2nd Scratch Film Juhnkees

ok ok, I will admit, the second time around i felt a lot more comfortable about what the scratch film junkies are actually trying to do with their films because of all the experience we've had with our own scratch films. It was a lot easier to point out and separate different styles such as the ink, paint, scratching, bleach, magazine tranfer, and the desktop printing. Another thing I realized was we sort of haphazardly assembled these techniques in an unorganized manner in a structure resembling nothing more than an example reel for film manipulation. however, the junkies organized theirs in a methodical, purposeful and stylized manner, using full advantage of the techniques previously mentioned. it was so hard to figure out the timing of the frames, just for our short animation. animation in and of itself is so difficult to do because of the inner sense of timing that is required to do it properly. i dont know how they can see what it looks like before they scratch it out of the emulsion! its ridiculous. but with the knowledge of the techniques learned in class, I found i could better appreciated the style, a lot more than the first time. this usually goes for most things i suppose; the more you know about it the better you can potentially connect with it. another thing i noticed this time the music wasnt distracting and it definitely bridged across the visuals, giving the overall poise of the film a boost in its "structural integrity". Good Form!