Event

At NORTHERN: THE BOTANY OF ANIMATION

THE BOTANY OF ANIMATION
Sunday, November 14 th
3:00pm
Camera-free cinema using plant matter directly onto movie film
Direct animationÃ¢Â"making movies without cameras by directly painting, scratching, or otherwise creating image
on clear and colored film leadersÃ¢Â"is a caveman-like form of cinema that has been practiced around the world as
long as there have been movies. Within this quirky genre, over the years there has emerged a recurrent subgenre
whereby filmmakers use flowers, foliage, and other botanical and organic material as their image-making
emulsion. Though techniques and aesthetics differ, what results often straddles definitions of art and science.
These botanical animations offer transformative glimpses into unseen worlds. (Caryn Cline is teaching the
Botanicalista workshop the day before so you can learn to do it yourself, with the results seen here).
Botanicalista Workshop Results from 2010 OFF
The Garden of Earthly Delights / Stan Brakhage / 1981 / 2 min
Seattle Solstice / Caryn Cline / 2008 / 2.5 min
Film #1: Tree of Life in the Four Worlds / Jeremy Rendina / 2000-2010 / 3 min
Crackpot Crafters with Caryn Workshop Results / August 23, 2010 / 1.5 min
LucyÃ¢ÂÂs Terrace / Caryn Cline / 2009 / 4.5 min
Skull and Blackberries / Eric Ostrowski / 2006 / 4 min
Explore the Endless Secrets of Nature / Devon Damonte / 2002 / 1.5 min
Film #2: Seaweeds / Jeremy Rendina / 2002