Just got done helping my roommate set up his website. I designed the website and added little elements of real film. The border of his site is actual film erosion, I altered it into a border and have it fading to white/gray. Overall, it's simple, straight to point, and I'm pleased with it.
Here are some images of the site during the design phase and the actual outcome.
I should have called it decay, not erosion, close enough :)
The decay or erosion is caused by time, nothing lasts forever so the chemicals on top of the film base eventually dissolve. There are 3 major types of film base (nitrate, acetate, and polyester) - Nitrate being the oldest. And the emulsion (at least 2 different oily liquids/chemicals on top of the base) erode after time. The decay/erosion starts from the film strip borders and goes inwards towards the image.
These links below should help clarify what I mean:
"Lyrical Nitrate is a collage of found footage from a stockpile of old silent films that the director fashions into a kind of visual poem in tribute to moviemaking"
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/32524/lyrical-nitrate-forbidden-quest/
http://www.amazon.com/Lyrical-Nitrate-Forbidden-Quest-Borelli/dp/B0001F7UOI
For reference:
Film base: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_base
Emulsion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulsion
Thanks again :)
