Cross-processed film

The prompt

Cross-processed 35mm film footage of a real street and real people: slide film pushed through negative chemistry, so the whole image carries an acid yellow-green cast, skin turns sallow yellow, shadows go deep cyan-blue and magenta, whites blow out, and contrast and saturation are extreme, with coarse grain, the colour of a 1990s indie music video. A city street in the late afternoon. A young man with a full dark beard in a grey duffle coat and a red scarf walks along the sidewalk past shop windows toward a small corner café. Wide shot, the camera tracking sideways beside him at walking pace from the first second. 0–2s: he walks past a row of shop windows. 2–4s: he passes a flower stall and a parked bicycle. 4–6s: he reaches the café and the camera eases to a stop as he does. 6–8s: he opens the café door and steps inside. Throughout: the colours stay heavily shifted, with acid yellow-green highlights and skin against cyan-blue and magenta shadows, one continuous take.