About Time Bending
Most of our lives we experience time as something relatively predictable – something that can be measured precisely and has only one direction. This notion was been and still is challenged in the cinematic universe, were from the earliest days on, experiments were conducted to stop, reverse or bend time in the most fantastic ways. Effects like time-lapse or high-speed film have been part of film histories standard repertoire, but still there is a certain magic about them. In this workshop we want to introduce some methods and concepts of time bending and explore their sometimes quite surprising effects. The workshop is planned in such a way that theoretical units and practical exercises alternate.
DATES
FRI 11.04.2025 – 13:00 to 17:00 – Introduction | Zeitbasiertes Wohnzimmer
FRI 16.05.2025 – 13:00 to 17:00 – Input / Workshop with Martin & Johann | Zeitbasiertes Wohnzimmer
FRI 06.06.2025 – Excursion to Vienna film institutions
11:00–13:00 – Guided tour of the Filmarchiv Austria’s study center at Augarten, Obere Augartenstraße 1e
13:15–14:00 – Guided tour of the Gartenbaukino, Parkring 12
14:00–15:00 – Lunch Break
15:00–16:00 – Guided tour of “Schiele meets Nosferatu”, Heidi Horten Collection, Hanuschgasse 3
15:00–16:00 – Coffee & Shopping Break
18:00–19:30 – “Georges Méliès – Cinema Magician”, Metro Kinokulturhaus, Johannesgasse 4
FRI 13.06.2025 – 13:00 to 17:00 – Input / Workshop with Martin & Johann | Expostmusik
TBA: End-of-Semester Presentation
MOVIES & CLIPS – for all available movies click here
from the introduction:
☆ George Demenÿ says: Photography is a wonderful invention (1891)
☆ Cibo Matto "Sugar Water" – directed by Michel Gondry (1996)
☆ Marvels of Motion (1930)
☆ OK Go “The One Moment” (2016)
☆ SEEK Photography by Philipp Haslinger (2017)
☆ Matrix, excerpt – directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski (1999)
☆ X-Men: Days of Future Past, excerpt – directed by Bryan Singer (2014)
☆ Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre – directed by Frederick S. Armitage (1901)
☆ Koyaanisqatsi, excerpt – directed by Godfrey Reggio (1982)
☆ Koyaanisqatsi, full movie – directed by Godfrey Reggio (1982)
☆ A Year Along the Geostationary Orbit – directed by Felix Dierich (2018)
☆ Dont Know What – directed by Thomas Renolder (2018)
☆ tx-transform Demo (1999)
☆ orte in zeiten – directed by Christoph Brunner(2007)
other:
☆ Cities – directed by Katja Pratschke and GustavHamos (2011)
☆ Arena – directed by Paraic Mcloughlin (2018)
☆ Transformation by holding time – directed by Paul de Nooijer (1976)
☆ Spacy – directed by Takashi Ito (1981)
☆ Wavelength – directed by Michael Snow (1967)
☆ Je t'aime Je t'aime – directed by Alain Resnais (1968)
More to come…
TEXT, LITERATURE and LINKS
☆ 2025-04-11 - Cinematic Motion (PDF version of the introduction)
☆ Romana Karla Schuler. Seeing Motion (2015)
☆ 2025-05-16 - Cinematic Motion (PDF version of the presentation)
☆ 2025-05-16 - Cinematic Motion (PPT version of the presentation)
⇒ For all available e-books click here
More to come…