I really enjoyed cameraless film making. This was something new to me that I had always wanted to try. When we first talked about it in class I had all kinds of crazy animations that I thought would look cool on film. Then when I actually tried to attempt the animations...well...lets just say they looked nothing like I had pictured.
I never actually got to paint on the film with oil, my partner did most of that - but I thought that part looked Awesome on the film! And when the film ran through the projector I could actually tell what it was and what part of the film that was.
I tried to write out the phrase "Our Earth" with pieces of magazine letters. I had thought that when this ran through I would actually get to read "our earth" and would be able to distinguish it. Boy was I wrong! I was so surprised when it played so fast, a bit disappointed, but it looked cool nonetheless.
I also had scratched out film to give the appearance of a tornado moving (for the element of wind) This is something I could actually see when it was played. It looked exactly how I wanted - I just wish I had scratched out more so it would play for longer. My partner, TJ, did I great job with his stick figure animation. I could precisely see the man doing actions.
I enjoyed all aspects of this project, it was unique and creative and made me feel more like a experimental film maker. I must also end with saying that it felt so sublime to be sitting on my couch with a nice glass of wine, scratching on some film, and watching the Oscars all at the same time!
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