# A Film Etched in Bark

> It’s all just noise; beautiful noise.

- Canonical URL: https://artificial-images.com/project/film-etched-in-bark-ektachrome/
- Year: 2023, 2024
- Medium and tools: 16mm Film, Moving Image
- Pathways: [Material Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/material-machines.md)
- Media: 3 images, 2 videos
- Artist: Derrick Schultz

## About this work

3min, etched 16mm film, silent

[Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/a-film-etched-in-bark/)

Machine-etched noise animations into original Ekatchrome film shot in Barcelona in 2023.

Available to screen on 16mm or digital.

Screenings: [Modern Technology](https://mononoawarefilm.com/ctc_2024_derrick-schultz), [Video Musics](https://www.not-nowhere.org/on/video-musics-derrick-schultz) (Solo screening at not/nowhere, London, August 2026)

## Media

Videos cannot be watched by text agents; each entry gives its alt text, caption, Vimeo title and duration, and a description of the video.

### 1. Video `shapes-etched-into-images-of-bark`
- Description: shapes etched into images of bark
- Caption: Shapes etched into images of bark
- Source: Vimeo video 1008540075
- Vimeo title: A Film Etched in Bark (2023/24, 3min)
- Duration: 2 min 45 s
- Video description: A 3-minute silent film (2023/24) of machine-etched noise animations on original Ektachrome film shot in Barcelona in 2023.
- Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1008540075
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/film-etched-in-bark-ektachrome/?media=shapes-etched-into-images-of-bark

### 2. Triptych `triptych-frame-0038`
- Image `frame-0038`
  - Alt text: Arabic script carved into Ektachrome film frame showing mottled bark texture in warm earth tones with visible film grain
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/film-etched-in-bark-ektachrome/?media=frame-0038
- Image `frame-0068`
  - Alt text: Organic oval shapes etched into Ektachrome film frame with camouflage-like bark patterns in brown and olive tones
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/film-etched-in-bark-ektachrome/?media=frame-0068
- Image `frame-0099`
  - Alt text: Abstract geometric lines etched into deep crimson Ektachrome film frame with angular pathways creating maze-like patterns
  - View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/film-etched-in-bark-ektachrome/?media=frame-0099

### 3. Video `commentary-for-a-film-etched-in-bark`
- Description: Commentary for shapes etched into images of bark
- Caption: Commentary for *A Film Etched in Bark*
- Source: Vimeo video 1044021642
- Vimeo title: A Film Etched in Bark (Creator’s Commentary)
- Duration: 2 min 45 s
- Watch on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1044021642
- View on the page: https://artificial-images.com/project/film-etched-in-bark-ektachrome/?media=commentary-for-a-film-etched-in-bark

## External links

- [Review on Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/film/a-film-etched-in-bark/)
- [Modern Technology](https://mononoawarefilm.com/ctc_2024_derrick-schultz)
- [Video Musics](https://www.not-nowhere.org/on/video-musics-derrick-schultz)

## Related

### Pathways

- [Material Machines](https://artificial-images.com/pathways/material-machines.md): Digital systems returned to film, paper, plotting, and handmade image-making.

### Tags

16mm Film, Moving Image

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