Bait: The Alchemy of the Photochemical Tank
The industry’s headlong rush into digital filmmaking was not a creative evolution; it was a surrender to convenience. We traded texture for efficiency. In Bait, director Mark Jenkin violently rejected this sterile modernity. He authored a personal manifesto of extreme analog constraints, proving that true artistry requires friction. The ‘One Rule’ Constraint: The Manifesto Jenkin’s manifesto established brutal rules for the production: a maximum shooting ratio of 3:1, absolutely no location sound recording, and the mandate that he must process the negatives himself. ...