Keylight Film

Film Processing Party Workshop
2026-02-20 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Analog Liberation, 115 Sedgewick St, Pittsburgh, 15209, United States
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Co-Presented with Analog Liberation
Black & White Photochemical Processing Workshop for Motion Picture & Still Film. 18+
Instructor: Ross Nugent
BYOB/W (& BYOB)! This hands-on workshop will provide a basic overview of photochemical processing for black-and-white film, followed by guided instruction while developing it. Participants are encouraged to bring exposed black-and-white film of almost any type (Super-8, 16mm, still 35mm, still 120mm) to process in the darkroom at Analog Liberation. As needed, exposed film can be provided for participants who need footage for the demonstration.
*Note: Small-gauge motion picture film will be processed to a negative using the “bucket method.” Artifacts and scratching to the film is expected.
Still photography rolls will be processed in traditional developing tanks.
Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks (beer is allowed if over 21) to enjoy while learning

A Hands-On Introduction To Color Grading session 1/2
2026-03-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Trace Brewing (Bloomfield) – Coolship Room, 4312 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, United States
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Two 3-hour sessions where you learn the basics of color-grading
Instructor: Patrick Francart
Trace Brewing (Bloomfield) Coolship Room
Learn how to make your cameraman look good using Davinci Resolve. We’ll talk a little bit about history and photochemistry and a lot about light, contrast, histograms, color, and curves. We will cover issues involved in maintaining consistent whites and blacks, contrast, tone, and saturation within a scene. We will discuss establishing and maintaining a “look,” and the limitations of “looks.” This is a hands-on class and students will need to bring their own laptop to each session. Each student should download DaVinci Resolve (free version) prior to the first class. Rather than being a software tutorial, this workshop will familiarize participants with the key concepts and steps involved in color grading, regardless of the software being used (Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or others).
*Participants should bring a laptop capable of running DaVinci Resolve (free version) and have the program installed from this website. Mac users should be running IOS 12 (Monterey) or newer; Windows users should be running Windows 10/11 or newer (64 bit). A minimum of 8GB of RAM is required for either system. Ample storage space is recommended and a dedicated external solid state drive (SSD) would be ideal.

Short Films With 3 Filmmakers
2026-03-27 19:30 - 21:30 | Botany Hall at Phipps Conservatory, 1 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
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Followed by Q&A with filmmakers
A screening of works by independent filmmakers who have experimented with form and worked outside of the mainstream. All three will be in attendance to show several of their own short films and discuss their work with the audience. Notably, while Adam is known for never showing any of his films more than once, these experimental 16mm films are getting a second screening over a decade since they’ve last shown; while Tony will be screening several of his more experimental shorts, they are still integral to his documentation of Braddock and labor issues; and Brady will show a group of shorts that are part of an unfinished series of films dealing with divergent approaches to narrative.

A Hands-On Introduction To Color Grading session 2/2
2026-03-31 18:00 - 21:00 | Trace Brewing (Bloomfield) – Coolship Room, 4312 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, United States
