MOTION-PICTURE FILM HANDLING BASICS FOR HAND-PROCESSING IN FILM DEVELOPMENT TANKS
Sun, Sep 29
|Los Angeles
LEARN TO LOAD 35MM, 16MM, SUPER 8, & DOUBLE-8 IN MORSE G3, LOMO, AND PATTERSON FILM DEVELOPING TANKS AND THEN SPLICE FILM TOGETHER!
Time & Location
Sep 29, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Los Angeles, 7712 Gloria Ave Unit # 5, Van Nuys, CA 91406, USA
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About the event
OVERVIEW:
This is a general overview of all film gauges and how to load all of the available development tank types provided by Avant-Guardian* for rental use at the 818 Darkroom. There will be hand-processing intensive workshops coming in the future for 35mm, 16mm, Super 8mm, and Double 8mm motion-picture film.
DETAILS:
Participants will learn the introductory basics, techniques, and skills of handling 35mm, 16mm, Super 8mm, and Double 8mm (Regular 8mm) film formats in order to load film development tanks. Participants will also learn how to use reel-to-reel rewinds, splice each format, and also how to split Double 8mm film. Avant-Guardian has Morse G3 tanks, multiple sized Lomo (“Russian”) tanks, and large Patterson photography film tanks. Each participant will get hands on experience using test loads of Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm film to load all four (4) developing tanks currently available at Avant-Guardian. During the last hour of…