6th
Dance for the Camera 2012
Intensive Summer Program
Dates in 2012 TBA
in Beautiful Victoria bc Canada
DFTC 2010 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
TBA
PROGRAm
Changes to the program will be uploaded to this page. For questions or more information contact gsalez@island.net
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.
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 of Victoria School of Contemporary Dance, 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.
MediaNet
#106 — 2750 Quadra Street
Victoria, BC V8T 4E8
Canada
For more information 250-381-4428
Visit our Dance for the Camera Gallery and view DFTC 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