Materials used: 16mm celluloid, household bleach, mould spray, hair dye, baking powder, baking soda, nail files, finger nails.
All 2000ft of the rushes were placed in a bath tub for 2 days and manually treated with the listed materials. All textures created solely using this method.
The lyric 'close this wound' was central to our idea. This open and bloody wound - a wound that heals itself - became representative of decay and regeneration.
With this in mind we set out to explore how best film could represent these themes, ultimately choosing the arduous and tactile process of affecting film after it has been exposed. The result was decomposition on a chemical level as well as physically scratching and scouring certain frames. Evoking the works of Stan Brakhage and Lucio Fontana.
We also had clean, untreated rushes, and the resulting interplay between these two sets attempts to invoke the relationship between deterioration and rebirth.
John Stezaker was also an inspiration, particularly his mixture of portraiture and archive. The latter was carefully selected to sit in harmony with the above themes.
Directors/Editors: in/out
Director Of Photography: Rina Yang
Camera Assistant: Jonny Lewis
Gaffer: Eliott Beach
Colourist: Joseph Bicknell
Special Thanks: Lee Mackay @ Panavision, Nigel Horn @ i-dailies, Toby Newman @ Pixipixel, Natalie Arnett @ Untitled