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Making Film Reveal its Image: the B&W Development Process

2021-11-05

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Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!

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/youtube/video/wbbH77rYaa8

That video on why old movies are HD and analog video isn't:

/youtube/video/rVpABCxiDaU

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/youtube/video/Ea6tw-gulnQ

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00:00 Intro

01:42 What the emulsion is and how it works

04:53 Preparing the film for development

07:18 A note on developing tank styles and why I prefer plastic tanks

09:16 Loading the 120 film onto the reel

10:42 Developers! Developers! Developers!

12:24 Stand development

15:22 The development process

18:20 Fixer

20:39 Rinsing and Photo-flo

21:53 A Mishap

22:50 Image reveal

23:33 A viewing trick

24:12 Outro, credits, & bloopers


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/youtube/video/Ea6tw-gulnQ
Intro
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=0
What the emulsion is and how it works
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=102
Preparing the film for development
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=293
A note on developing tank styles and why I prefer plastic tanks
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=438
Loading the 120 film onto the reel
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=556
Developers! Developers! Developers!
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=642
Stand development
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=744
The development process
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=922
Fixer
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=1100
Rinsing and Photo-flo
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=1239
A Mishap
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=1313
Image reveal
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=1370
A viewing trick
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=1413
Outro, credits, & bloopers
/youtube/video/WpgsITqoDXQ?t=1452
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