Experimental Film | Scanning and exploration of processed film

Neko Chen
2 min readNov 16, 2023

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Scanning of processed film

During the creative process, for example, when painting with pigments on transparent film, the opaque pigments would cover the image, and after scanning the film with Steenbeck it would take on an effect similar to that of black film (there was no way of revealing the colours), which caused me a great deal of distress for a period of time.

Processed by Steenbeck

I then chose to scan the film using a scanner, which was able to scan very vibrant colours.

using a scanner

Experiments with green opaque film discovered by chance

Transparent tape was accidentally used to stick to the green film when it was used as the opening/closing credits.

After removing the clear tape, I noticed a very magical effect.

After removing the clear tape

I then scratched and coloured the green film. The picture below shows the comparison between before and after colouring.

the comparison between before and after colouring

Showcase of processed film

Showcase of processed film

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Neko Chen
Neko Chen

Written by Neko Chen

Photographer/Filmmaker based in Sydney/Shanghai

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