We were going to film dance in stereoscopic 3D over six days. This meant we would have an opportunity for screen tests and experiment with 3D stereo. It would also give dancers time to recuperate in between takes and camera department time to prep our...
Since the earliest experiments of Thomas Edison and the Lumière brothers, dance and the moving image have evolved side by side, both as distinct art forms, and as a highly contested, unruly and thrilling hybrid: the dance film. “Dance film” may not even exist as a...
I think it’s time to share my experiences- Jiří Kylián
— Unanswered Questions: Motion Portraits of Jiří Kylián and Elizabeth StrebThe short film is a largely misunderstood, under-seen and difficult genre— or, rather, it used to be. Before the advent of streaming video on the Internet, shorts were rarely screened outside of film schools, festivals and art house cinemas. Now that many shorts are increasingly...
As Director of Communications and Programming, I introduce Gus Reed, contributing writer for the Dance on Camera Festival. In the next week, we'll feature programs you don't want to miss in the 2015 festival, just a little over a week away! Check back here, under this category...
OPENING NIGHT OF DANCE ON CAMERA AND TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THESE CAN'T-MISS FILMS! With the installations kicking off last night, the first screenings of the 2013 Dance on Camera Film Festival are just a few short hours away! If you have not yet had...
THE DANCING CAMERA OF SHIRLEY CLARKE Shirley Clarke is a dancer’s dancer and a filmmaker’s filmmaker, the rare bird that can not only successfully transition from one challenging art to another, but see the line between the two as indistinct, allowing one to freely inform the...
I Got Rhythm: the Music Videos of Alma Har'el There is a cadre of filmmakers who have cut their teeth directing music videos (consider, for example, Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry, whose music video work was so compelling it inspired a series of DVDs in the...
Busby Berkeley's Enduring Influence: Five Berkeley-Style Numbers in Contemporary Film Busby Berkeley is not just not just a pioneer and an icon, he is a highly evocative verb. The mere mention of a “Busby Berkeley number,” conjures images of row upon row of impeccable dancers, lavishly dressed...
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake and What 3D means for Dance on Camera: Although 3D technology is hardly a new phenomenon, cyclically waxing and waning in popularity for over a century now, in recent years its application has greatly widened, used not only for the big box...
Farihah Zaman on Dance on Camera As Communications Associate, I am thrilled to introduce Farihah Zaman, contributing writer for the Dance on Camera Festival. Growing up in Bangladesh she is now an established writer for publications like Filmmaker Magazine and Huffington Post (see full bio below!). Her interest in...
Michio Ito Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer Screening at Dance on Camera Festival Buy Tickets: Sunday February 3, 1:30 pm Buy Tickets: Tuesday February 5, 1:15 pm Review of Michio Ito Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer By Timothy Cowart, M.F.A. Bonnie Oda Homsey, has created a remarkable film about an overlooked but extremely important modern dance pioneer. You may have not ever...
Michio Ito Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer Screening at Dance on Camera Festival Buy Tickets: Sunday February 3, 1:30 pm Buy Tickets: Tuesday February 5, 1:15 pm An Interview by Timothy Cowart with Director Bonnie Oda Homsey on her Film Michio Ito: Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer October 27, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA Tim Cowart: What was the motivation for making this film? Bonnie Oda...
Review of The Dumb Girl of Portici By Melissa Silvestri As part of MoMA's Tenth Annual To Save and Project Festival, the silent film, The Dumb Girl of Portici, was screened. This film, an historical epic directed by pioneer feminist filmmaker Lois Weber and starring the legendary ballerina...
BOB CURTIS – DANCING ALL COLORS (working title) Feature documentary, Recipient of DFA's 2011 Post-Production Grant Directed and produced by: Christoph Dostal [caption id="attachment_8651" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo Credit: Christoph Dostal[/caption] The story of Bob Curtis is an unusual and inspiring one in the annuals of dance. He emerged from a...
Film in Progress—an event with DFA By Jody Oberfelder (with Jason Bahling) Notes on a work in progress are always helpful. What you see is not always what others see. Usually for me they are notes on a live dance, we edit and it shifts, still breathing. Film,...
Facebook Marketing for Filmmakers Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 6:00 PM (EDT) Presented by Reid Rosefelt at New York Foundation for the Arts by Yuki Akiyama Almost every filmmaker uses Facebook fan pages to promote their films, but almost none of them use them effectively. Few know how to...
An Interview by Robert Dupree with Claire Soares on her Film Ben Stevenson: A Choreographer & his Muses FULL INTERVIEW An excerpt- Robert Dupree: Does the film cover Stevenson's entire working life? Did you stop at the point your actual shooting stopped? Claire Soares: Actually, I stopped earlier, because Stevenson...
Video Camera Buying Guide for Dancers by Mitchell Rose Some people have been asking me for advice on purchasing a video camera. It can be pretty overwhelming out there with all the options available. It's hard to say, "Buy this camera" because the manufacturers change their model lineup every...
Notes from the New York Film and Video Council's event "The Art of Stereoscopic 3-D" by guest blogger Erich Rettstadt Gerald Marks and Life in Stereoscopic 3-D On Tuesday March 27th, the New York Film and Video Council hosted an event entitled “The Art of Stereoscopic 3-D” in...
Our 40th Anniversary Dance on Camera Festival was a momentous weekend in the history of Dance Films Association. Mindy Aloff, acclaimed dance writer, contributed this article to the festival program. As 2012 opens, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the annual Dance on Camera Festival—the first...
New York Foundation for the Arts Cross Disciplinary Filmmaking Panel Thursday February 23, 6:00PM On Thursday, February 23rd, theNew York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) hosted a panel discussion on cross-disciplinary filmmaking, featuring four media artists who create and tell stories using multiple platforms (also known as transmedia)....
Body of Water: Video installation and live performance by Dawn Kramer and Stephen Buck at Pozen Center and Godine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, June 3-4, 2011 Review by Debra Cash A dappled chameleon lingers among granite boulders. A water lily’s pale face...
Postcards from Italy: Making an Effort with Interactive Art by Renata Shepard Renata Sheppard is a dancer, choreographer, and media artist currently enjoying a Fulbright Fellowship in Turin, Italy. Her Fulbright research involves a live interactive performance that will soon become a dance for the camera work...
Continuing the Conversation Erin Brannigan’s Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image Book Review by Terry Sprague As we continue to piece together the puzzle that is the ever-emerging genre of dance on film and video, Erin Brannigan provides us with a foundational piece of that puzzle in her...
