Using plates from the pioneering figures in chronophotography such as Muybridge, Marey, and Lucien Bull as inspiration and a base to draw from participants can choose to create either :

Flipbook - Participants will create an animated sequence using drawing and text.

GIF animation - From chronophotography plates (these will be printed out in advance), we'll create a sequence on tracing paper, add details and decorations, and convert them into Gifs using a stop motion app (examples below). We can send the gifs directly to your email address so you that in addition to the drawings, you can have your animated masterpiece ready to share with your friends!

What is Chronophotography?

This was one of the first cameras that Marey used to record sequential images of a moving subject on a single photographic plate. The subjects were photographed against a black background, sometimes in a black outfit with white or reflective lines along their limbs so that their movement could be analysed more easily. The slitted rotary shutter is driven by means of the crank handle. As each slit in the shutter passed the lens an exposure is made on the plate. Behind the lens is a fairly conventional bellows camera arrangement. The plate was placed in the back of the camera which could be moved away or towards the lens for focussing.

Marey published these images intending to aid other physiologists in their work. They also inspired contemporary artists seeking a new approach to modern vision, from Italian futurists to French cubists. Marey’s method anticipated the motion-capture technology essential to modern films, which create animated characters based on human actors.

Images by Jules Etienne Marey

No Booking Required - Drop in at 2pm; 2.30pm; 3pm or 3.30pm

FREE TO ATTEND, places limited - first come, first served

The Chronophotography Workshops will take place on Sunday November 13th 2022 in the Artists’ Project Space on the ground floor of Photo Museum Ireland

About the tutor

Helena Gouveia Monteiro is a visual artist and experimental filmmaker from Portugal. She received her MFA from the ENSA Villa Arson in Nice in 2015 and lives and works in Dublin. Her work has been shown internationally in both cinema and gallery spaces and is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and by Fingal County Council. She is the co-founder of Stereo Editions, an independent publishing collective, and co-directs the LUX Critical Forum Dublin.

As a tutor, Helena has led art education projects and facilitated many workshops on photography and film for organisations such as the Hugh Lane Gallery, Photo Museum Ireland, and the National Museum of Ireland. She currently works as digital media manager for Fire Station Artists' Studios.

Website: http://thesocietyofspectacles.com/

When

Drop in activity - 2pm - 4pm Sunday, November 13th 2022

Where

Artists’ Project Space, Ground Floor, Photo Museum Ireland

Who is the Tutor

Helena Gouveia Monteiro

How much

Free drop in activity

Suitable for

All ages from 5 up
A parent/guardian must remain with their children during the workshop.

What do I need to bring?

Everything is provided - just bring your imagination!