16mm
Petting Zoo

TAPE Los Angeles hosts a hands-on 16mm Petting Zoo at Whammy! Analog Media. The donation-suggested session is a chance to learn and practise essential manual skills for shooting, developing and exhibiting 16mm film. It is not a full workshop, but a low-stakes environment for practising skills, including for people who have shot 16mm before or are curious about analog filmmaking. Stations with TAPE volunteers guide participants through loading a Bolex with 16mm film, threading a 16mm projector, and loading a Lomo Tank for home developing. An RSVP is available through the TAPE Collective Givebutter page, with suggested donation tiers: Professional Rate for current or former professionals brushing up their 16mm skills; Friend Of Rate for people who have taken a TAPE workshop and want to practise; and Curious Rate for those with no experience who want to learn more about 16mm. Donations support low-cost equipment rental.