Hand Processing and Animation

So, the hand processing project was interesting. I wasn't a big fan of complete darkness (not a fear, it was just weird) but the project itself was fun. Our group had some interesting objects, such as Elaine's broken glass, star glitter, cotton, and more. I was surprised at how well everything turned out. When our film strips were projected, I was pleasantly surprised. The footage was really cool (especially the star glitter) and I think that the editing portion will make for a really cool little experimental short film. I was disappointed with the animation portion, however. The contact print didn't seem to work to well for some of them and the resulting little film was rather disappointing. I wonder if it would look any better if we spliced the clear leader strips together and projected them. I am more than happy with the hand processing footage, however, so I honestly don't really care about that animation anymore.