Experimental Cinema

Este taller está diseñado para quienes deseen explorar el lenguaje audiovisual a través de la práctica y la experimentación con materiales propios y encontrados. A lo largo del proceso, cada participante creará su propia pieza audiovisual mientras recorre de manera intensiva distintos recursos y técnicas vinculadas con el cine y el video. Trabajaremos con conceptos clave como la apropiación, intervención y resignificación, explorando el uso del archivo y el álbum familiar, las fronteras entre documental y ficción, la construcción sonora, la voz en off, el tono, el ritmo, el montaje y la repetición. A partir de la experimentación con estas herramientas técnicas, surgirá la reflexión sobre el significado de las imágenes y los sonidos que elegimos. ¿Qué transmitimos a través de ellos? ¿Qué parte de nuestra propia historia se filtra en el relato que construimos?

Cronograma

1. Introducción y Exploración del Lenguaje Audiovisual

2. Archivo, Memoria y Relato

3. Construcción Sonora y Narrativa

4. Montaje y Experimentación

5. Creación de la Pieza Audiovisual

6. Muestra y Reflexión

This workshop is dedicated to exploring the various possibilities and creative applications of photographic slide projection. We will approach the projector as a tool and the slide as a dynamic, non-static image. Participants will learn to modify both slides and projectors internally and externally, using different technological and DIY devices. The workshop focuses on hands-on experimentation, where participants will create and manipulate 35mm color slides and explore creative live projection techniques using multiple reel-based slide projectors. The day will conclude with a collaborative improvisation exercise.

Outline

1. Introduction to Theory and Practical Concepts

   • The Possibilities of the Static Image: Understanding the slide as a dynamic, non-static frame. Assembling the slide as a "catalog." Duration of an image: controlling time through projection.

   • The Potential of the Projector: Manipulating light and focus adjustments. Working with reels: understanding time and looping. Exploring original projector accessories: lenses, timers, dissolves, and programming.

   • DIY & Technological Modifications: Modifying projectors: possibilities with Arduino, electricity, 3D, and laser. Using multiple controls: synchronization, time-lapse, and shutter manipulation.

2. Slide Creation and Modification

   • Participants will create their own slides using different techniques such as printing, multiple exposures, bipack, and collage, experimenting with the effects of each method.

3. Moving Images and Projection Techniques

   • Advanced Slide Creation: Further experimentation with multiple exposures, bipack, and collage.

   • Projection Techniques:

     • Working with a single projector versus multiple projectors.

     • Techniques for creating double or multiple exposures in the image, assembly, and projection.

     • Using masks on film versus assembly, experimenting with filters, and expanding the limits of shutter control.

4. Collaborative Performance

   • Using the slide projector as an instrument for collective live improvisation.

   • Participants will create a shared experience through multiple slides and projectors, combining the techniques learned throughout the day.