Unit 5: Perspective/ Film Development

Week 8

Activities:

Take Roll #1 - Perspectives

Film Development Lecture and Practice

Film Processing Steps

Developer

-Fill container with developer until you see it at the bottom of the funnel.

-12 minutes total

-Agitate every 30 seconds.

-Dump out in the sink when finished.

Rinse

-Fill container with water and dump out 3 times

Fixer

-Fill container fixer.

-5 minutes total

-Agitate every 30 seconds,

-Pour Fixer back into FIXER container.

Rinse

-Fill container with water and dump out for a total of 10 minutes.

(Or place reel in film washer for 10 min. with water running)

Photo-flo

-Fill container with water

-Add a half a cap of Photoflo (To the top of the threads)

-30 seconds total

-Do not agitate

-Dump Photoflo out into the sink.

RINSE ALL TANK PARTS AND PUT AWAY!

DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE SINK!

Dry

-Use negative clips on both sides of your film to weight it and hang it.

-Write your name on masking tape and tape it to your negative clips.

-Hang to dry in the cabinet with a negative clip on each end.

-When dry (after 1 day) remove film from cabinet. Remove negative clips and place them back in the drawer!

Storage

Cut negatives into strips of 5 frames and put into negative sleeves.

Write your name & assignment on negative files using Sharpie.

Three hole punch negative file and store in your binder.