How to Develop Color Film at Home - In Depth Tutorial
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You asked and now here it is. The full length developing video for developing 35mm and 120 film at home. This is how I do it from top to bottom and the kit I use. I will be braking the video into smaller sections over the next months for people looking for specific topics, or you can skip around to the specific spots you are interested in using the table of contents.
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0:00 Opening
0:15 Intro
1:44 My Kit
6:48 Why Develop Your Own Film
9:23 Pros and Cons
10:23 Mix Chemicals
17:22 Load Film Reels
27:33 Developing Process
32:05 Chemical Care
35:09 5 Developing Hacks
38:45 Outro
When developing film this way, you can develop any c41 chemical required 35mm film or 120 film, even some movie films and 110 film and large format film. Films like Kodak Portra 400, Portra 160, Portra 800, fujifilm c200, pro 400h, and even cheap film stock like Kodak gold and so many others.
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Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll be happy to help anyone through the process!
This video was an amazing help to me, please please please don’t let the views discourage you from making more videos. for those of us you helped, you have made a world of difference, seriously. i can’t thank you enough. i’m curious as to if you will be making the second part of the video, the scanning process. hope to hear back soon :)
@@melissamanzano7912 I really appreciate you comment! I plan on making a follow up but life is a bit crazy at the moment, bought a house, moving in, and wife is getting close to popping out our first kid! so stay tuned ill be back at it soon.
Do you wash the film between developing and the blix bath? Or do you just pour out the developing after you’re done and put in the blix right after?
You can wash them. I don’t usually.
@@film_friends thanks a lot!!! Love this video
As a scientist i have a small tip. Label the cap and sides of bottles. not just the cap. If you have both caps off you can mix up your solutions!
Excellent Idea!
I've been processing my own film for about 7 or 8 years. Recently I've just not been happy with the results. It's like I've gotten too comfortable and forgotten some of the basics. Watching this video was so extremely helpful and I feel really excited to process some film using some of your tips. I sincerely thank you, Will.
I’m so glad I could help! It’s easy to get complacent! I just ruined 2 rolls the other day cuz I was working fast and wasn’t thinking. Happens to all of us!
Hands down the best at home developing video I've seen. Thanks for making this!
That. Means. So. Much. To. Me! Thank you so so so much. I am glad people are discovering it and there is more to come! thank you again!
@@film_friends You the best.
@@film_friends new sub!
Naaaahhhh
Thank you for sacrificing that 120 roll .
all in a days work haha
Straight up, the most thorough and comprehensive tutorial I could find! You've genuinely got me not only feeling more excited to start developing my own film but also more confident going into it for the 1st time! :)
That means a lot to me for you to say that! Thank you so much and I’m so excited for your journey!
I just found this vid yesterday and can I say firstly its one of the most in depth videos on this subject on youtube. But the one tip that got me to dive head first into attempting developing is the use of the film retriever to help get the film started in the spool before putting it into the bag. To me that is genius because that is the part that made me hesitate the most. Great vid!
Yeah it is so much of a game changer for sure! Thanks for watching!
Banjo, strat, analog photography.. better believe there's a mustache present. Love this guy and great information.
Hahahahaha thanks !! Gotta keep a banjo close by
A helpful tip. With 35mm film when you cut the film leader off before you're going to feed it into the Paterson reel, try not to cut it in the middle of the sprocket holes. You want to try to get as smooth an edge as you can on that leading edge without any partially cut little sprocket thingies sticking out on the edges. That helps minimizes the chances of the film getting hung up at some point while doing all that reel ratcheting.
Thats a good tip, I cover that in the video! its one of my hacks!
Yankee original models don't jam as much as Paterson. Imo
I literally had a midnight thought trying to remember how to process film. I took a class in high school and just loved developing film and enlarging them on the machine to make our prints on the light sensitive paper. I would love to get into developing film again since I miss my high school days doing it❤
you should!!
I've watched a ton of videos about this, and this one is, for sure, the best and most informative! Great job! Thanks!
That means so much to me! That is EXACTLY why i made it. Thansk for being here
I've watched quite a few of the tutorials on CZcams...and agree that this was the most thourogh and well presented. Great job Will...hope to see more from you.
I super appreciate that!! Thank ya :) I hope it could help ya!
The thoroughness of this tutorial is greatly appreciated, thank you!
You are totally welcome!!
This tutorial is a real confidence booster! Thank you for giving your valuable time to sharing this so clearly with us!
Absolutely! So glad I could help!
Only 863 views?! This is the best guide I've watched. I'm preparing for my first film development! Thank you very much for putting this all together! You're a hero :)
Hey dude thank you so much! That means a lot! I am still such a small CZcams ya know? Gotta spread the word
I respect the sweat and toil that went into making all those neat tracking shots!
Thank you!
Hey man! Just wanted to say thanks for such a helpful tutorial. Your kit, process, and directions were everything I needed to develop my 35mm film for the first time. I just developed for the second time and it turned out great as well! Really appreciate it.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this, as a total newbie, the typical 5 minutes videos on CZcams didn’t cut it! This was a very informing!
Thank you soo much! That’s why I made it!
Watched so many videos that missed information I needed to know! This one covered everything and now I'm ready to develop!! Thanks a lot!
Thats what I am here for!
this is the best explanation of at home film developing ive seen! Thank you!!!!
Hey! I really appreciate that! I’m trying to make super informative videos! Kinda why I’m not done with my scanning video cuz I want to pack so much into it. Haha it’s a blessing and a curse for me to make these haha
One of the most informative video that I came across on home film developing
Great work, especially those tips and the breakdown of each every step requires that much dedication and love for this medium
Big supporter from now on!!!!❤️
Thank you so so much! Glad I could make this for you!
This is an awesome reference Will! I am taking the dive into it and ordered what I could from your list. I think it’ll be interesting but hopefully rewarding (and financially-wise). Thanks for the guidance!
You’ll have it payed for it 15-20 rolls!! You got this. Hit me up anytime on IG for help!
Hey Will I really enjoy your content. Honestly a very intuitive and easy going style.
Thank you so much!!
What a thorough video. It has been years since I've developed. Thank you so much for covering 120 film too!
Of course!!
Best video on the topic I've come across so far. Thanks a million!
Absolutely!! Glad I could help!!
Attempted to develop my film this week with your video as a guide! And it actually worked! Thank you so much
WOoooooOOOO! I am so happy it worked well! it is not too hard but the details help and are important! you got this! THanks for watching!
Man, this is the best film developing videoguide on the internet. It helps me so much. Tips are also awesome. Big thanks!
Thank you so so much!!
Great tutorial! It definitely answered some questions. Thank you!
Great!!!
The best video on how to develop film at home, no doubt ! Just thank you for this it has been so useful !
You are so welcome! Hit me up if you have any questions!
Thanks for the information! I just developed my first film and I used your instructions and tips. I now can shoot film and develop and scan. Thank you for giving the tips. The 120 film was very fast on the reel! Do to your instructions!!
Congrats dude!!! I’m so glad I could help!
thank you for taking the time to make this we appreciate you!
Absolutely!
Thank you very much for putting together this very detailed tutorial. This is a great resource for everybody. We appreciate the effort and sacrifice of film 😀👍
Super glad I could help!
Thanks for the amazing video! this is the clearest explanation for developing film at home I could find on youtube! Even better than the cinestill one.
Thank you sooooo much!!
A 40 minutes video that worth of watching without any skips cuz every second is so informative. hope to see more videos about film! you just proved to us that film is not dead. thank you so much for sharing your knowledge to us. also everything is in motion and high quality video. more subscribers to come sir!
Of course! Can’t wait to make more! I have like 5 separate videos I’m editing at the moment!
Awesome in depth video!! Amazing tutorial. Will be consulting this when I get around to buying my own kit! 😄
Yessss hit me up!
Dude, this is the most helpful video I’ve seen on developing film. It’s very insightful. Thanks man!👍🏽
Glad to hear it!
In-depth indeed! Thank you for popping out on my recommendations page!
Haha I wish I controlled that! But you are so welcome!
This video was so amazing. Thank you for walking through loading 120 film, I haven't gotten to that yet in my practice, but it's coming for sure! I found your channel because I'm trying to research scanners, would really love to see your film scanning workflow!
I knooowww I’m dying to make a scanning workflow. We are moving and remodeling a house at the moment. That’s in the list to work out for sure
I was so intimidated to even try to develop my 35mm, but this an amazing video! Super detail with all the tips that comes from experience and research - just how I like it. Now I'll go check that scanning video ☺️
Thank you so so much! Keep it going!
Incredibly helpful video. Thank you very much
Thank you sooo much!!
Huge ups for this exhaustive explanation. I probably won't do this process 100% the same as you but I'll def be referencing this and I appreciate the work you put into it!
Thank you so much! Means a lot that you watched 🤙🏼
You're the best on youtube explaining this procedure.
Thank you so much!!
Thorough and clear. This video will probably teach thousands. Genuinely, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for commenting :) means a lot!
OMG!!! @ 23:30 😆I thought I was the only one that this happened to! I spent like the first few minutes trying to reel the backing! 🥴 This has been a great video! Thanks for making it easy for this "newb to film," to understand how to develop at home!
Glad I could help
Just going to start shooting film and this is the best vid by far on developing from home...So excited to start shooting with my canon A-1, thx bro and good vibes all the way!
Yeaahhh! Congrats dude! Welcome to the club, get it!
Nice work! It takes a lot of effort to make a video of this scale with this much detail. Way to go! I do have to say, with roughly 8,000+ hours in the darkroom, processing color prints was always a chore - and film, just as finicky to time and especially temp, even more so . . . but the "sous vide" approach to maintaining temp is a brilliant idea! Makes me want to return to processing my 4x5 and 8x10 color myself. Much props from a fellow film buff.
yess the sous vide is a great idea. I saw this one that was made for film developing and the upcharge was insane. Thats why I found this one for just $40. They make cheaper ones but less control over the exact temp. yes you should get back into color!
I really appreciate your support!
This was such an awesome video Will, thanks so much!
Thank you for watching!
I just started getting into film photography and development and this is EXACTLY what I wanted. Thank you for this!
So glad I could help!
Thanks for all the effort put into this video. It is amazing. And better still, it is useful and helpful, and instructive. yes instructive, not destructive, which I usually am with film. hopefully better from now on.
I havnt you so much for your comment! This video took forever to make haha
Wow thank you very much for this ! I watched this video 2 months ago and it gave me the boost to develop my films by myself and I developed my first one today, it worked, i'm so happy and so excited about it, I can't thank you enough!
That’s awesome! I am so glad I could help you!
Thanks for this. Developing at home is not difficult. It requires some background of understanding of how film works & following the directions exactly.
My aunt showed me how to develop her film in the bathroom back when I was a girl. I used your Amazon storefront to buy the products.
Love your channel, Will!
Thanks so much!! Yeah, if people are like me, even with printed directions, I love watching a video about it
This is amazing, I was just talking the other day about getting film for a camera I plan on buying, glad I found this on my recommended
Glad I could help!!!
Thank you for this breakdown! Really convinced me to try this myself! 😊
Yess you can do it!
This is. Hands down. The best home developing tutorial ever. I used it to learn and gain confidence in developing my film and I still reference it from time to time.
thank you so much that means a lot!
This was genuinely helpful!! Thanks a ton
Thanks for watching :)
How this doesn't have more views is beyond my understanding. I recently got into film photography after doing 6 years of digital, and this tutorial was super helpful! On my way to order every component and begin developing at home! Thank you for this.
I’m super glad I could help! I wish it had more view too! Spread the word :) thanks for being here!
Thank you for this great information and resource. I hope to see your channel grow into something amazing!
Thank you so much! I am super glad i could help!
This is the best masterclass I’ve found for developing film! Now I know what to buy exactly thanks to you 🙏🏻 It’s true that all other tutorials are pretty edited but not too much educational.
Glad I could help!
I very much appreciate this video. Thank you for being the change you want to see in the world. :)
Of course! Thanks for the support!
okay dude how do you not have more subscribers???? this is amazing! tysm for this I can't wait to try developing my own film :)
You can do it! Good luck and hit me up if you need help!
More subs will come one day I suppose! Tell people about it!
Super helpful as I am prepping to get my first color film developed!
Thats so great! I am glad I could Help!
This was insanely helpful. Honestly, the most useful video I have seen in general lol. The leader retriever they never mentioned at uni and my god, what an invention haha thank you
Yes, it is the most magical thing and makes the dark bag experience not even a problem. I was so daunted by the dark bag when I started and practiced so many times outside of the bag. But literally you don’t even have to practice with that thing it’s so easy.
Thanks so much for the kind comment! Really appreciate you watching. I’m about to drop the scanning video! Stay around :)
You got a sub there. By far, 'the' best video on YT explaining how to develop C41 film. I've developed 35mm BW long time ago but not 120 and knowing that 120 doesn't have leaders was definitely a new thing. Thanks a lot.
Since I had a camera with a manual winder, I used to listen for the film leader scrape across the back and finish winding to keep the leader out of the canister. Cant do that with a motor winder.
Thank you so so so much!! I hope to make many more videos like this one! You are the best !
Outstanding in-depth tutorial video on color film developing. Easily the best on CZcams. Thank you for your time and effort in putting this video together. Next up, in-depth tutorial video on E6 slide film developing. Yeah?
Thank you so much!!!!
I want to do that one soon life is a little crazy though!
I’m trying to get into Analog Photography. This is the one of the video that I’ll save to my playlist once I have everything that I need
Yess you can do it! Message me if you need help!
DUDE! I LOVE YOU FOR MAKING THIS !
DUUUDE! you are so welcome! wanted to help everyone out!@
Best video about film development so far!!!
thanks!
tremendously helpful video. So much great info all in once place! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent advice on developing your own film. I did this for years with black and white 35 and 120 films but not confident for colour films. There are a lot of good tips here for storage and getting the most from the chemicals as well. And you used a roll of 120 film to show exactly how to load on to the Patterson reel. This can be tricky. I remember banging 35 mm canisters on the reel side to pop open to get to the film (destructive) like the Italians opening up spaghetti #5 wrapped in cellophane, very satisfying. A new subscriber getting back into film photography.
Hahahahahahah yeah popping the canisters was how I started and it was never good. Thanks so much for watching and I really appreciate this amazing comment!
Wow...what an incredible video. Thank you so much for this!
Absolutely! I am here to help!
Such a high-quality video wow! Underrated
I super appreciate that! Spread the word :) i am down on posting in a sec, but I’ll be back soon
@@film_friends I'll for sure refer u! I'm going to use your video when I get my first c51 kit :D
Hi Will, thank you for a great video with all the detail, really helpful
You are so welcome!
Great video man this is the video I've been looking for you deserve more credit!
I really appreciate that! I made it to help people dive into the specifics!
Super glad I could help!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
For sure!!
Now I'm choosing the equipment I need to start developing film.
The 2% rule and the information that two 120 films can be developed at the same time were very helpful as they were not mentioned in the Japanese Amazon reviews or CZcams.
Thank you very much.
Of course! I hope this video can help you!
Thank you for talking about chemical disposal, especially the Blix. 👍🏽
Absolutely 🤙🏼
This is insanely in depth! I've only done B&W myself and only with the Labbox so no fiddling in the dark attaching leaders.
Really impressed with this video dude, so useful for newbies.
Thanks dude. You are the man. I have looked through your zines so many times!
@@film_friends Anytime mate :) Glad you've enjoyed them.
Fantastic! Huge kudos for a very thorough and organized howto.
I've been fairly successful at 120 B&W film development at home, but have shied away from color development because it just seemed too difficult and fussy. This completely tore down any apprehension I had. I'm in.
AND, you get the extra gold star for the hugely helpful 5 Extra Tips.
Thanks mate!
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So glad I could help you! Get to it you can make great thingds!
Thanks man. You did a great job preparing this video. Subbed.
Favorite quote, “In the dark’ x100
Haha gotta say that a lot haha. So many questions about it. Thanks for the sub
definitely bookmarking this video for the future. I bought my first film camera and I know I will eventually develop and scan my films. Just not until I'm confident in my skills using the camera to eliminate variables like user error during taking the photos.
You can do it! I’m here to help! Let me know if you need anything
Very good explaining! thnx for going in so much detail, that other videos skip over
So glad I could help!
I think, this is the best video. Sheesh...
Thank you!!
IDK how this video doesn't have more views! so much valuable information... Thank you... You deserve more!
Hey I super appreciate it! Spread the word ! Also reach out on IG if you need any dev or scanning help!
@@film_friends I follow you already! Here's mine IG @nestorpool see you there mate!
@@nestorpool Awesome!! For sure!
Very nice video, and very detailed. I used to develop BW 35 mm films. Now I have insipration for get back to that and also not to be afraid of color film😊
You got this
Thank you, thank you! This info is invaluable!
You are so so welcome!
Awesome tutorial. Thanks man
Of course! Thanks for watching
The film leader tool is genuinely the puzzle piece I was missing… I am not adept enough to do that with no visual aid so that tool is a real game changer 🙌🏻 thanks for the great video
Its such a great tool
this sure did help im looking forward in developing now
Yesssss you can do it!
Great photographer and great teacher too.
Thank you so much!
Fantastic video! Thanks so much
So Glad i could help!
Very informative and can't wait to try it!
You got this!!
A GREAT VIDEO! very good work and good advice, thank you.
Thank you so much
I did GAF color slides in the 70s. I’m getting back into it. Looking forward to this. Sorry I have about everything. Nice scanner. Heater , mixer . Compression jugs.
Thanks!
this helped a lot! thanks for uploading this.
So glad I could help!
Excellent video. Thanks for the saved time.
Glad it helped! Thats what I am here for!
The best explanation .. Thank you
Thank you, Glad I could help
Honestly, what. a great and clear video. Just got started with film photography and now started developing my film. Your video was an absolute essential.. I dont know how I would have done without it. Interestingly, my Cinestill C41s came in a liquid form unlike your powder form. Probably a new formula and potentially lasting longer? Anyways, hanks to you! I have developed my first 35mm film! If i get into 120 film, ill be watching it again. Great content, thats it.
I am so glad i could help! liquid is fine it just is already made and wont last as long.
Really nice work, thank you.
Super welcome!
In high school, we used metal reels we loaded in the bag by hand for the entire length of the film. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Oh yeah it’s so cool to be doing this in 2021!
Awesome and thanks for sharing. I make tiny snips on the edges of the films, 35 and 120, and loading is much easier.
Ohh that’s a really good tip!