Mask Compositing

In the organizer's words:

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Expanded Cinema Workshop 29.01.2025 14:00-20:00
WitH OJOBOCA
Language The workshop takes place in English & German
FREE ENTRY Donations welcome
ACCESS Our space is accessible by wheelchair

PARTICIPATION The workshop is open to all, but has limited capacity with half of the spots reserved for our neighbors living in Wedding. If you are interested in joining us, kindly send an email with subject line "Mask Compositing" to weddingaffairs@savvy-contemporary.com with your name and in which neighborhood you live.

Compositing is the process of combining visual elements from different sources into a single cohesive image or scene, often creating the illusion that they belong together. Mask compositing is a specific technique within compositing that uses masks to selectively reveal, hide, or blend parts of these elements, allowing for precise control over how they interact within the composition. While this is typically done easily with digital software, this workshop offers an alternative for those who prefer to avoid digital tools. Instead, we will explore a hands-on, analog approach that embraces imperfections and a slower, more tactile process.

In this expanded cinema workshop, participants will learn how to create composite images using analog methods and multiple projections. At the heart of our exploration will be 35mm glass slides. Participants will mask, cut and collage found 35mm slides to project "impossible" images. By combining multiple projections, they'll apply the principles of masking and compositing in a physical, tangible way.

To introduce a dynamic element, participants will also create movement effects using mechanical shutters. As part of the workshop, participants will construct motorized external shutters. They will design, craft, solder, and assemble shutter components.

OJOBOCA is a Berlin-based artist duo formed by Anja Dornieden and Juan David González Monroy. Their artistic practice focuses on photochemical film and explores cinema as a social ritual. OJOBOCA's films, installations, and expanded cinema performances have been shown in numerous solo and group presentations, that have been screened at film festivals and art venues worldwide.

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Compositing (or assembling) a film involves combining visual elements from different sources into a single cohesive image or scene, often creating the illusion that they belong together. Mask compositing is a specialized technique in which masks are used to selectively reveal, conceal or blend parts of these elements, allowing precise control over how they interact within the composition. While this is usually easily accomplished with digital software, this workshop offers an alternative for those who prefer to avoid digital tools. Instead, we will explore a hands-on, analog approach that allows for imperfections and a slower, tactile process.

In this extended cinema workshop, participants will learn how to create composite images using analog methods and multiple projections. The focus will be on 35mm glass slides. Participants will mask, cut and collage found 35mm slides to project "impossible" images. By combining multiple projections, they will apply the principles of masking and compositing in a physical, tangible way.

To introduce a dynamic element, participants will also create motion effects using mechanical shutters. As part of the workshop, participants will construct motorized exterior shutters. We will design, manufacture, solder and assemble shutter components together.

OJOBOCA is an artist duo based in Berlin with Anja Dornieden and Juan David González Monroy. Their artistic practice focuses on photochemical film and explores cinema as a social ritual. OJOBOCA's films, installations and expanded cinema performances have been shown in numerous solo and group presentations at film festivals and art venues worldwide.

Funding The workshop is part of Wedding Affairs, our neighborhood meetings that take place as part of the 15-month program TRANSITIONS and is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.