Become acquainted with the quintessential home-movie camera at the Echo Park Film Center’s one-day Super 8 workshop. Under the guidance of Dagie Brundert and Paolo Davanzo, the “Donny and Marie” of film instruction, students will cruise around the east side shooting and learning the basics of Super 8. The day will wrap up with hand processing the film in buckets and projecting the finished product on the wall.
WHEN: 12noon-5pm
CLASS FEE: $60 General/$50 EPFC Members
WHERE: Echo Park Film Center
ADDRESS: 1200 N Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90026
PHONE: (213) 484-8846
WEBSITE: www.echoparkfilmcenter.org
ADDITIONAL INFO: Register early, class size limited
Experience two rare LA qualities - quiet and darkness - at the Descanso Gardens Summer Night Walk. Notice how bright the stars appear, become aware of the awakening wildlife and walk through the 25-acre estate filled with oaks and seasonally blooming roses. Docent Jim Jackson will lead a tranquil tour through the Gardens, which in Spanish translates as “ranch of rest.”
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Tap into the local creative flow at Pecha Kucha Night’s energized forum for young designers, architects and photographers. Allowing presenters to show 20 images for 20 seconds each, the evening generates a lively exchange around the artists’ current projects. Named for the Japanese words for the sound of conversation, Pecha Kucha Night has spread virally to over 120 cities.
In an afternoon for all ages, the Natural History Museum presents a lighthearted look at b-movie creatures and their “real life” counterparts. After the screening of “Monster on Campus” (1958), where a college professor becomes a murderous Neanderthal after being exposed to the blood of a prehistoric fish, the Museum’s resident crustacean expert will clarify fish facts and fictions.
