Int. Spring Academy 2006


Right now I am near Flensburg in Quern in my role as the assistant of Fabio Magnifico at the International Summer Academy RIVERS AND TIDES in Scheersberg. It is the same academy I participated in as I did International Autumn Academy in Oerlinghausen.

Germany and Poland

Students from Germany and Poland are working together in workshops with different topics like land art, painting, photography, cabaret and video. The german students mainly consists of the Fine Arts & Music department of the University of Bielefeld. Because I work as a assistant for Fabio Magnifco at the University of Bielefeld for »Vorsicht Dreharbeiten!« I was asked to join the team of the video group like I did last year.

The baltic sea is only a few minutes by car away from Quern.

I have to write this article in English because we will use this blog as a live media for communication in the group. The students in the film group will answer the questions through the comment feature of this blog. If my visitors would like to participate with interesting comments feel free to do so. But in english please.

Preproduction

  1. If it would be the task to start with the film now, what would be your idea for the story?
  2. What locations do we need for our film?
  3. How many workgroups do we require?
  4. What role do you want to play?
  5. What equipment is necessary?

Production

There is an actor- and a backstage group. We traveled to many different locations to record the beautiful pictures we needed to fullfil our visions of the film.

We used very unusal ways to move the camera.
We used very unusual ways to move the camera.

Sometimes this was a even a dangerous job because of the lights we had in this room. We used over 2400 Watts to light up the scenes properly and because of that we had a little accident.

This is the result of to many power on a power plug. The left metal stick is missing!
This is the result of to many power on a power plug. The left metal stick is missing!
  1. In which production group did you participate?
  2. What has been your work today?

Postproduction

  1. What has to be done before we are able to edit the film?
  2. How did the workflow changed during this procedure?

The answers will be written down in the comments by the students from Germany and Poland. The next questions and information will follow shortly.

The day after

The first problem about being away with so many nice people is the emptiness that remains after returning home. We worked and had fun together nearly 24 hours a day for a whole week and suddenly the former filled rooms are all empty and everything is calm.

The next problem is that it is had to tell your friends about the week. I think nobody can understand the special atmosphere without being actually there. The experience can not be discribed with words and at least for me I can tell that Oerlinghausen and Scheersberg an impact to my life. This is because of the different point of view to the creative work or perhaps life itself that I received there.

Landart – This photo is obviously a fake. =)

Back to normal life

I will need at least another week to get back to normal life again. I met so many nice people there and had very interesting conversations about unexpected topics. And I think as well as Prof. Dr. Klaus-Ove Kahrmann himself that this workshop is by far the best medcine against racism and fascism.

Thank you for this opportunity

For me this was a great opportunity to get rid of being prejudiced against people I formally misjudged. And I would like to thank the cabaret group for their great show. I was really touching and reminded me slightly to the movie »Moulin Rouge«.
The week had to say the least a huge impact on my life.

Kommentare

387 Antworten zu „Int. Spring Academy 2006“

  1. Avatar von Doro
    Doro

    But film was really good! Mirciu you have to see this. It gives power. And after there was a meeting with very nice couple – director and camera operator.
    I am stronger somehow (but also I have terrible headache now). I do not know how it works. Film was very simple and very rank and about simple things. But (achtung! – I love this german word) it was long – for Fabio it could be too long. On the beginning thay said it was 180 min, and they edit it one more time. Now it is about 2 hours I think, maybe a bit more.

    One more thing: this film was observation document and it was about german dancing projest with children (250!! children aged from 8 to 20) and Berlin Filcharmony and it took place two years ago in Berlin.

    Maybe it is known in your circle of people. I do not know how known it could be in Germany – maybe not known at all.

    For me, and for many polish people, this kind of work and approach to education, workshop is something really special and new. It was something I learned and took from you! When I was watching this film I was thinking about me and my feelings, my chanches in life after experiences in Oerlingausen ans Scheersberg. Maybe this thing for you goes just without saying but there are still some details, minutiae which can be seen for us – for us from outside of Germany.

    Title of tthis film was strongly stupid, especially in polish translation: „Rytm to jest to!“.
    And I was drunk just after the film ;) – it was premiere with a lot of wine.

    Original title is „Rhythm is it!“ – details about the project you can see on and it is just in english. But you will manage.

    I miss you!!!!
    D’oro

  2. Avatar von Doro
    Doro

    FABIO! You were here the same time as me!!!!
    But my letter is longer ;)

    Love!

  3. Avatar von fabio
    fabio

    Happy Birthday MIRKA!

    a film for you:

  4. Avatar von mira
    mira

    Fabio!
    thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks!
    it’s first time, when i’ve got film for birthday!!! it’s magnifitian !!!

    kisses

  5. Avatar von Doro
    Doro

    Mirciu!
    I wish you would be happy always!

    This is the firt time you have got film but surely not last!!!

    kisses,
    Doro

  6. Avatar von Doro
    Doro

    And?
    One more! Your birthday film from Doro is waiting.

    Love you much!
    And see you very soon, Mirciu!

  7. Avatar von fabio
    fabio

    @D’Oro: my film was much more better than yours! :-)

    @Mirciu: how was your birthDAY?
    and what about go to the cinema with Doro???

  8. Avatar von Doro
    Doro

    What? Fabio! Be a good pedagog and say that my film was the best, that I am creative and you like my work!

    I just don’t understand…

    ps I am just your pupil, I will never be able to make a better film than You – my Master did.

  9. Avatar von fabio
    fabio

    @Doro!
    of course is your film better than mine!
    All your film are better thenmine!
    I love your work!
    You are fast the best „pupil“ I had in all my life! (on the starting grid one position after Marc! But you are much more charming, funny and V than all other „pupils“ togheter!!!)

    VVpupils-group= VVPG

    LOL and LOL

    where is Mirka today?
    (with the new speedy_web)

  10. Avatar von Doro
    Doro

    Now you are the best teacher and pedagog I have ever met!
    :)

    And I know the truth is not important.

    Mirka. Where are you?

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