Resources and References

Barrett, E Bolt, B. (2007) Practice as research: Approaches to creative arts enquiry. London: I.B Tauris & Co Ltd.

Bronkhorst, A (2012) Lo-fi Photo Fun. London: Apple Press

Brakhage, S. (1963) Mothlight Available from < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5P5vkegmvU> Accessed 10 October 2015

Chu, J (2013) G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation [Trailer] Available from < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2YMu52MfqA> Accessed 3 November 2015 

Frayling, C (1993/4) Research in Art and Design. Royal college of art research papers. Vol.1 No.1 pp.1-5

Haffer, V (1969) Making Photograms: The creative process of painting with light. London: Focal Press Ltd. 

Handmade Film Institute (2003) Silver Gelatin Emulsion Available from

<http://handmadefilm.org/resources/technicalResources/processes/emulsionMaking/silverGelatin/silverGelatinEmulsion.html> Accessed 10 October 2015

Hill, H. (2004) Recipes for disaster Available from

<http://www.filmlabs.org/docs/recipes_for_disaster_hill.pdf> Accessed 2 October 2015

The empire strikes back. (1980) Directed by Irvin Kershner. 20th century fox [35mm] 

Photojojo (2014) How to develop film using coffee and vitamin c Available from < http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/coffee-caffenol-film-developing/> Accessed 3 November 2015

Conclusion

The finished outcome of this project was not what I had hypothesised at the beginning of this investigation, the images are not recognisable as the code from Brakhages Mothlight image and the emulsion is inconsistent through out the strips.

This project I have found to be both suprising and frustrating at the same time, I was surprised at my ability to experiment and research a subject in this way. I have never worked with 35mm film stock before, nor hand processed or used a darkroom before. The skills I have obtained due to this line of investigation are invaluable and will continue to work with this line of investigation and experimentation.

The idea of being able to bring analog film back into education via DIY methodologies has great potential when trying to make analog film in education sustainable. The use of experimenting in this way can be of great benefit to students and educators alike as it is more about the mistakes made than the successes and offers an ever-expanding line of investigation.

I am still unsure as to why my experiments were unsuccessful in the capturing of an image, as there are so many factors to take into consideration, timing, exposure, measurements and temperatures. It is natural to feel a little disheartened by the whole experience but I am delighted of the outcome of the experiment and shall continue to work to make this method work in the future.   

After all you can always dunk the film in bleach overnight and start again . . .

 

 

Digitising The Film

In order to capture the 35mm film digitally I shall be using a Nikon 35mm slide scanner, this will only capture one frame at a time but will hopefully not impact on the handmade emulsion through scratching, as the emulsion is very fragile.

I have tested this equipment by scanning a 35mm film strip from The empire strikes back (Kershner 1980), the results are fine but I will need to edit the images after scanning them in order to make them visible.

The empire strikes back (Kershner, 1980)

With the film strips now developed it is time to digitise them, the images have not come out a clear as I would have liked but there is plenty of shape and contrast to what is on the film. I predicted that the image would be unclear due to the experimental nature of inconsistency through DIY emulsion and processing.