[Frameworks] Celluloid Now Call for Entries

[mrktosc]

Yeah, Pip I think you’re definitely taking this too literally, particularly for an event which is clearly meant to positively celebrate the love for a medium (and congrats CFS for the effort!).  

And if we want to be strict, “celluloid” is also not accurate, and pertains only to the nitrate era - but we still use it casually and gladly in referring to film.  So, like “celluloid”, the word “film” has for a while now come to be fairly medium-agnostic, and it has made sense in recent years to add the adjective “analog” to clarify, especially for younger enthusiasts for whom the material was never an everyday presence.  In their contemporary usage in this kind of context, at least in my view, both “analog” and “film” have implications that extend quite a bit beyond their historical and now more conservative uses.

And film as a process is analog - film hasn’t just rigidly meant the physical material in like 100 years… As a term it means much more than the flexible plastic material called film, and it’s this inclusive and complex sense of culture/medium/engagement that this festival is clearly meant to highlight.  

Mark


> On Jun 11, 2022, at 6:25 PM, Fred Camper <f at fredcamper.com> wrote:
> 
> I agree that "analog" is redundant, and that electronically recorded video can be analog, but unfortunately just using "film" is now problematic, since an overwhelming shift in usage has it applying to digital video. Shooting digital video is now called "filming," and a video can be called a "film" We may not like this, but usage has made it correct.
> 
> My solution is to write "celluloid." One might write, "films printed on celluoloid," or, to be more restrictive, "films shot and printed on celluloid." It would be interesting to know if the festival will accept works shot on video but printed on celluloid, and designed that way, for the look of, for example, Pixelvision on celluloid. Such things exist.
> 
> I am all ears as to a better terminology solution.
> 
> Fred Camper
> Chicago
> 
>> On 6/11/2022 12:01 PM, FrameWorks Admin wrote:
>> Just a comment here: film is not analog. Film is a material. Whereas an audio or a video signal can be either analog or digital, it is a misnomer to say “analog film” or “digital film” - please just say film.
>> - Pip Chodorov
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Jun 11, 2022, at 1:33 PM, Julian Antos <julian at chicagofilmsociety.org> wrote:
>>> We're very pleased to announce our call for entries for CELLULOID NOW, a four day showcase of recent work and archival rediscoveries presented on analog film. More info below!
>> 
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