Bolex cameras are lightweight, inexpensive and versatile. They are emblematic of independent cinema and artists’ films thanks to their simplicity. They’re an ideal tool for learning how to shoot on film while retaining creative control.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to handle the camera and master its subtleties:

• Internal and external camera operation
• Functions and accessories
• Camera handling – checking, preparing, cleaning and loading
• Exposure and use of a light meter
• Choice of film
• Choice of lenses
• Creative possibilities

You’ll also learn how to prepare for the realities of analog shooting with a few useful tools.

Cameras used during the workshop: Bolex RX-5 16mm and EBM Super 16mm.

The workshop fee includes technical tests on color film, processing and scanning.

Please note that the workshop is given in French, but questions may be asked in English. For more information, please contact us at : services@mainfilm.qc.ca

Erin Weisgerber

Erin Weisgerber is a Tiohtià:ke/Montreal-based artist who works with photochemical film to produce installations, performances and short films. She manipulates the photographic, chemical and material properties of film to transform the world framed by her camera, bringing about moving images that exist between figuration and abstraction, exterior vision and interior landscape. Weisgerber is a member of Collectif Double Négatif, a group of moving image artists dedicated to the creation and exhibition of experimental and avant-garde cinema and who maintain a self-managed artisanal film laboratory. Since 2019, she has been a member of Jerusalem in My Heart, an audiovisual performance project, with Lebanese producer and musician Radwan Ghazi Moumneh.