Analogue Resources
Here are some resources that I’ve shared with students. They center around resources that may be helpful to analogue filmmakers in so-called Canada. If you want to add a resource, email me at caro.sojung (@) gmail.com.
Where to buy film:
Kodak: Search for Canada’s Kodak 2023 film catalogue online. They offer student discounts. Shipping is usually a flat rate of $20.
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto: Lots of options for film, leader, tape, etc. Discounts for members.
Niagara Custom Film Lab: You can purchase film here too.
Where to process/develop film:
Niagara Custom Film Lab (Tkaronto/Toronto, ON): niagaracustomlab.com
Mels (Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, QC): mels-studios.com/en/service/photochemical-laboratory/
ColorLab (Washington, DC): colorlab.com
Cinelab (New Bedford, MA): cinelab.com
Where to scan film in Canada:
They may offer student discounts. “Handmade film” here means film with handmade effects applied to it ie. ink, taped-on materials, etc)
Niagara Custom Film Lab (Tkaronto/Toronto, ON): niagaracustomlab.com. They scan handmade film.
Frame Discreet (Tkaronto/Toronto, ON): framediscreet.com. Archival quality. Ask for student discount. They may scan handmade film.
Mels (Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, QC): mels-studios.com/en/service/photochemical-laboratory/. Professional scans but not sure if they will scan handmade film.
Filmhouse (Coast Salish Territories/Vancouver, BC): filmhouse.world. Ask for student discount. They may scan handmade film.
Where to watch experimental handmade cinema:
University media libraries
Youtube
Your local Cinematheque
Your local film festival
Experimental handmade analogue film things to learn*:
-Handmade effects to film (applying ink, nail polish, using chemicals, taping things on, etc)
-In-camera special effects
-Editing by hand using a splicer and tape
-Doing multiple exposures with a rewind crank
-Using a flatbed film editor like a Steenbeck
-Animation
-Phytograms
-Eco-processing with caffeine and plants
-Optical printing
-Contact printing
-Handmade film emulsion
-Hand processing
-experimental effects during developing (like mordançage, chromaflex, monoflex)
*Thank you to artist Lindsay McIntyre for teaching me that these things existed
More info:
Bolex manual for H-16 Rex 5: https://www.filmlabs.org/docs/Bolex_Manual.pdf
Find artist-run film labs: filmlabs.org
Experimental Newsletter for artist opportunities: @this_week_in_experimental (Instagram)
Alternative Processes: alternativeprocesses.org
Echo Park Film Centre (Los Angeles, CA): epfccollective.org
Echo Park Film Centre North (Coast Salish Territories/Vancouver, BC): tumblr.com/epfcmoberlyfieldhouse
Mono No Aware (NYC, NY): mononoawarefilm.com
Iris Film Collective (Coast Salish Territories/Vancouver, BC): irisfilmcollective.com