If you could make an animated film, what would it be of and why?

Why do digital users try to make their pictures look like they're from film (even though they get it wrong)?

• Lately, I've been seeing more and more pictures online where people try to "simulate" film. I don't get that. If you want your pictures to look like film, then just use FILM. But that's beside the point. The funny thing is that I've been seeing pictures where they will try to add fake effects to make their digital pictures look like film...and they get it totally wrong. Like the PolaDROID program, which is supposed to make digital images look like Polaroid pictures. Well, except that they have a fake vignetting and a horrible greenish tint and it looks NOTHING like a real Polaroid picture. Then some other programs will add effects like frame numbers to try to make the picture look like a contact print (except that you can tell the edge markings are fake). A little while ago, a girl posted a question with a link to a picture, and she asked how to get the same effect in her pictures. To me, it looked like it was taken with a digital camera and they tried to make it look like film. But they probably only used digital cameras and have only a vague idea of what film looks like. I mean, have you ever seen a perfectly straight light leak before?? http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq83/Gaylordischill/Page%20Graphics/i7tfkuuy.jpg So why do people do it...why do they try to make their digital pictures look like film? (And often do a very crappy job of it) And do digital users and Photoshoppers realize that film pictures do NOT all look washed out, with muddy colors??

• Answer:

  if that is what they call a film look, then that is a joke, I understand why, but they overdo it, especially teens, in fact, maybe only teens, at least a pro would have got it right. Bottom line here, if you want a film look, then get film, but if you absolutely MUST use digital, at least get it right.