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# yes you can do a lot with film, but it seems an unnecessary contrivance
Like 'I will only paint this picture on tuesdays' or I will sculpt this statue with one arm and hopping

does it really add anything to the final work?
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:00, archived)
# its more like saying
why use charcoal? pencils do the same thing.
yes they do but it ain't the same.
similar thing with film v digi

edit: and another thing is that any muppet can take a decent digi image whereas film requires a certain level of skill and patience
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:04, archived)
# mmmmm
I reckon didgital just makes it easier to take a shite photo

if you're going to take shite photos, using film won't help but at least if you use digital you can see right away that it's shite and maybe take another better one
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:12, archived)
# in the end it boils down to preferance really
i like both mediums and will continue to use them for as long as i can be arsed
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:15, archived)
# no.
i gave up on all that 'being true to the materials nonsense' it's results that count in the end, processes are all well and lovely and it's handy if you know how to do things old school, but ultimately who gives a shit, i'd much rather do something in 5 mins that traditionally took hours.
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:04, archived)
# I did enjoy working with proper B&W low grain film at college and processing it myself,
you could get really creepy looks to things, all grainy and spooky, was hard to imitate any other way.
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:19, archived)
# horses for courses
i'm a great believer in using whichever technique
is best suited to getting the desired result.old school can be a lot more fun to do but unless you're a performance artist where the doing is the 'art' does how you got to the result matter.
(, Sat 2 Feb 2008, 11:49, archived)