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Frameform
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This is Frameform. A podcast discussing movies, moving and everything in between.Hosted by Hannah Weber, Jen Ray and Clare Schweitzer.
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That's a wrap!
That’s right, we are coming to a close to season 5 and the Frameform series. It’s been a wonderful 5 years of making this show, but as time evolves, so have our lives and workloads…so we’re putting a pin in it. Today we’re reflecting on a wonderful season of interviews and discussions while also...
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The Uprooted Experience: Co-presented with Dancinema and The JaM Space
Well, aside from our wrap up, it’s our final episode of Season 5. Today we’re having a bit of a full circle moment and revisiting a project we covered in our very first season. Listeners of Frameform may remember our interview with some of the team behind Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance from...
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Andy Margetson: When state of the art meets mass appeal
While the concepts of mass appeal and state of the art don’t always dance well together, today’s guest has proven that you can accomplish both. If you’re a dancefilm enthusiast you’ve very likely to have seen Andrew Margetson’s films, which are quickly identified by their high caliber dance and...
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Nordic Screendance Network
This week’s episode of Frameform features three extraordinarily experienced artists-Kati Kallio, Maia Sorensen and Helena Jonsdottir- who wear many hats in the screendance field as filmmakers, curators, educators and more. Clare spoke with them about their work in screendance creation, curation…
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A love letter to dance with Maggie Bailey
Hello! We’re back from our summer recess which means we have more episodes to come for the rest of the 2024 year! For today’s episode, Hannah sits down with Austin, Texas filmmaker Maggie Bailey, discussing her 2022 dance documentary, Moving Together. This particular doc is something I myself...
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Make S&!7: Creative Prompts for Dance Film
Unless you have hit the screendance jackpot, it’s highly unlikely that you are a full-time screendance maker. Carving time out to create your own work can be a bit difficult and sometimes it’s intimidating to start. As Frameform goes into the summer break, we are offering creative prompts…
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Frameform x LADFF
We love connecting with the people behind the scenes at festivals. In today’s episode, we speak with Nicole Spring of the Los Angeles Dance Film Festival. We talk all about how she started the LA Dance Shorts Film Festival - now known as Los Angeles Dance Film Festival - and how this project has...
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LOCATION SCOUT: Black Boxes
Most theater-goers are familiar with black boxes. We’re not talking about literal boxes that are black but in a way it’s not totally off the mark. Walking inside a black box theater, it’s pretty bare and minimal – empty space, a place for an audience to sit, and maybe a few studio lights for...
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Cinedans x Frameform: Audio Postcard from Amsterdam
Frameform is thrilled to collaborate with Cinedans on several episodes to commemorate the 20th edition of the Amsterdam-based festival which took place in late March 2024. Through its adventurous film programming along with its substantial professional development program, Cinedans has…
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Cinedans x Frameform: A Conversation with Tanin Torabi
Frameform is thrilled to collaborate with Cinedans on several episodes to commemorate the 20th edition of the Amsterdam-based festival which took place in late March 2024. Through its adventurous film programming along with its substantial professional development program, Cinedans has…
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Superhero movies: "The Death of Cinema" or the new "Golden Age"?
Audiences can be strongly divided when it comes to musicals, and the same goes for superhero flicks. Are these “theme park movies” the “death of cinema” or are they just a product of the times? In this roundtable with special guest Steven Butler, we cover many facets of movie musicals, superhero...
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We're Back! Season 5 Trailer
We're back with another season of dance and film! Be sure to download and listen to a brand new episode, on Wednesday March 15th!
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Season 4 Wrap Up
That’s a wrap! We reflect, share some behind the scenes perspectives and celebrate all that is Season 4 of Frameform. Thank you to the festivals and organizations we partnered with: Dance Camera West, ADF’s Movies by Movers, Standard Vision, Dancinema’s Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival. We’ll be…
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FF x ADF Part 2: ADF Filmmaker Panel
Frameform was honored an invitation from Jennifer “Scully” Thurston (noted RogueDancer and current Artistic Director of ADF Movies by Movers) to moderate Q&As following the shorts programs at a weekend of the summer-long dance film institution Movies by Movers at American Dance Festival in…
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FF x ADF Movies by Movers Part 1: Sean Dorsey Dance
Sean Dorsey is a San Francisco-based choreographer, dancer, writer, teaching artist and cultural activist. Recognized as the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, Dorsey has toured his work to more than 30 cities across the US and abroad – and taught with his explicitly...
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Seeing the light
Lighting plays a large role in cinematography. In one scenario, light is a tool to just visually see images. While in other cases, light sculpts the features in a space – illuminating the curvatures of people’s bodies, faces, sharp edges on buildings and furniture. Lack of light creates deep...
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Dancine Docs: Ghostly Labor with La Mezcla, Vanessa Sanchez, and John Jota Leaños with Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival
WARNING: Some explicit language is used in this episode. We recommend using headphones if you have sensitive or young ears around. In this next installment of our partnership with Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival this season, we are featuring “Ghostly Labor”, a hybrid dancefilm/documentary that…
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Dancine-Docs: Miccolis + Magnifica with Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival
Today’s episode is part one of our “Dancine-Docs” series in collaboration with Dancinema, specifically the 2022 Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival in Washington, DC. We’re connecting with Mimmo Miccolis and Carola Mamberto on their dance and documentary works that celebrate Italian arts and culture....
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Alternative Approaches feat. Standard Vision and Nina McNeely in collaboration with Dancinema
We are back from a great summer break! Check out our Frameform Patreon page for 6 awesome resources we released over the past few months ranging from Technical Tips for Video Editing by Hannah, a visual guide to all things Frameform by Jen Ray, a Zine by Clare, and more. Today’s episode features...
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A Somatic Approach to Screendance with Lolly
In today’s episode, we welcome Lolly, a friend of the podcast and Dancinema collaborator. Dancefilm is a special mode of expression and calls for a different approach of reception. Lolly has been our liaison, guiding us to consider screendances – the way we view, feel, and discuss them – from a…
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In the Mood for Color
This episode is full of COLOR. Maybe not every color of the rainbow, but do they look very pleasing to the eye. Today’s keyword for this episode will be ‘aesthetic’ which is definitely the first thing that comes to my mind while watching these 3 picks. Red, yellow, green, blue, and so on can...
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Location Scout: Forests
If you thought we were done with location scout episodes, boy you are incorrect. We still have a few in our back pocket! We’re going into the deep deep forest to ground our roots in what nature has to offer in this episode. Let’s be real. Dance films taking place in the woods is a hard…
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Site-Specific Choreography
You’re probably reading the title of this episode and thinking “site-specific choreography? Aren’t most screendances site-specific?” You are certainly right, listener! You must be a screendance fan! As you know, site-specific episodes have been a recurring topic on the show. As we’ve segmented…
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A Conversation with Rogue Dancer
In this episode, we are highlighting the wonderful Jennifer Scully-Thurston, also known as Rogue Dancer. Frameform listeners may already know this friend of the podcast and fellow panelist at last year’s Screendance Symposium. Enjoy this conversation with Scully and Jen Ray including experiences...
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FF for DCW: Gabri Christa
In this episode, we are highlighting Gabri Christa, a core figure and throughline of Dance Camera West’s events we attended earlier this season. “Gabri Christa makes work for stage, screen and everything in between. She hails from the Dutch Caribbean and lives in NYC. Christa is an Associate...
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FF for DCW: David Rousséve
David Roussève is a renowned choreographer, writer, director and filmmaker, as well as a longtime board member and juror of Dance Camera West. Along with his many accomplishments as a professor at UCLA, and artistic director of the dance theater company REALITY, David has been a dance film...
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FF for DCW: Samantha Shay
This week, Clare speaks with Samantha Shay, a multidisciplinary artist and founder of the international production company Source Material, who is currently in residence at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. Samantha outlines her unique path to dance film and shines a light on her research and...
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FF for DCW: Bella Documentary
Frameform is back in session and we’re kicking the season off with a collaboration! Earlier this year, we joined forces with Dance Camera West, by interviewing 4 selected filmmakers who were screening at this year’s 2023 fest. First in line, Hannah chats with director/producer Bridget Murnane,...
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Beyond Spectacle : The Fits
*CONTAINS SPOILERS* We’ve made it to the annual Beyond Spectacle episode which means our feature presentation today is our last viewing of the year. But before we wrap up on season 3 of Frameform, we’re screening Anna Rose Holmer’s 2015 indie feature, “The Fits.” A story taken place outside of...
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Remembering Simon Fildes
This week’s episode is dedicated to the life, work and legacy of Simon Fildes who was an international award-winning film-maker, artist, curator and teacher. This episode features the voices of some of Simon’s many collaborators and colleagues, who share their memories and reflections on both him...
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Ballet in Focus
In today’s Pas de Cast, we’re launching a new episode series where, rather than a specific location or film, we will be exploring how specific genres of dance intersect with cinema and technology. Ballet originated as a combination of choreographic display and social dance, and we have seen this...
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A Conversation with Lórand Janos from Choreoscope
This week, Frameform welcomes Lórand Janos, a multi-hyphenate artist and the founding artistic director of Choreoscope: Barcelona Dance Film Festival. Lórand’s is passionate about the world of dance film and is not afraid to ruffle feathers and break molds when it comes to Choreoscope’s...
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Music Videos: Missy Makes You Lose Control
Ok, you caught us again in another music video episode. We just can’t get enough of the power of dance and music uniting together in the world of visual entertainment. But in the years of the early 2000s, there was a flavor of music videos that were incredibly different from years past and…
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Location Scout: Snow
Grab your boots and your toque - we’re going on another location scouting adventure and this time our destinations are snowy! Highlighting a few selections, we discuss possible themes, trends, and significance of cold places in their many manifestations. We reflect how snowy locations symbolize...
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INTERMISSION
The lights have risen and it’s time for a pause. Get a stretch in and walk over to the lobby. Meeting new people at film festival intermissions is always fun– you get to learn who they are, why they came to the event, and what films interest them. Basically, we’re here bringing an intermission to...
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How She Moves: A Conversation with Aisha Linnea and Anya Raza
In today’s episode, Jen Ray discusses the documentary “How She Moves” with its co-directors, Anya Raza and Aisha Linnea. All of us Frameformers had the opportunity to see this film at Dancinema’s 2021 Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival at Eaton Workshop in DC and we knew right away we wanted to…
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Deep Dive: West Side Story (2021)
Something’s coming, something good…. it’s our West Side Story deep dive! Every season we like to pick at least one feature film to dedicate an entire episode to. This week, we’re discussing the 2021 remake of West Side Story. We cover some comparisons and context, what we did and didn’t enjoy…
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Dancing in the Air: Drones
Get ready to fly! This week, the Frameform team discusses the uses and mis-uses of drone cinematography in dance. They discuss the aesthetics of the drone camera as well as how its associations with military and surveillance affect the way the onscreen image is read. They reflect on the drone’s...
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Film 103: Putting Your Work on the Internet
It’s 2022 and it’s time to get with the program people. PUT YOUR WORK ONLINE. Do it in a fashion that makes sense to you. Whether that be hosting your own website portfolio or starting a YouTube channel focusing on the creative process. Overall, sharing *content* online is essentially necessary…
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Caring and MetaNiches with Sumedha Bhattacharyya
Over the last two years, screendance artists have been living, meeting, watching and practicing online. If you are in the screendance online sphere, you probably noticed the impeccably curated and presented Duet with Camera. Duet with Camera is dedicated towards sustaining the growing area of...
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Location Scout: Empty Swimming Pools
We’re back with our regularly scheduled programming! In today’s episode, we’re back on the location scouting game by taking a closer look into dance films taking place in empty swimming pools! Like our previous episode with warehouse films, deserted swimming pools have populated the screendance...
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Screendance Symposium
Frameform is back!! We kick off Season 3 with a recap of the Screendance Symposium, which took place at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in April of 2022. Jen and Clare reflect on being a part of a rich gathering and sharing of the screendance community and share excerpts from several...
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Season 3 (Trailer)
We’re back with SEASON 3 of FRAMEFORM! Coming to YOU, Wednesday July 6th! – Frameform is BACK in session with fresh perspectives and heated roundtables. Taking a closer look into cinematic trends through the audience’s lens. And kicking back with the makers and curators who are sharing dance film...
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Season 2 Wrap Up
That’s a wrap for Season 2! But before we go on break, we finally had the chance to sit down together in the same room and reflect on our podcast journey. As we look back on Season 2, we thank all the humble guests who sat with us to learn about their point of view on dance film. Furthermore, we...
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All Staff: Frameform Wraps Season 2!
LISTENER! There is a video version of this podcast! Go watch it here: YouTube -- This week, the partners chat with the amazing hosts of Frameform about season 2! -- Links from discussion Capitol Dance and Cinema Festival, Saturday, October 9, 2021: LINK Clare on SFDFF Dancing Through the Lens…
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Beyond Spectacle
We’re back with another Beyond Spectacle episode looking at dramatic fictional films that integrate dance and movement into their story. For this episode we are joined with previous Frameform guest, Nathan Scoll, who chose our destiny to dissect Disney’s 1949 animated double billed feature, “The...
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Location Scout: Desert
On our last episode of Location Scout, you voted for us to cover films that were in water locations. However, fear not if you pined for the DESERT as that’s where we are headed next. For quite some time, desert locations have been making its rounds in the dance film circuit. With its empty...
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Dance in Dozens of Drawings
With animation, almost anything is possible. And in this day in age, there are so many styles and forms of inventive moving design. In today’s episode, we’ll be exploring many modes of animated dance films. From gravity defying claymation to the expressively complex technology of 3D generated...
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Working With Kids
While kids and teens sometimes arise in our conversations on tech, culture, and our own experiences, we wanted to dedicate an episode to focus on what it’s like working with them and watching them in the context of screendance. While there are some differences when collaborating with and teaching...
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DANCEFILM Network: Cara Hagan
Where do you watch dancefilm? On TikTok? In a theatre at a film festival? Maybe a gallery? How do we share and enlighten this form of art? How do festivals or algorithms pick which films to feature on their platforms? On today’s episode, curator, writer, filmmaker, and all around great person…
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This is Frameform. A podcast discussing movies, moving and everything in between.Hosted by Hannah Weber, Jen Ray and Clare Schweitzer.
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