THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, VIA ZOOM 4 - 5 PM LA TIME This month, in celebration of Echo Park Film Center's 20th Anniversary, we're also inviting EPFC Youth Program Alumni to hop on and share past and current work... Free online event! Share the love!
Saturday, December 11 at 10 am Pacific Time FREE ONLINE EVENT! Film Friends is a monthly series that brings established and emerging filmmakers together online for informal discussions on everything analog cinema. Season 2 features image-makers from around the world in conversation on the theme SIMPLE MACHINES! Zoom in on Saturday, December 11 — 10 AM Pacific Time — as we celebrate all things Super 8 with Analog Candy Man John Porter. Free event! All welcome!
OUTDOORS AT EPFC LOS ANGELES SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11: Noon – 4 pm Discover the joys of analog filmmaking with this fun, free, outdoor hands-on intro class to Super 8 and 16mm. We’ll learn about film history, camera mechanics and analogue cinematography techniques and then put our new knowledge into process as we shoot, process and project some film of our own using a Canon Super 8 camera and a 16mm Bolex camera. Workshop limited to 6 participants.
New to Premiere Pro? This Basics class will help you learn how to professionally edit video. Instructor Will O'Loughlen will breaks down the entire import-to-output process—ideal as an overview for new editors, and a good crash course for editors migrating from other platforms. This class is offered online via Zoom; participants are welcome to work along with Will on their own computers equipped with Premiere, or simply observe.
Why use toxic chemistry to develop your Super 8, 16mm or 35mm film when you can get fantastic results without harming Mother Earth?Join us in the EPFC North Kitchen as we cook up some tasty analog film processing experiments using non-toxic ingredients from the pantry, park, farmer's market, garden and grocery store. Each month we'll develop half a roll of black & white film with caffenol and the other half in a fresh seasonal soup... Recipes and supplies list provided prior to the workshop for those who want to process along in real time!
Are you an Elder with stories to share about the healing power of plants or magnificent meals? Join us online for some casual conversation and collaborative creativity as we celebrate culture, health, gardens, food and storytelling. Free Workshop! No prior filmmaking experience necessary!
In this workshop for poets and new poets, filmmakers and new filmmakers, we’ll use the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into a collaborative short film. Free event! Everyone welcome!