Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Experiment: Film in a Day

We were challenged to create a 'film in a day' using Super 8 film. My group decided to film a day-in-the-life style video of a college student. We took shots of walking through the electronic gates, writing, typing, eating, paying for food, putting on lipstick and walking up/down the stairs. To pull the shots together to keep a theme, we decided to concentrate on the hands.

I haven't done much filming on analogue or digital cameras before. I did most of the 'acting' in the film so I didn't get to film, though I did help out with processing the film.

Making Caffenol is a pretty simple process; mix 24g washing soda crystals, 20g vitamin C powder and 45g instant coffee with 1000ml water. The mixture should be warm (no less than 20 degrees celsius) when using. I quite enjoyed the whole experience.

Our film was too overexposed and didn't show up at the cinema when they were all shown. This was a bit disappointing, it meant we couldn't edit the film digitally either. It's a shame, I would've like to see how it turned out.

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