18.01.2016 - 20.01.2016

WORKSHOP: Creating a Moving Image - playing with the camera

By Elissa de Brito

What do you see?

“I imagined a world without memory, without time; I toyed with the possibility of a language that had no nouns, a language of impersonal verbs or indeclinable adjectives. In these reflections many days went by, and with the days, years. Until one morning, something very much like joy occurred—the sky rained slow, strong rain.” (BORGES, Jorge Luis)

In a world of memories and constant perceptions, I would like to invite you to reflect on how we see our reality and how we can portray it. Basic concepts about the image and its frame composition will be presented, followed by an exercise on how to use our daily camera: the smartphone. Let’s work on translating our perceptions to audiovisual products, and above all, let’s play and discover new ways of working with the devices already familiar to us. All we need is flowing ideas.

18.01., 19.01. and 20.01.2016 | 4 - 6 pm
50 Euros

Elissa de Brito is a filmmaker, who completed her undergraduate degree in Audiovisual Production at UNISINOS in Brazil. Since beginning her career in audiovisual productions in 2011, Elissa has worked as a producer and assistant director for cinematic productions. In Brazil, she has worked with renowned directors in two feature films: ‘Ponto Zero’, by José Pedro Goulart, and ‘Restless Sea’, by Fernando Mantelli. She has also worked on the production of television-series, such as ‘Doce de Mãe’, which received an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2013, as well as commercials for television. As a full director, she has made several short-films. Since 2013, she has expanded her field of investigation in projects within art performance, video-installation and video-projection. It was also in 2013 when she moved to Buenos Aires, where she built upon and expanded her knowledge in cinema and dance.
In 2014, Elissa moved to Berlin with the goal of expanding her artistic education. Since then, she has attended Seminars and Workshop to improve her knowledge in the field of arts. She has also created a video-installation ‘Routine,’ which was exhibited in the Universität der Künste in Berlin; she was involved in art performances, like ‘Bürgeramt’, which was documented and shown at 2014 Rundgang der Universität der Künste Berlin, and is finishing the shooting of her first documentary produced in Berlin.
Since her arrival in Germany, she has worked in partnership with the group, Chaim Gebber - Open Scene Berlin. Elissa develops the video projection for the pieces, and produces the promotional videos. She is also responsible for the media creation in multimedia projects.

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