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December 2014
Frenkel Defects II
Abstract: Frenkel Defects is a recurring, interstitial film series aimed at supporting contemporary filmmakers working in, and presenting on, motion picture film. In this second edition, works from North American artist and film labs will be primarily be featured... Program Details: 26 Pulse Wrought (Film for Rewinds) Vol. I: Windows for Recursive Triangulation - Andrew Busti “The first film in a series of coded letters. A film for illumination and inspection; exploring travel from east to west and from west…
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Process Reversal Presents: Expanded Cinema Workshop with Alex Mackenzie
In this workshop, media artist Alex MacKenzie will present a closer look at the original engine of expanded cinema: the projector. Specifically, participants will explore how to work with 16mm projection devices to allow an extension of their potential and a re-purposing of their function. Discussion and examination of the various elements of projection: light, lens, focal plane, film gate, speed, shutter, motor, bulb, and screen will all be explored with live examples and an up-close and hands-on approach. The…
Find out more »Process Reversal Presents: “Apparitions”, by Alex Mackenzie
http://vimeo.com/201351569 Live 16mm expanded cinema performance by Alex MacKenzie. Inspired by early stereo imaging and the clash and collusion of socioeconomic forces, this work seeks to dismantle cinematic codes while foregrounding projector and light as sculpture: a conscious corruption of and interference with the apparatus to evoke the unexpected, reshaping representation into the realm of material and space. Using colour gels, masking, lens interference and projector movement in tandem with an exploration of binocular disparity, perspective, patterning and the film…
Find out more »April 2017
TIME + SPACE FUNDRAISER
Saturday, April 8, 7PM PlatteForum 2400 Curtis Street, Suite 100 Denver, CO 80205 Process Reversal kicks off our first major fundraising campaign with a live music and film event at local Denver art space PlatteForum. Live Music by The Kevin Costner Suicide Pact Entrancer Beatscream The Carbon Dioxide Ensemble Erzi Film Projections by the members of Process Reversal! Pre-order tickets here Fundraising Objectives
Find out more »World Pinhole Day at Redline with the Handmade Film Institute
"Doors Open Denver" Process Reversal and Handmade Film Institute Redline Contemporary Art Center 2350 Araphoe Street Denver, Colorado, United States DATES: Saturday, April 29, 2017 - Sunday, April 30, 2017 Contact: Sarah Biagini Email: click to email Web Site: http://processreversal.org In collaboration with Doors Open Denver, Redline Contemporary Art Center hosts members of Process Reversal and The Handmade Film Institute for a free two-day pinhole filmmaking celebration. Saturday, April 29 & Sunday April 30, 11AM-5PM Drop in any time for…
Find out more »August 2017
Film at the Deck: 16th Street Mall Prototyping Series
Part of the "My 16th Street" 2017 Prototyping Series organized by the Downtown Denver Partnership, we will present a program of films created by members of Process Reversal. This screening will take place at The Deck, an open-air event space and micro-cinema designed by Sort Studio located between Welton and California Streets on the 16th Street Mall. Films in Program.... HARBOUR Eric Stewart QUAKER CITY HOME MOVIE: PRESSING CIDER Taylor Dunne BINARY STARS Andrew Busti AS THE SQUIRREL TURNS Sarah…
Find out more »September 2017
Process Reversal Presents: Pinhole Workshop with Robert Schaller
In this workshop, Robert Schaller of the Handmade Film Institute will present one of the simplest and earliest photographic devices, the pinhole. Participants will learn the basics of pinhole photography and will achieve a better understanding of various photographic principles such as light, aperture, focal length, film plane, and the camera obscura effect. Through in depth instruction and hands on experience, participants will then be able to practically apply these concepts to motion picture cinematography using 16mm film. Participants will…
Find out more »Process Reversal Presents: Robert Schaller
Film as / for Music as / for Film An evening of works by Robert Schaller featuring live cello InVerge Invocation (Live Music for Cello, 2 min) Music by Robert Schaller Based on the opening of a collaborative performance piece from many years ago involving film and string quartet, it is here presented to introduce tonight's show. Snow (2017, 16mm B+W Silent, 5 min) What is the future, or even the present, of snow? 2016 was officially the Earth's warmest…
Find out more »November 2017
Denver Film Festival: Panel Discussion
Persistence of Medium: A New Century for Photochemical Arts Following the shift towards digital technologies in the movie industry over the last several decades, new opportunities have presented themselves for moving-image artists and filmmakers working with analog film. As the massive commercial scale of the medium has decreased, new creative freedoms and possibilities have become available on a different scale, reinventing the way people work with and think about film. Join the members of Process Reversal, a local non-profit organization,…
Find out more »Denver Film Festival: Seven Films Screening
Seven Films This collection of experimental shorts showcases work made by members of the local film collective and nonprofit, Process Reversal. This program will offer a glimpse into the creative backgrounds of the organization's seven members who have long histories as multimedia artists, educators, archivists, and researchers. As filmmakers, their artistic practices are deeply rooted in experimental film and they share upbringings from institutions including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The New School, and the University of…
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