Make camera-less movies and animate directly on 16mm film in our Tactile Filmmaking Workshops! Drop by and create your own vibrant moving-image collages on celluloid film using simple materials like markers, tape, pushpins, and ink. The individual strips of film will be edited together and screened through a 16mm projector, creating a community-made, collaborative film.

Inclusive activities also include making a keychain with collaged film strips to take home!

This workshop draws inspiration from filmmakers such as Len Lye, Oskar Fischinger, and Mary Ellen Bute, whose films are included in the Experimentation gallery in the exhibition: Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema.

To enrich your experience, join an educator led tour of the exhibition at 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 or 4:30 to investigate the role of color in film on 45-minute tours. Each tour will highlight the scientific and technological advancements, the emotional and psychological impact of color in film, and how filmmakers use it to tell their stories.


Schedule: 

10:30am–2:30pm | Tactile Filmmaking Workshop

1:30, 2:30, 3:30 or 4:30pm | Tours of Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema

3pm | Screening of the community created film

All workshops and tours are free with museum admission. Workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Museum admission is free for youth ages 17 and under. 

If you have any questions or need assistance planning your visit, please email filmeducation@oscars.org.