Film Categories: cameraless

  • Preludes 1 – 6

    “Preludes 1 – 6” is comprised of six hand-painted and double-frame printed sections of 16mm film: 1) Turquoise and maroon-toned thin lines of paint are interspersed with variously toned circular “water-marks” of blotched paint giving way to multi-colored brush strokes which then thin to something akin to the beginning. 2) Interplay of toned rectangular shapes, vertical and horizontal and diagonal lines in juxtaposition with hardened darker shapes, which, gradually shift tone and lighten until ending on thin blues. 3) Many white interruptive frames and absolutely straight-edged multi-colored lines amidst “clouds” of color finally thickened into blobs with lengthy white (clear…

  • Persian Series 6 – 12

    In the spirit of the Roman, Arabic, Egyptian and Babylonian Series, these hand-painted films attempt to imagine the kind of Persian visual thinking which created their calligraphy, miniatures and aesthetic designs in general. Persian Series #6 begins with what appears to be dried red and yellow rose petals, suddenly shot-through with blue, which causes a shift to violets and greens. This mash of colors thickens and is scored by white, and then black, calligraphic lines, which are “echoed” in all previous floral colors whose “dance” seems to turn clock-wise and “explode” into fiery reds. Persian Series #7: very pale, thin,…

  • Preludes 7 – 12

    This is a collection of 6 hand-painted sections interspersed with black leader – which has been and will ONLY be shown in this form and under this title. The first is what I call “plein-aire abstract” inasmuch as I am, while making the film, observing specific surroundings (primarily Vancouver Island, mostly the city of Victoria) but am painting the reactions of my internal optic system affected by external scenes, only occasionally (and obliquely) identifiable. The ocean, the trees, the varieties of cityscape and landscape assert themselves as “pictures” (there is even a mirror image of a neon bar sign which…

  • 1:1

    This cameraless animation is about the 1:1 relationship between sound & picture: the 1:1 concept became the structure for the entire piece and spawns further thought about relationships between elements in cinema (artist to medium, viewer to screen, projector to film).

  • Type O

    “Type O” explores a metaphorical comparison between blood and words. Combining stop-motion animation and experimental film techniques, the film inhabits a realm where the boundaries between reality and fantasy are blurred. In an attempt to defeat her writer’s block, the central character engages in a physical struggle with her typewriter. A finger is caught by the random keying, drawing blood. With the first drop of blood split, words bubble to the surface and the writer’s block begins to clear. Just as blood is life-sustaining fluid, words are the writer’s lifeline. The organic qualities of blood and words are realized visually…

  • Preludes 13 – 18

    This is a collection of singly and doubly printed (2 frames for each one) hand-painted work in six parts: 1) Single-printed multi-colored watery “blobs” and “feathery” streaks of painted color, dominated by yellows and reds interweaving in complexity until there’s an evolution of hard-edge autumn leaf patterns which dissipate into patterns similar to the beginning of the film. 2) This begins in deep brilliant red which darkens into deeper reds and lavender shapes most rock-like, all of which is then shot thru with sufficient yellow to break up all hard-edge form and give a molten aspect to the mixtures of…

  • Preludes 19 – 24

    This is a collection of singly and doubly printed (2 frames for each one) hand-painted work in six parts: PRELUDE 19 begins with hand-painted swatches of variable colors encompassed eventually by vertical strokes of reds and blues, followed by sudden clearings which are counterpointed by sections of multiple blobs of color, these effects alternating again and again to then become contrasted with pale washes of color deepening to end on blacks. PRELUDE 20 begins with pale washes of hand-painted tones overlaid eventually by sharp forms, a kind of sliced color becoming more and more smeared. The first two PRELUDES of…

  • Zig Zag

    A one-minute, 35mm cameraless animation.

  • Babble on Palms, The

    The “Babble on Palms” is a lush and vibrant cameraless animation, combining found footage, scratch and inking techniques with the universal language of music. Individuality, censorship, shared experiences, and unseen auras are just some of the topics examined in this short experimental animation by Canadian filmmaker, Steven Woloshen. Perhaps, when our ears cease to listen, the “Babble on” palms, speak. Made on September 12th, 2001 in response to the previous day’s event. Suitable for all ages and audiences.

  • Persian Series 13 – 18

    In the spirit of the Roman, Arabic, Egyptian and Babylonian Series, these hand-painted films attempt to imagine the kind of Persian visual thinking which created their calligraphy, miniatures and aesthetic designs in general. This is a collection of singly- and doubly-printed (two frames for each one) hand-painted work in six parts: 1) Singly-printed multi-colored watery “blobs” and “feathery” streaks of painted color, dominated by yellows and reds interweaving in complexity until there’s an evolution of hard-edge autumn leaf patterns which dissipate into patterns similar to the beginning of the film. 2) This begins in a deep brilliant red which darkens…