“One in four people in the US have a disability that impacts a major part of their life….What if the dance world reflected that statistic? (via @stanceondance)”

Whether intentionally or not, the dance world often privileges certain types of bodies and abilities, which can raise a barrier to potential ideas and creation. In this episode, we cover an array of films that make visible the unique physicality of performers who are often marginalized in the dance community.

We discuss the barriers inherent to presentations of screendance (both on and off the screen) and propose strategies as to how they can be/are being overcome. We also had the chance to speak with Marc Brew about his experience creating physically integrated dance for camera.

*Episode transcript available upon request. Please email us for a personally emailed transcript at: [email protected]

FILMS

Revel in your Body (2019)

Dir: Kate Fisher

Produced & Choreographed by Alice Sheppard

Audio Format

Forest Floor (2019)

Julie Cleves & Robbie Synge

Stopgap in Stop Motion (2016)

Dir: Stephen Featherstone

Audience Feedback Video

A Portrait of Marc Brew (2015)

Director/Camera/Editor: Lewis Landini

Director/Choreographer: Jamiel Laurence

ARTICLES

Disabled Arts on Camera

Alice Sheppard on Accessibility Arts: Article 1 | Article 2

Audimance Mobile App Project

Cripping Choreography

OTHER RECS

Bo Burnam - Inside (2021)

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In this season’s edition of Dancefilm Network, Jen connected with Larkin Poynton and Chris Martin to share about their collaboration Project Home @projecthomeart - a creative homegrown project building community and connectivity worldwide through movement, filmmaking, education and big ideas.

We discuss the production of their dancefilm Home in Iceland, Homework educational program, Homescreen fesitval and other shared experiences of their evolving company. Thank you Chris and Larkin for a great conversation, and all you do to enrich dancefilm/screendance culture!

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Watch Home, the dancefilm

Projects
Homework Education
Homescreen Festival 

Project Home Linktree

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“The mediator between the head and the hands must be the heart”

With its myriad manifestations of choreography through the body and filmic form as well as themes surrounding the mechanization of the human body that almost resonate more strongly today than they did almost a century ago, Fritz Lang’s seminal Metropolis easily has a place in the dance film canon.

This week, the Frameform team takes a deep dive into Metropolis (1927) and assesses it through a screendance/dance film lens. They contextualize the work with other film (City Symphonies, early avant-garde) and dance (cabaret, expressionist movement) movements of the time and examine how the film works not only as a time capsule of its moment, but also as an eerie foreshadowing of the evolution of film, the body and society as a whole.

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FILMS

Metropolis (1927)

Dir. Fritz Lang

Youtube Link

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Yes, dance film is a pretty niche mode of filmmaking-- not everyone is familiar with its artistry. But that’s the point of Frameform; to spread the appreciation and practice of screendance for audiences beyond the classroom and film festival space. This week, Jen, Clare, and Hannah sit down with 3 friends outside the dance film community and find out what they know, like, and dislike about the form.

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Today’s guest conversations include:

Jon Gann @jonganndc

Jack Schweitzer

Arthur Veenema @arthur_veenema from the A Century In Cinema Podcast

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CHAPTERS

00:00  Start

00:56  Jen and Jon Gann

18:18  Clare and Jack Schweitzer

33:23  Hannah and Arthur Veenema

48:17  Frameform reacts!

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You voted for it, so we’re talking about it!  In today’s Location Scouting episode, we're focusing on dancefilms taking place in WATER locations.

Just a water’s range is vast from vapor to ice, so are the variety of dancefilms that involve water. As we focus on three examples, we will discuss the meaning of water and how the location plays a key role in each of these dancefilms.

Of course, we also share some general wisdom for anyone looking to create their dancefilm in a watery location.

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FEATURED

Cygnus (2018)

Dir. by Cara Hagan and Robert Uehlin

Uath Lochans (2015)

Dir. by Katrina McPherson, Simon Fildes, Marc Brew

The Stop (2018)

Dir. by Liudmila Komrakova 

Also Mentioned:

Dune (1984)
Dir. by David Lynch

Rare Birds (2015)
Dir. by T.M. Rives

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Filmfest by Rogue Dancer

Theme: GLOBAL

Online

@roguedance

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

07:15 What does water evoke in art? 
10:59 Cygnus

18:56 Uath Lochans

27:49 The Stop
36:00 Some advice & final thoughts

38:33 Announcement

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We're back with another music video round table, taking a closer look at the band that is pushing the boundaries and possibilities of music videos, OK Go.

Over 15 years ago, OK Go went viral with their backyard hit "A Million Ways," becoming the most downloaded video in 2005. A year later the infamous follow up, “Here It Goes Again,” ranks as one of the Top 30 Best Music Videos of All Time by TIME Magazine in 2011.

Since then, OK Go has gone above and beyond creating unforgettable music videos with strategically quirky choreography from bandmate’s sister, Trish Sie, to collaborating with world-renowned dance company, Pilobolus.

We won’t be playing the songs in this episode due to copyright, but our banter runs seamlessly as we relive our early years of viral entertainment.

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FEATURED

A Million Ways (2005)

Dir. by Trish Sie

Here it Goes Again (2006)

Dir. by Trish Sie + OK Go

End Love (2010) 

Dir. by OK Go, Eric Gunther, and Jeff Lieberman

 

All is Lost - with Pilobolus (2013)

Dir. by OK Go, Pilobolus, Trish Sie

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OTHER LINKS

The Art Teacher’s Definitive Guide to OK Go Videos

How OK Go Has Revolutionized the Music Video

End Love Blooper Reel

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SCREENING

Moovy Festival - Tanzfilmfestival

Online

Friday July 23 - 24

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Leeds International Film Festival

Regular Deadline for Dance Film

Saturday, July 31st

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CHAPTERS

00:00  Start

05:20  OK Go and YouTube

18:24  OK Go and Pilobolus

22:57  OK Go and Creative Success for All Audiences

38:40  Announcements

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In the latest edition of Dancefilm Network, we connect with the Motion Dance Collective (the MDC) aka Omari “Motion” Carter, Anna Clifford, and James Williams.

The MDC is an award winning screendance production company that not only creates screen work, but also presents education initiatives including its podcast, The MDC Talks.

We touch on many topics including transitioning from a collective to company, the niche-on-niche world of screendance podcasts and the one question hanging over the heads of anyone at the intersection of dance and film.

Follow The Motion Dance Collective

@themdcollective @omarimotion @annaleaclifford @jw_cinematographer

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FEATURED 

The Cinematography Journal Podcast

END OF THE BLOCK (2012)

Directed by Kyle Stevenson

Written and Choreographed by Omari “Motion” Carter

I SEE YOU

Directed by Omari “Motion” Carter

Choreography by Omari ‘Motion’ Carter and Anna Clifford.

Cinematography by James Williams

FINDING MY FEET (2018)

Directed by Omari “Motion” Carter and James Williams

Director and Choreographer: Anna Clifford

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CHAPTERS 

1:00  Intro

6:11  First Encounter with Screendance

12:30  Beginnings as a Collective

18:20  Transitioning from Collective to Business

24:05  Working during COVID and educating collaborators

34:49  The MDC Talks Podcast

41:00  Podcast as Reflection & Video Podcasts

47:00  Other avenues of exploration as a company

52:15  The dreaded question...

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Brought to you by the Int. Screendance Calendar

Denton Black Film Festival

Denton, TX

Regular Deadline - October 25, 2021

Eligible films must be choreographed, directed, or produced by Black filmmakers; or Prominently feature Black dancers/actors/musicians; or Feature subject matter which relates to the Black community/or Black experience.

Zed Festival Int. Videodanza

Bologna, Italy

Regular deadline - July 7th, 2021

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When televisions became a staple in households, early television shows celebrated the potential of dance as a communal celebration while introducing it to new audiences. Come the 2000s, TV dance competitions began to inundate the airwaves and shape the dance world as a whole.

This week, the Frameform team examines the influence of dance-theme television shows on the culture at large and how they shape value systems for casual viewers both positively and negatively.

The episode includes an interview with Mark Orsborn of the Jam Project discussing his experience performing on World of Dance and the forces behind the camera at play. 

Follow Mark Orsborn @markorsborntap and @jamprojecttap

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FEATURED

Soul Train (1971 - 2006)

Doc: Soul Train - The Hippest Trip in America (10 min version)

Soul Train Doc

So You Think You Can Dance (2005 - Present)

So You Think You Can Dance

Cat Deely Talks About Hosting “So You Think You Can Dance”

World of Dance (2017 - 2020)

Overview

The Jam Project

Other TV Docs on Televised Dance

Gregory Hines : Tap in America (1989)

That’s Dancing! (1985)

FF Team Rec

Wired | Accent Expert Gives a Tour of US Accents

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Chain Bear F1

Racing Lines explained

The Art of Overtaking

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Brought to you by The Int’l Screendance Calendar )

Kinesthesia Film Festival from Independent Dance 

Middlesex University, London

July 16th - 18th 

In-Person

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You’re either the type of person who watches commercials in full or the kind of person who would rather do without them.

We, the Frameform team, love a good ad and are focusing on the best and worst examples of commercials featuring dance as the selling tool in today’s episode. Dance themed ads give the worldwide audience a taste of what screendance is.

Tying movement with product opens the mind of imagination and possibility to what an item can do and how it will make you feel using it. Whether the commercial is someone doing extravagant backflips in a pair of iconic khakis, or jamming out to their own beat in a pair of white headphones -- the creativity runs wild in these dancing advertisements.

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FEATURED

Gap

Khaki A-Go-Go (1999)

Lil Buck + Myles Yachts 5 min (2020)

Under Armour

Misty Copeland for UA (2016)

Burberry

Singin in the Rain (2020)

From London With Love (2014)

Free People

FP Movement Ballet (2014)

Apple

iPod/iPod Shuffle (2004 - 2008)

iPod Nano (w.video) Feist - Noemie LaFrance (2006)

Airpods Pro (2020)

Kenzo (2017)

Dir. by Spike Jonze

Activia - Ingrid Silva (2016)

Dir. by Ben Briand

GrubHub

Delivery Dance (2020)

Kia

Kia Soul Hamsters Party Rock Anthem (2011)

Jen’s Mentioned Watch

Why people hate corporate art styles so much YouTube video essay

Hannah’s All-Time Favorite Commercial

They - Silk (2016)

Clare’s All-Time Favorite Commercial (CW: Weird AF)

Quiznos Spongmonkeys (2004)

Article

“We are not the Huns”

Jen’s All-Time Favorite Commercial

John Lewis Insurance - Tiny Dancer (2015)

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CHAPTERS

:00  Start

2:55  90s Gap commercials

6:14  Lil Buck + Myles Yachts 2020 Gap commercial

11:00  Misty Copeland for Under Amor

14:30  A dance ad that misses the mark

18:22  Burberry dance ads

22:05  Apple ads capturing its brand identity through dance

27:20  Big sponsors wanting attention through dance

31:30  When do we draw the line between dance and advertising?

37:20  FF Team’s all time favorite commercials / Close

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Costumes transform a subject -- instantly creating a character, a personality, or a mood for the screen. The sheets of fabric, material, or in some cases sculpted masterpieces, take the shape to the character’s storyline, portraying a larger role to the picture.

In today’s discussion, we will take a closer look at some exquisite examples of imaginative costumes, how they are structuring the dance landscape, and uncovering the physical and metaphorical layers they leave behind. 

Alongside our weekly roundtable, Jen sits down with fellow Vancouver filmmaker, Rodrigo Rocha-Campos, discussing his personal filmmaking interests and practices, while also taking a deeper look at his costume trilogy, A Full Circle.

Follow Rodrigo Rocha-Campos @xzcampos

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FEATURED

Love Songs For Robots (2015)

Dir. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

Triadisches Ballett - Bauhaus style costumes

Dir. by Oskar Schlemmer

ZOMBIES

Dir. by Baloji

A Full Circle

Dir. by Rodrigo Rocha Campos

Movement #1

Movement #2

Movement #3

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Bonus Materials from Rodrigo:

Essay on "A Full Circle: Movement #3" for EIVV, International Meeting on Videodance and Videoperformance 2017

Essay on "4~" for EIVV, International Meeting on Videodance and Videoperformance 2019

Rodrigo Rocha-Campos on FilmFreeway

Clare’s Movie Rec - Bacurau (2019)
Jen’s YouTube Rec - SNL Holiday Clothing Skit

CHAPTERS

:00  Start

08:18  Love Song for Robots

17:50  Zombies

30:43  Interview with Rodrigo Rocha-Campos

58:45  FF reacts to A Full Circle/Close

1:08:30  Announcements

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

la briqueterie

Funding for upcoming dance film

Last Day to apply - Sunday, June 20th

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