‘Found footage films’ is a genre of filmmaking that can offer a huge range of creative storytelling in images and sound. Found footage (no, not the horror film genre) includes archive material from other people, such as scenes and fragments from super8 from the 50s, 60s and 70s, hi8, VHS, YouTube material and photos or slides collected in attics or at markets. The possibilities range from the large online archive of Sound and Vision and EYE to SD cards and audio recordings found on the street.
What happens if you cut up a super8 family film, rearrange it in the editing and combine some parts with newly filmed material? How do you combine those images from the past with fleeting online images? By reproducing, fictionalising and further associating this ‘found footage’, different stories are created in image and sound. Explore the new possibilities of narration and presentation!
What will we be doing?
Depending on the entry level, there is technical support such as camera techniques, audio, editing and building a story structure. We focus on an individual course, but the sharing of knowledge and ideas is paramount and we get inspired by existing film fragments. We experiment with presentation forms that use film, media installations and projections.
We delve into online and offline archives, use super8 projectors to view available films, (re)assemble films, discuss camera techniques, work with audio field recording, develop and create a film plan, view film fragments, test film projections, experiment and let ourselves be inspired by the material and luggage everyone brings along.
