Production Skills #11

Today, Gavin (one of the Level 6's) was kind enough to develop our 8mm footage for us and we got to see the how he does it on a student budget, saving £40 rather than getting it sent off to develop.

After dismantling the casing in a 'dark box' and wrapping it around another contraption, leaving gaps so the chemicals could get into every frame, Gavin then bathed the film in various chemicals as photographers would, but also using borax (exclusive to moving image).

Gavin then bathed the film in normal detergent to clean it...

...And then hung it out to dry. It will take at least 24 hours to dry thoroughly. 

It is a very time consuming process but I'm sure the wait will be worth it! Can't wait to see how it turns out!