»MOSCOW SCHOOL OF NEW CINEMA

Laboratory Fred Kelemen
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INSIDE THE TIME-CRYSTAL OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT
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Preamble

“Film as an art is not the sum of or a mixture of the other arts. Film is an art distinctive from all others. It possesses an element that makes it unique: The ‘cinegraphic moment’.

The ‘cinegraphic moment' is the nucleus, the heart of the art of film. Beyond story and plot and subject, the ‘cinegraphic moment’ is what makes a film a film and distinguishes it from literature, painting, music and any other art. The ‘cinegraphic moment’ means entering the totality of the poetry of the presence of body and time - of manifestation and transience, of fragility and eternity.

To detect the ‘cinegraphic moments’ - in reality, in prose, drama, literature or wherever - and to make them gleam on the screen is the task of a filmmaker.

It is the mission of this laboratory to set out together on a two year expedition to explore the ‘cinegraphic moments’ by using all cinematic tools.

We will practise the thinking of film and the craft. We will explore the image - the seeing and what is seen - (darkness, light, space, colour, texture), the movement - the moving and what is moved - (moving light, moving objects, moving actors, moving camera), the sound - the hearing and what is heard - (sound/noise, soundscape, human voice, music, silence), we will gain experience in working with the cinematic narration, the camera, the actor, space, light and time, with the dramatic and poetic structure and editing. And we will contemplate what to express and how, content and form.

And at the end of this expedition, which might just be the beginning of a long path of growth as a human being and as an artist, we may have lifted a bit of the veil hiding the secrets of this art and revealed some of its agitating preciousness.”

Fred Kelemen, 31 August 2014

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ADMISSION CONDITIONS

For admission to Fred Kelemen’s laboratory, English language proficiency is essential.
The language for the work at the laboratory will be English in general. Applications should be written in English, German, French or Spanish.
Application rules and requirements:
1) Completed application form.
2) Autobiographical essay written in a creative way - not more than two pages.
3) Description of an occurrence, an event from life that had a moving impact on the applicant (fictional story is not permissible) - not more than two pages.
4) Concept for a long or short feature film (description of the film, characters, atmosphere, processes) - not more than two pages.
5) One scene from this imagined film (see paragraph 4) elaborated in detail - not more than one page.
6) A review of one of the applicant's favourite movies - not more than one page. v7) Photographs taken by the applicant (not more than 9) related to the topic “Hidden Beauty”. ​
8) Two films / videos shot by the applicant.
9) One selfie of the applicant (a photo of the applicant taken by him/her self).
10) Interview (after passing the contest, applicants will be invited to an interview - each applicant will be informed separately of the time of his or her interview)


Creative works will be accepted until January 12, 2015.

Duration: 2 years, 4 semesters.

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