Collage Filmmaking Workshop
Schedule
Sat Mar 21 2026 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
PLACE LB | Long Beach, CA
Mix Animation, Audio Collage Foley And More!
About this Event
Workshop Structure:
PART 1: RATIONALE& INSPIRATION (20 min)
* Collage filmmaking principles and approach
* 5-minute highlight reel: Terry Gilliam, Sita Sings the Blues, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, [others]
PART 2: COLLECTIVE NARRATIVE (30 min)
* Group decides on loose narrative/concept for a 1 minute film- format can be an advertisement, mini-documentary, or retelling of a fairy tale/ myth
* Identify needed elements and visual approach
* Divide tasks for gathering materials
PART 3: MATERIAL GATHERING (45 min)
* Photograph found objects, street letters, toys at wild scales
* Film quick actions for rotoscoping
* Create cutouts using iOS stickers + Photoshop auto-background removal
* Source punk zine-esque textures, collage ephemera
* Record/generate audio elements (Splice, Suno)
PART 4: LIVE ASSEMBLY (75 min)
* Composite in Procreate Dreams with materials from After Effects
* Layer elements with mismatched scales and frame rates
* Integrate audio
* Patch gaps as needed, embrace accidents
FINAL: SCREENING (10 min)
Techniques Explored: Physical cutouts, iOS stickers, auto-background removal, found materials, guerrilla filming, rotoscoping, radical scale shifts, punk texture, narrative mashups, audio recontextualization, largely focused in Procreate Dreams but incorporating several other methods of audio/ visual hacking
Where is it happening?
PLACE LB, 2172 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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