ABSTRACT

Experimental Filmmaking emerges out of a deep and abiding love of celluloid and artisanal media practices and a personal exploration of the field of avant-garde and experimental film, animation and video produced since the beginnings of cinema. Although there have been many critical and historical books on the subject, with the exception of zines and hand-published volumes, there has never been a comprehensive instructional manual on experimental processes. This book will introduce film students and professional filmmakers alike to various methods of experimental animation, film and video production that involve material interventions into the normative process of the medium while offering brief introductions to artists and their works.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

chapter |28 pages

Film-destroy

chapter |35 pages

Film-create

chapter |43 pages

Optical Printing

Getting to know the JK optical printer

chapter |28 pages

Sound Experiments

Making microphones/ hacking toys

chapter |35 pages

In the Soup 1

Hand-processing black and white

chapter |21 pages

In the Soup 2

Hand-processing color

chapter |20 pages

In the Soup 3

Eco hand-processing

chapter |16 pages

Doin' it in the Dark

Cameraless filmmaking/ darkroom printing

chapter |34 pages

Optical Printing

DIY

chapter |35 pages

Pinhole Photography

Film/video/digital

chapter |18 pages

Gallery Work

Film as installation

chapter |25 pages

Film as Performance

Gallery/theatrical

chapter |30 pages

Glitch

Video/digital breaks down

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion

Imaginary community/virtual communitas