Kodak Presents: How Film is Made

[Phantomas]

I thought you people might enjoy this - a little educational film I found from 1958 about production of film. Goes through the whole process of manufacturing.
Too bad it's in Dutch, but subtitles save the day. Enjoy:

Kodak Factory Film

 

[angeloks]

Thanks ! I really enjoyed that one.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Watching that, it's hard to believe they still bother to do it...

 

[Phantomas]

How many of you would love to have that "film-stroker" job? All you have to do is stroke the film the whole day to make sure emulsion's even. Stroke the film... "Aaaaaaah.... film......" *insert Homer Simpson doughnut face here*

 

[arseniii]

Very fun watch! I think thing changed quite a bit since 1954

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

neato that was a fun bit of film to watch.

 

[Pickett Wilson]

So you think you can make roll film in your garage?

 

[Phantomas]

Actually, just looked around the site a bit and there's another very cool little film from the 40's about the film. A bit scientific, this time in English:

The Alchemist in Hollywood

 

[maclaine]

These are amazing movies. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[35mmdelux]

I'll have to save it with: How is the Horse Whip & Buggy Made.

seriously, thanks -

 

[Trius]

How many of you would love to have that "film-stroker" job? All you have to do is stroke the film the whole day to make sure emulsion's even. Stroke the film... "Aaaaaaah.... film......" *insert Homer Simpson doughnut face here*

I'm thinking one or two efficiencies may have been introduced since 1958, and there is no longer a "film-stroker" position.

I was wondering in which plant the film was made; the aerial shot near the end was Kodak Park (Lake Ave & Ridge Road West) .... the rail car from which the silver bars were being unloaded was a Canadian Pacific car, but that's not to say those shots weren't just stock footage.

Very cool ... makes me wonder what public tours are available at Kodak these days.

 

[antiquark]

Now we know the secret... just mix together some fibers, some cows, and some silver. Film will never die!

 

[gb hill]

My gosh!! if PETA gets a hold of this movie films dead for sure!

 

[ItsReallyDarren]

My gosh!! if PETA gets a hold of this movie films dead for sure!

I guess film is off limits for vegans too.

 

[Keith]

Fourteen tons of silver on a weekly basis!

Fascinatng clip!

 

[amateriat]

Sigh...back when we used to actually make things...(yeah, I know, they're still making the stuff north of me–thankfully–but you get my drift). I loved watching this.


- Barrett

 

[paulfitz76]

You used to be able to see the old out-of-use casting wheels on Lake Ave over by the Kodak Power Plant.

The coating and drying part is so out of date, it's only running at maybe 30 to 50 feet per minute. Modern film is at 1000's of feet per minute. Drying is all by floatation ovens. And the stroker job was replaced with the ultrasonic deaerator.

Still, it's a lost art now.

Gotta get that Kodachrome shot soon. Thanks for posting those links.

 

[ornate_wrasse]

That was absolutely fantastic to watch! That's about the year, give or take a year or two, that I started to take pictures. While watching it, I kept imagining that I was looking at one of the rolls of Kodak Verichrome Pan 127 film I bought to use in my Brownie Holiday camera!

Thanks.

Ellen

 

[skibeerr]

A tear came to my eye, great.

 

[xabeng]

Interesting! TFS. What a pity that film nearly die. So shoot it now! While you still have the chance.. :bang: