Reversing Reversal: An Introduction to Super-8 Film

Shapeshifters Cinema, Brewery & Cafe

A one-day workshop on hand-processing super-8 film, led by Paddy Hay, a member of the Melbourne, Australia-based Artist Film Workshop.

Shapeshifters Cinema

Instructor: Paddy HaySunday, May 1, 202211am-4pmIn-person at Shapeshifters CinemaFee: $60, includes materials ($54 for Shapeshifters and SF Cinematheque members)This one-day workshop, led by Paddy Hay, a member of the Melbourne, Australia-based Artist Film Workshop, will be geared towards anyone interested in Super-8 filmmaking, and especially for those interested in learning B&W negative processing for the first time. Participants will shoot on B&W reversal film, but process as a negative. Why B&W negative? In a nutshell, it gives greater exposure latitude (especially good for dodgy, old S-8 cameras) and a faster processing time. Also much safer...no bleach! Potassium Dichromate, the essential ingredient of B&W bleach mixture, is a highly toxic carcinogen. Various techniques for shooting film and recording sound will be discussed. The workshop aims to equip participants with a better understanding of how to approach small-gauge film ideas that might rely upon sync sound (documentary ideas, for instance). People with little or zero experience with these mediums are very welcome and encouraged to participate!Paddy Hay is a filmmaker working between narrative and experimental modes of cinema. Paddy’s films have been presented at major domestic and international film institutions, including the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna, and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne. He is a member of the Artist Film Workshop (AFW) lab in Melbourne, and is a contributor to the programming and organisation of the AFW screening society. In 2018, Paddy completed his Honours in Fine Art at RMIT University, where he was awarded a Travelling Scholarship prize for his graduate film installation. In 2019, he has been working in LA, where he joined the editorial team on Six Stair’s long-awaited low-budget feature, WARM BLOOD. Paddy is a member of Dogmilk Films, a Melbourne-based independent filmmaking collective dedicated to the production and promotion of alternative and ambitious cinema. The group was founded in 2017 as a cohort comprised of like-minded filmmakers who are willing to take risks, and support each other in all aspects of film production.

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