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Darkroom Play with 16mm Colour Film

NOTE: It is recommended that participants wear a mask for all in-person workshops.

Colour film is another world, in a magical way. It has its own tricks that participants will have an opportunity to play in the darkroom. In this eight-hour workshop you will shoot 16mm colour "print stock" with a Bolex camera using various filters, then try different processes: negative and reversal, both-in-one-clip. Sometimes realistic, mostly not — what do you love when you see it? Kodak 3383 is the lowest cost 16mm film per foot and it does not have the Remjet coating, so it's straightforward to start experimenting with. See if this exploration suits your curiosity, work thechnique or aesthetic look. We'll use the simplest chemistry recipes containing some locally-sourced ingredients, with some also from chemical suppliers. Learn the many variables and have fun with hand processing colour film in this new workshop with Sandy McLennan.

Sat 29 March 2025, 10 am - 6 pm   
(Registration deadline is Sat 29 March 9:00 am)

Instructor: Sandy McLennan

Sandy McLennan loves wandering just outside his darkroom door with cameras and sound recorders. Hand-processing and printing motion pictures via chemistry and chance reveals memory of personal and state-of-the-world emotions. Specializing in Double 8mm and 16mm print film, he often includes audio improvised from location field recordings, self-talk and the physical sound of assembling. He leads workshops giving the experience of slow-hand time and revelation. He has received production and travel grants from Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council.



Location: 1137 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2A3
Category: Creative Practises
Maximum Capacity: 4
8 hours of instruction $150 /member$175 /nonmember