On Saturday, May 16th from 11am to 3pm, learn how to develop and view film photograms at The Film-Makers' Cooperative (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) with Joel Schlemowitz.

Using high-contrast black and white sound recording film we will create, develop and view film photograms, by exposing the outlines of objects placed directly onto film. The technique of motion picture photograms includes Man Ray’s Return to Reason (1923). Small objects such as pushpins, necklace chains, lace, nuts and bolts will be available. But students should bring their own objects to photogram as well. Film can be printed onto film, as a form of experimental contact printing, allowing for experimental techniques including flipping the image, bi-packing, double-exposing, using grids to mask the image. The process begins by placing small objects on hi-con 16mm film in the dark and using a flashlight to expose the film. We will develop the film in a Morse processing tank and view the results projected in the Film Coop screening room at the end of the workshop.

This workshop is free to attend and open to all, regardless of experience level.

Suggested donation: $20-30.