Millennials Try Developing Their own Film for the First Time

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• FL

  @flamefriends3842 · 6 years ago

  There's something about them calling them memories instead of pictures that just makes this whole process more meaningful and real

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• MF

  @mfaizsyahmi · 6 years ago

  For this one day, Corridor Digital goes Corridor Analog.

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• MR

  @MrCalbber · 6 years ago (edited)

  When Niko is playing that drum, he really looks like he's in zen

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• SK

  @skycaptain39 · 6 years ago (edited)

  Clint: &quot;Those are cherished memories that she doesn&apos;t have&quot;<br><br>Me: damn, rest in peace <br><br>Clint: &quot;she doesn&apos;t have good photos of her dad chilling in a kayak&quot;<br><br>Me: oh

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• JA

  @jackdalton2538 · 6 years ago

  I love how Nick said that he&apos;d get so much crap for getting it wrong and then said that he&apos;s looking forward to it, most people would say &quot;I know I&apos;m doing it wrong and I don&apos;t need you all to tell me that I&apos;m doing it wrong&quot; but Nick&apos;s like &quot;yeah I know I&apos;m doing it wrong and I want you all to teach me the error in my ways&quot;. It&apos;s just such a positive attitude and I love it

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• GO

  @Google_Corporation · 6 years ago (edited)

  You really shouldn&apos;t just open the developing canister and pull it out. I use those exact canisters in my darkroom so Im sure this will work for you guys too; rather than pulling the film out, take the exterior cap off (not the one you screw in, but the flat one that goes on top - fun fact: the screw-in cap is only light-tight, not liquid-tight), and pour the liquid out. Then pour in water that has been sous vide-d to the same temperature as your developing agent, agitate for about 30 sec, then pour out, and replace with new water until you get 5min of water bathing total. This is to make sure that as much of the agent comes off as possible; if any drops remain on the film, it can cause weird circles of artifacting. Washing it under running water both will not get all the agent off (developing agents are usually hydrophobic/nonmiscible in water) and potentially thermal shock the film, which could damage it. <br><br>Also, when agitating, be sure to stop at the end of each cycle and tap it on the table and let it rest a little, so you release as many air bubbles as possible, as bubbles can cause the film to develop unevenly, leaving artifacts.<br><br>I haven&apos;t finished the video yet, this is just everything in terms of easy-to-fix mistakes that I&apos;ve noticed as of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdWH1492Ne0&amp;t=427">7:07</a>.<br><br>Edit: oh yeah also don&apos;t pour fixer down the drain; it has silver/silver halide particles in it, which will mess up your drains/filters, leaving you with a massive plumbing bill to pay.<br><br>Edit 2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdWH1492Ne0&amp;t=860">14:20</a> Clint what the hell you pushed it FOUR STOPS? Absolute mad lad!

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• RE

  @Reversefilms · 6 years ago (edited)

  As someone who&apos;s developed a lot of film this was a little painful to watch at times xD<br>EDIT: I&apos;ve got some tips.<br>SERIOUSLY wear gloves, and eye protection. Especially when working with the BLIX, that stuff is straight up bleach and you do not want it on your skin or in your eyes.<br>Get some stabiliser for your films final rinse, stabiliser is usually super concentrated so you can make a lot from a tiny little bottle, it stops your negatives fading over time and prevents drying spots, the last liquid to touch your films should NOT be water, especially hard grimy L.A water.<br>Also I&apos;d recommend not sticking the Sous Vide directly into the chemicals to heat them, it&apos;s better to use the water bath approach like you did with the colour chemistry. Also get a film squeegee !<br>another quick edit: Stabiliser is really only used for colour, c41 and e6, but you can use a wetting agent as the final rinse for B&amp;W to avoid drying spots too :)<br>Good luck in future ! :)

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• BR

  @bridgecross · 6 years ago

  &quot;Do it the way our forefathers did&quot;<br><br>I felt my back go out when he said that. &nbsp;This was my world back in college.

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• UN

  @unsink-m-brown · 6 years ago

  The second he said it was color film, I thought &apos;oh, you&apos;re f*cked.&apos;<br><br>I majored in photography and they didn&apos;t even bother teaching us developing color film. We sent it off for machine processing

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• SH

  @shawnpray4631 · 6 years ago

  A few notes on the process that I haven’t seen mentioned yet:<br><br>-Wear gloves when loading the film and processing, so the sweat from your hands doesn’t cause the film to jam in the reel. <br>-Store mixed color chemistry in empty 1L Water bottles and label them. Squeeze the excess air out so the chemistry can last as long as possible.

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• JA

  @Jacob-qr8pl · 6 years ago

  You guys doing this in the kitchen is like doing surgery in a sandstorm.

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• FE

  @feartfg7810 · 6 years ago

  Fun Fact: Robert Capa Was scared of being caught by opposing forces so he had to sew the rolls of film in the lining of his clothes!

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