson. This is the registration form for the virtual workshop. For the in-person workshop please register here: Link to in-person registration.
Workshop: Cameraless Film Workshop: Digging Up Surprises with Devon Damonte and Avida Jackson [In-Person]
Instructors: Devon Damonte and Avida Jackson
Date: Sunday February 12 and Sunday February 26
Time: 10am-12pm PST both days
What surprises happen when you scratch and draw on 16mm film then project it? What treasures do you uncover when you dig in the ground? How can you show your digging discoveries in the film you make?
This ArtVenture from Henry Art Gallery, in collaboration with Northwest Film Forum’s Children’s Film Festival and in partnership with Interbay Cinema Society, welcomes experimental filmmakers Devon Damonte and Avida Jackson in a fun, hands-on filmmaking experience with options to participate online or in person. With the theme of “digging up surprises,” participants will combine Japanese washi tape, Sharpie marker drawings on clear film, and scratching on black 16mm film leader (adult collaboration recommended) to create experimental animation movies. Washi tape is a richly patterned adhesive tape made from rice paper. It is also a handy material for creating abstract, cameraless animated movies on 16mm film leader, which interacts with the tape’s patterns and textures in magical ways when the film is projected. All materials will be provided; online participants will be mailed a kit (one per household), which will include two prepaid mailers to return the completed strips for processing. Online participants will test and experiment the first session, then send those in to see the results at the second session, refine techniques and make final footage to send. All film from the workshop participants, both in-person and online, will be spliced into a collaborative group film to be professionally transferred to digital format. The finished group film will then be available for download, and an online world premiere.
Workshop is open to all ages, and cross-generational participation is encouraged. Any workshop participants younger than 15 should be accompanied by an adult co-animator. All in-person participants will be required to present EITHER proof of COVID-19 vaccination OR a negative result from a COVID-19 test administered within the last 48 hours by an official testing facility.
Funding for this ArtVentures workshop is provided by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission (now also known as "ArtsWA") and the National Endowment for the Arts.
WORKSHOP MATERIALS
Both in-person and online participants will be provided a toolkit with: clear and black 16mm film leader, MT washi tape, a few Sharpie markers, and a small magical serrated stainless steel tool for scratching and washi tearing. Participants may also try additional art supplies of your own; we’ll give some guidelines about what works best in an email the week before the event.
All workshops have a suggested registration fee of $100, however we do offer a sliding scale, pay-what-you-can model for those who need that option.
If you have any questions please contact education@nwfilmforum.org