During this workshop you will be introduced to different techniques used in the creation of an experimental work.

Discover and test these processes, which stem from the same artistic gesture, and which give the medium a new meaning by questioning the cinematographic experience of the filmmaker as well as the spectator. The use of found footage as well as chemical deterioration techniques and direct work on film, whether remixed, scratched, washed out, colorized or buried, have crossed the ages and will be presented through examples and film excerpts.

Experimental filmmaker and video artist Guillaume Vallée graduated from Concordia University with a degree in animation and an MFA in Studio Arts – Film Production. He works with film (Super8, 16mm, 35mm), analog video (VHS, Hi8) and stereoscopic video (red/cyan anaglyph). He uses his multiple processes to produce short films, music videos, audiovisual performances and video design for theater, dance and the music scene. His experimental films and videos, distributed by Vidéographe, Light Cone and Winnipeg Film Group, have been shown at numerous festivals. As video designer for several musicians, his audiovisual collaborations have been presented at a multitude of events (Canada, United States, France, Italy, Austria, Spain, England, Japan). He has presented his work internationally at La Maison du Québec in Saint-Malo (France), Space Cell Lab (South Korea), filmkoop wien (Austria), and locally at Université de Montréal, Concordia University and Journées de la Culture.