ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an object-led enquiry into the practice of self-building film technology. The “text” of a particular example, constructed by a known individual, is read with reference to other examples of homemade projectors collected by the author. This newly assembled corpus is contextualised through research into the printed discourse surrounding DIY culture and amateur film making. The chapter aims to launch the historical practice of artisanal film technology as a topic for further investigation.
