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"Decasia": The Beauty of Film Decay

Posted by michael on from the ad-te-omnis-caro-veniet dept.

tregoweth writes "The New York Times has a story about 'Decasia,' a film created entirely from deteriorating nitrate film footage. Ya can't beat analog for interesting disintegration."

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  1. Digital too by Dolly_Llama · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ya can't beat analog for interesting disintegr098Asjoijoasnlks^K^K^K^Kank109Fj

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  2. deteriorating analog footage by nakaduct · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... created entirely from deteriorating nitrate film footage. Ya can't beat analog for interesting disintegration."

    Of course, that's not to say you can't make a film entirely from deteriorating digital footage.

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  3. What about AOTC? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ya can't beat analog for interesting disintegration.

    Oh, I don't know. This year's all-digitial Attack of the Clones provided for an interesting example of the distintegration of George Lucas' writing, directing and overall creativity...

  4. Hey cool! by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The latest NIN video is out!

  5. So the question is.. by tezzery · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will someone be looking at crappy bad quality divx cam rips in 100 years appreciating them artistically?

  6. Decomposing nitrates by psyconaut · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gives a whole new meaning to "the premiere went off with a real bang!" ;)

    -psy