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Behind the Film - Inside the ILFORD factory
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A behind-the-scenes tour of the ILFORD factory in Mobberley, England, showing how black and white film, paper and chemicals are made. It walks through emulsion making, coating, finishing, QC and distribution.
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HN shares it as a fun short factory tour showing that film is still manufactured.
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On the topic of film, this little short video "Behind the Film - Inside the ILFORD factory" is cool - [VIDEO] They also have a lab that do b&w prints from digital files on photo paper interestingly.
Read original comment ↗The Ilford factory video is a fun watch: [VIDEO] There are also a few new film producers coming around. Film Ferrania ( [LINK] ) I'm most excited about as it's the first new analog film factory built. You can see a full list of current film producers and film stocks here: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗ILFORD still makes film. They have a tour of their factory on their YouTube channel: * [VIDEO] See also The Impossible Project, some folks who reverse engineered how to make Polaroid instant film: * [LINK] * [LINK]
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