Film Cocktail Overdoze

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Can't get enough of film cocktails? This recipe will definitely give your film a crazy hangover! Please do not attempt to enjoy this powerful concoction, this is meant for film purposes only.

Materials

  • Your film
  • A cup
  • Aspirin, vitamin tablet, allergy pill, cough medicine
  • Vinegar
  • A pinch of salt
  • Soda pop

Steps

  1. Put your film inside the cup.
  2. Pour some cough medicine (about half of the film’s height when it’s lying down). Add some vinegar so that the film is completely submerged.
  3. Throw in the rest of the substances.
  4. Let the film enjoy its bath for 24 hours. Eww, stinky stinky!
  5. Home development is highly recommended!

Results

Marvel at the ultra-cool splotches staining your images!


Excited to try out this tipster? Make sure you have enough supply of film to experiment with! Drop by our online shop or one of our worldwide gallery stores to stock up.

written by mandi on 2009-04-11 #gear #tutorials #film #analogue #labrats #tipster

5 Comments

  1. stouf
    stouf ·

    You're crazy Mandi. But you always get nice results...

  2. eyecon
    eyecon ·

    Also sounds a great cocktail for a hangover :)

  3. fuzztone04
    fuzztone04 ·

    Reminds me of those light shows people used to do in the 60's...way cool, man.

  4. weechonghooi
    weechonghooi ·

    i always wanted to try this kind of technique, but i'm afraid to send to shop.. the smell must be terrible~!!

  5. kingofthebeach
    kingofthebeach ·

    Looks great! Did you expose the film before or after putting it in this glorious concoction?

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