4th annual
Dance for the Camera 2008
Intensive Summer Program
July 21 to August 2, 2008
Victoria bc Canada
DFTC 2008 is a unique opportunity for established and emerging choreographers, filmmakers, videographers, dancers and visual artists to explore dance/movement for the camera under the mentorship of award winning choreographer, filmmaker, curator, educator and recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship (2006), Ellen Bromberg.
PROGRAM
DFTC’s participants are individually assisted while exploring the technical, practical and artistic challenges involved in producing a dance/movement video in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Exercises with camera and dance are explored before diving into your finale video project
Daily screenings of contemporary dance films representing the cutting edge of DFTC are followed by discussions.
Screenings of your video project/s in progress are followed by critical feedback to assist you in bringing your final video project to a public screening on the last day of the DFTC program. view the trailer and other DFTC videos
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
MediaNet, sponsor of DFTC, have two technicians on board to advise and support you in your technical needs.
EQUIPMENT
Access to cameras, tripods, lighting kits, and Final
Cut Pro edit suites.
View technical support page
MOVEMENT CLASSES
Constance Cooke, artistic director and choreographer at Victoria Dance Connection, starts off each day with a modern movement class, developed especially for DFTC’s program.
INVITATION TO DANCERS
Dancers who would like to be part of this project as “dancers/performers only” please visit our CALL FOR DANCERS page for more information.
Registration
$1300 Canadian
APPLICATION DEADLINE June 12th 2008
BC residents - call MediaNet for special scholarship rate - 250-381-4428
Download registration form in PDF
Click the button on the right to pay with Paypall or credit card |
MediaNet
#106 — 2750 Quadra Street
Victoria, BC V8T 4E8
Canada
*Visit our Dance for the Camera Gallery and view DFTC 2005/2006 individual video projects completed by the program’s participants.
Works from Dance for the Camera have screened in festivals such as: Leeds International Film Festival; Portobello; London; FLEXIFF, Australia; Stem Cell Film Festival; Herland Film and Video Festival, Edmonton; Northwest Film Forum- Local Sightings, Seattle; Dance on Camera New York; Lincoln Center. NY; Bassel, Switzerland; Local Visions; Romp!, Victoria; Baltimore Women's Film Festival; St John's Newfoundland; MADance Screen Salon, Toronto.
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Victoria Reel Dance Film Festival Call for Enteries for more information visit |
BANNER PHOTO CREDIT: KIRK SCHWARTZ