16MM FILMMAKING FOR GALS!

Where: IFCO - Suite #140 - #2 Daly Avenue, Arts Court Building
When: 5 Wednesday evening workshops (May 9th, May 16th, May 23rd, May 30th, & June 6th)
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Cost: Full members: $250.00/Basic members:$260.00/ Student rate $290.00 Non-Student rate $350.00 (Non-member rates include an IFCO membership)
Instructor: Irina Lyubchenko
Registration Deadline: Monday, May 7th, 2012
ONLY ONE MORE SPOT REMAINING!

This five-week course offers women of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to learn the art of 16mm filmmaking. The course is suitable for all levels of experience.

Over five Wednesday evenings, the group will meet at IFCO to learn theoretical and practical elements of filmmaking. Topics covered include: film production theory, project development, budgeting & funding, using the ECLAIR NPR 16mm camera, lighting techniques, editing on Final Cut Pro.

The ECLAIR NPR 16mm camera is light weight, quiet and comes with coaxial magazines that can hold 400’ rolls of film or 100’ daylight spools. This workshop will give you a chance to learn the key features and basic operation of the Éclair camera. You will get ample time to practice loading and unloading the film magazine, running film through the camera and proper procedures to build the camera from the ground up.

The following is included in the workshop:

1 - 100’ roll of 16mm Color/B+W Negative Film
Cost of processing and transferring film to a digital format
6 hours of edit time on Final Cut Pro digital edit station
15 hours of instruction time
Equipment rentals (some restrictions apply)
DVD copy of final film (by request ONLY)

Instructor's Bio:
Irina Lyubchenko is a practicing interdisciplinary artist working in photography, film and mixed media. She received her Master of Fine Arts (in Visual Arts) from the University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (in Photography Studies) from Ryerson University. Her experimental film practice is an extension of her photographic background and centres on constructing narratives that offer multifaceted interpretations within a conceptual framework.

Enrolment for this class is limited, and will be on a first come, first serve basis. If you have any questions or if you wish to register for this workshop please contact our Membership Coordinator Irina Lyubchenko at (613) 569-1789 or you can e-mail her at admin@ifco.ca.