So here is the film process for this work that Ive been doing for nearly 9 months now!
I was interested in how quarter inch tape is the same
width as double8 film. I have been making soundtapes for nearly two years now that have only had magnetic processes worked on them, even its own sound, so mostly blank tape. For this work I have made two soundtracks on two tapes, both 5 min long. I have used a magnetized pin to prick holes and scratch the surface of the tape so that different sounds are made.
Whilst doing this I have taken two unexposed reels of double8 film and filmed them
with the lens cap left on, producing black. Since it works between two reels, you have to open the camera half way to turn it around and shoot the other side, so It gets exposed to light. It becomes shifting colours into black over around 4 mins.
Anyway, I have been transfering the same marks on the tape across to the film bit by bit, so that the soundtrack marks are transfered into in image.
Since the process is very long winded, I have now gotten to the stage where the first film is finished and now the second is half transcribed. Next week they will both be sent to Andec Berlin to be telecined to Quicktime, and then the soundtrack will be sync'd on each film for a double sided screen projection as part of my show in May.
Here is earlier footage of the films shown side by side after development before any marks were made from the soundtrack
