“Pretty electro-acoustic arrangements, dips in the local rivers, and the convergence of multiple devotional voices. Ahh, the perfect septuple date.”- Stereogum
“Le Loup is making some of the year’s most original and mesmerizing music. The Washington, D.C. band uses plucked banjo, programmed beats, and triumphant harmonies to produce complex and enthralling experimental pop. While the seven-piece group has a full, multifaceted sound, it’s all built around a brilliantly crafted melodic core.” - NPR
“With its steady, insistent banjo and hushed harmonizing, the first, bearing an eponymous title, might call to mind the more subdued moments of Sufjan Stevens or Arcade Fire. The other two tunes, meanwhile, have an electro-acoustic bloopiness that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Morr Music release– or a record by the Helio Sequence, who in fact recommended Le Loup to Hardly Art.” - Pitchfork
VSW Summer Institute workshops
June 30 July 4
The Art of Hand Processed 16mm Film
Instructor: Pat Doyen
Hand processing and chemical toning is not merely a method of achieving a different “look” in a film, but an important tool in controlling and
manipulating an image which links filmmaking to other art practices. Using chemicals to go beyond the “professional,” clean look of lab processing can open up new avenues of expression to a filmmaker. Participants will learn the necessary steps to make a handcrafted 16mm film, including shooting, processing, and editing. Techniques include toning, tinting, bleaching and more. While raw stock will be provided, students are encouraged to bring their own previously processed 16mm black & white footage for experimentation. Participants should wear old clothes for this hands-on workshop.
Pat Doyen studied film production and media studies at New York University and the State University of New York at Buffalo, and film preservation at the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House. Her films have been screened at festivals and microcinemas around the world including Ocularis and Millennium Film Workshop in NY, Cinematexas, and the DC Underground Film Festival. She has taught hand processing and cameraless filmmaking workshops for both children and adults and is a contributor to the DIY Guide to Film & Video published by Parcell Press.
All classes meet from 9:305, Monday through Friday. Labs are open Monday through Thursday until 10:00PM. Enrollment in Workshops is limited to 814 students so early registration is encouraged. More information - http://www.vsw.org/education/SUMMER08.html or
workshops@vsw.org or by calling VSW at (585) 442-8676 x112.
