Steven Woloshen
Recipes for Reconstruction : The Cookbook for the Frugal Filmmaker
Author(s) Steven Woloshen
Year 2010
Language(s) English
Pages 98 pages
Publisher CFMDC
Description
Made by Steven Woloshen, a seasoned animator and independent filmmaker, Recipes for Reconstruction: The Cooklivre for the Frugal Filmmaker is a perfect introduction to the art of cameraless cinema. From artistic strategies used to create fermented and degraded filmed sequences to the reassembling of damaged film stock to create unique visual experiences, Woloshen provides us with simple and detailed instructions for creating our own manipulated films. Like any good cookbook, it contains a clear and concise list of necessary materials and ingredients, as well as very easy-to-follow instructions for the processes used in all the short films featured in the book. A DVD of the films is included with the book to allow the reader to follow the creative process through to the final result and to give us the visual inspiration we need to get to work. In the preface, the Canadian animator pays tribute to two of his earliest sources of inspiration, Stan Brakhage and Len Lye, while retracing his own experimental journey in manipulating exposed film sequences. Each chapter is introduced by personal anecdotes about the inspiration that led to the creation of the film.