Introduction to Super 8mm film - A practical workshop

Sign up for this introduction to shooting and processing super8mm film in a hands-on workshop with artist and filmmaker Helena Gouveia Monteiro. 

The afternoon is spent shooting portraits of models under varying light sources both outside and in the studio. It will facilitate you to develop your own understanding of light sources, light qualities & light textures.

Through the practices you can develop foundational technical skills for using studio lighting, to progress you into developing your own light language.

What will I learn?

You will learn about different types of film stock and equipment, how to use the camera and shoot your own film as a group, and how to process it in reversal (positive) black&white chemistry.

We will then project the film together and each participant will keep their own (approximately 1min) footage.

About the Tutor

Helena Gouveia Monteiro is a visual artist and experimental filmmaker from Portugal living in Dublin.
Her work has been shown internationally in both gallery and cinema spaces, including International Film Festival Rotterdam, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, and Curtas Vila do Conde. Purkyně’s Dusk (2021) is distributed by Light Cone Paris, and Man of Aral (2023) was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland Film Project Award.
Concerned with the history of technical images and influenced by experimental cinema and media archaeology, she creates films, books, and multi-media installations that engage different levels of visual and cultural recognition to question our perception of language and audio-visual experiences.
She is the co-founder of Stereo Editions, an independent publishing collective of artists’ editions, currently co-directs the LUX Critical Forum Dublin, and is a member of 'Abominable/Navire Argo Film Coop.

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