Author Topic: Collaboration Gallery Number 22 - "Where Did My Life Go?" (Read 10766 times)

Ed Wenn · « **on:** November 04, 2010, 02:10:21 PM »

All registered Filmwasters are cordially invited to participate in Collaboration Number 22

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Theme: "Where Did My Life Go?"
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What can we say? The theme works for us on several levels. There's lots of room for interpretation here and we can't wait to see what you clever people come up with.

There is no right or wrong in a Filmwasters collab, so step into your creative tutus, pop a bottle of Old Perculiar and start wasting film (and/or paper, glass, chemicals, tin, liquid light etc.).

There is no 'time served' rule with these collaborations so don't worry if you only registered with us a week ago. Join in. The work we receive is always diverse and high-quality and the more people that get involved, the better the resulting gallery will be.

Submission Deadline: midnight BST Sunday, 5th December

Basic requirements: (besides being shot on film of course)

JPEG Requirements: One JPEG image. 72dpi. Not larger than 600-750 ppi. in
length or width. No more than 200kb.

**ALSO INCLUDE**

1.ONE or TWO BRIEF SENTENCES explaining how you've interpreted the theme with this shot.
2.The camera, process and/or type of film used
3. Your website or blog address that you'd like listed

EMAIL SUBMISSIONS to Filmwasters [at] gmail [dot] com (please write "Life Collab Submission" in the subject bar so we can organise them).

Have fun with it.

Francois · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2010, 03:01:15 PM »

Somehow, I was wondering the same thing when I saw how busy you were.

Mike (happyforest) · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2010, 08:38:11 PM »

Ed

I'm not sure that a bottle of 'Old Peculiar' is any good as a film developer. However it is a great beer and I might have to use some to get the old brain lubricated to work out what to take for this collaboration.

I do have one idea fermenting at the moment and can't wait to see what others make of this.

Mike

jojonas~ · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2010, 09:38:53 AM »

wow. I'd be honoured to join~ got some ideas...

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #4 on:** November 06, 2010, 03:21:11 PM »

Francois: The busy period seems to be coming to and end...although work is still driving me crazy! I'm hoping to finish editing the next FW video podcast. I got about 80% of it done in May or June

Mike: Continuing your idea, Old Peculiar may actually make a decent print stain. Anyone here tried staining prints with dark ales?

Jojonas: Glad you're planning to join in. Looking forward to seeing what you make of this theme.

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #5 on:** November 06, 2010, 09:23:51 PM »

this sounds like a great idea for a collaboration..hoping I can get by without showing my age..

beck · « **Reply #6 on:** November 07, 2010, 03:36:21 AM »

I submitted one. I am still larfing over it. Looking forward then. I skipped out on the last two.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #7 on:** November 07, 2010, 06:38:26 PM »

Hoo-rah! Beck's back in town. Sweet!

astrobeck · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2010, 12:12:49 AM »

and Hoo-rah!
Mr. Wenn is back posting!

Been missing you.

Karl · « **Reply #9 on:** November 09, 2010, 11:20:06 PM »

An excellent challenge. I'm 44 on the 4th of December so the deadline is just right

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:29:53 AM »

Astrobeckster: Great to be back. Still got a few things to do before I clear the boards completely and get time to get back on this board, but things are settling down finally. It was a very busy summer.

Karl: Youngster! I've been 44 since May. 1966 was obviously quite the year to be born

...and on a general point, I have no idea what I'm going to do for this collab!

Francois · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2010, 03:53:52 PM »

44... that's like Joe's age x 11...
Or like you have a nervous tick when it comes to the number 4

(What a pointless comment)

As for having no idea about what to shoot... I'm pretty much in the same boat...

Karl · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2010, 01:01:48 PM »

Quote from: ed.wenn on November 06, 2010, 03:21:11 PM

Anyone here tried staining prints with dark ales?

No, but it makes excellent bread if you use 50/50 with water. Seems to give the dried yeast a boost.

mickld · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2010, 02:43:49 PM »

Likewise Karl; I turn 40 on the 6th December! Yikes.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #14 on:** November 12, 2010, 10:24:42 AM »

Quote from: Karl on November 11, 2010, 01:01:48 PM

Quote from: ed.wenn on November 06, 2010, 03:21:11 PM
Anyone here tried staining prints with dark ales?
No, but it makes excellent bread if you use 50/50 with water. Seems to give the dried yeast a boost.

Bl**dy hell, I hadn't thought of that. If nothing else it's a good excuse for buying some dark beer on my way home. I was going to be making bread tonight anyway...Leon's coming round tomorrow and I need to feed him.

Francois · « **Reply #15 on:** November 12, 2010, 03:55:04 PM »

Dark ale is also quite good when used for cooking beef. I used to take some and add it to the broth when making Beef Carbonara stew (not a regular recipe in my household... more like a once a year thing). It adds a bit of taste but since alcohol evaporates at a low temperature, you don't get any left in the food...

jojonas~ · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2010, 01:55:43 PM »

Quote from: Francois on November 12, 2010, 03:55:04 PM

It adds a bit of taste but since alcohol evaporates at a low temperature, you don't get any left in the food...

I've recently heard heard claims saying against that. that you actually need a long time cookin' to get the alcohol to dissapear. I did a quick search and found this on the subject: http://www.ochef.com/165.htm
I just thought this was interesting since my gf is having a white year and we wondered how long we would have to boil mull wine for her to have a taste.

Heather · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2010, 01:59:04 PM »

Quote from: jojonas on November 15, 2010, 01:55:43 PM

Quote from: Francois on November 12, 2010, 03:55:04 PM
It adds a bit of taste but since alcohol evaporates at a low temperature, you don't get any left in the food...
I've recently heard heard claims saying against that. that you actually need a long time cookin' to get the alcohol to dissapear. I did a quick search and found this on the subject: http://www.ochef.com/165.htm
I just thought this was interesting since my gf is having a white year and we wondered how long we would have to boil mull wine for her to have a taste.

Easier to do non alcoholic mulled wine (like a mulled fruit juice)...
And yes it does highly vary because only *pure* alcohol boils off below the boiling point of *pure* water... that goes out the window when you're doing sauces and things. I first read that in a book called What Einstein Told His Cook

sort of a geeky cookbook that I've not finished reading actually...

Suzi Livingstone · « **Reply #18 on:** November 16, 2010, 03:49:49 PM »

Better get my thinking cap on..

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #19 on:** November 18, 2010, 12:02:47 AM »

I finally have a concept nailed down for this one...well 'concept' is altogether too grand a word, but the main thing is that I think I have a way forward. Hurrah!

jojonas~ · « **Reply #20 on:** November 18, 2010, 03:02:17 PM »

glad to hear it, ed! I was out this week and failed my first attempt

time for plan B! dun dun dunnn~ haha

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #21 on:** November 18, 2010, 10:17:00 PM »

Sorry to hear your first attempt has crashed and burned, but I'm sure Plan B will be awesome!! As for my Plan A...let's just say it's still at the conceptual stage. No film has yet been wasted. It may yet all go horribly wrong!

Francois · « **Reply #22 on:** November 18, 2010, 10:40:41 PM »

Well, at least you have an idea... I'm still blank on this one...

jojonas~ · « **Reply #23 on:** November 23, 2010, 09:23:44 AM »

film wasted! and um.. should have a few days to scan before the deadline. let's pray for horribly wrong results together. this could get interesting

Francois · « **Reply #24 on:** November 26, 2010, 06:05:08 PM »

Finally, here, at last, the print is scanned and in the box

The best I could do for now...

Diane Peterson · « **Reply #25 on:** November 26, 2010, 10:40:37 PM »

sent!

Alan · « **Reply #26 on:** November 27, 2010, 10:12:39 AM »

Quote from: Diane Peterson on November 26, 2010, 10:40:37 PM

sent!

Me too !!

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #27 on:** November 28, 2010, 12:22:05 AM »

Thanks everyone. I know it's a potentially challenging theme, but that's kind of the point. The FW inbox is slowly stacking up with submissions and I have mine in the can now too. Just one more week to go though so come on you stragglers. Let's do this!

jojonas~ · « **Reply #28 on:** November 30, 2010, 09:52:01 PM »

sent! I had quite fun wasting film with this. now I'm eager to see how everyone else interpreted the theme

moominsean · « **Reply #29 on:** December 01, 2010, 05:12:24 AM »

Mine is submitted! Good stuff.

astrobeck · « **Reply #30 on:** December 04, 2010, 07:29:02 AM »

sent!

Wensleydale Blue · « **Reply #31 on:** December 04, 2010, 01:08:30 PM »

Mine's now sent in too.

G

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #32 on:** December 04, 2010, 06:44:52 PM »

We've had a good number of last minute submissions...great stuff. Thanks to everyone who's contributed so far.

vicky slater · « **Reply #33 on:** December 05, 2010, 10:00:39 AM »

oops. does it have to be a new one?

calbisu · « **Reply #34 on:** December 05, 2010, 01:56:47 PM »

Oook, sent mine too. The idea was there but it took me some time to finally go for it... and everything was kind of last minute doing... but I am Ok with the result

Miller · « **Reply #35 on:** December 05, 2010, 07:53:33 PM »

Just sent and I've gone into virgin territory on the hardware to boot...

Phil Bebbington · « **Reply #36 on:** December 05, 2010, 11:21:55 PM »

I do have a tendency to leave things to the last minute - down to the wire, but, I'm there!

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #37 on:** December 06, 2010, 11:09:33 AM »

Great stuff, everyone. Leon has begged for a last minute extension so I'll be getting the gallery online as soon as he sends me his scan. Feel free to send in any after-the-deadline contributions until you see the post here saying the gallery is online.

I expect it to be ready by either Tuesday or Wednesday evening, UK time.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #38 on:** December 06, 2010, 11:10:36 AM »

Quote from: vicky slater on December 05, 2010, 10:00:39 AM

oops. does it have to be a new one?

Nope, no need for the work to be new. Some people like to use the collabs as an excuse to get out there and shoot, but if you have anything from the archives it's always appreciated.

moominsean · « **Reply #39 on:** December 07, 2010, 01:15:53 AM »

what, not posted yet!?

LT · « **Reply #40 on:** December 07, 2010, 06:08:51 AM »

Quote from: moominsean on December 07, 2010, 01:15:53 AM

what, not posted yet!?

I know - it's a poor show indeed. I got my submission in at least 10 hours ago and still nothing.

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #41 on:** December 07, 2010, 05:12:31 PM »

Y'know it's comments like this that make me happy to be part of such a supportive little community!!

I did prep the gallery last night and loaded all the photos and text onto the Filmwasters FTP site so that I could edit the upload the gallery today at work.....and then guess what happened? Yep, work ended up being work. Like, all day, dude! Totally bogus.

Who knows, maybe tonight, Josephine?

Francois · « **Reply #42 on:** December 07, 2010, 08:43:11 PM »

Don't you just hate it when you have to work at work?

I think it was Voltaire who said that "Proof that man is not made for work is that he grows tired."

Ed Wenn · « **Reply #43 on:** December 08, 2010, 01:47:34 AM »

Well, indeed, Francois!

So look people, it didn't happen again, but this time my excuse is that I was out boozing with some photographers (a noble pursuit) and then got home in time to fall into a slightly drunken, beautiful, warm slumber only to wake up after 5 minutes having remembered that I have to work some more. The work is done now and Voltaire is bang on the money, but then it is almost 2AM, so I guess tired feels about right.

I think galleries are always better when they go online on a Wednesday anyway....don't you?

Wensleydale Blue · « **Reply #44 on:** December 08, 2010, 10:54:33 AM »

Have to agree with you there ED, but just out of interest, which Wednesday are we talking about?

G

jojonas~ · « **Reply #45 on:** December 08, 2010, 11:53:43 AM »

Quote from: ed.wenn on December 07, 2010, 05:12:31 PM

I did prep the gallery last night and loaded all the photos and text onto the Filmwasters FTP site so that I could edit the upload the gallery today at work.....and then guess what happened? Yep, work ended up being work. Like, all day, dude! Totally bogus.

totally feel you, man! I only have time to check this forum out while at work. it just ain't right when work gets in the way

Author Topic: Collaboration Gallery Number 22 - "Where Did My Life Go?" (Read 10766 times)

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