This Thing is Crazy Fast - Kodak Part 3- Smarter Every Day 286

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[@smartereveryday]

The employees of Kodak really showed up for this series! They were so fun to talk to. Which part of this process is most interesting to you? I'm excited about the future of film! Thank you everyone who supports Smarter Every Day on Patreon! www.patreon.com/smartereveryday I get my film developed here by the way: www.indiefilmlab.com/ This video was sponsored by NordVPN. Check out those price differences and let me know what you find! NordVPN.com/smarter

[@IndieFilmLab]

Thanks Destin, we always love your videos!

[@mattchristie2601]

Great Segment ... I worked with both Matt from Perforating and Tim from Slitting back in the old building (58) ... the slitter back then was mostly all hand work operated (Loading, unloading etc .

[@Ryzot]

Hey is there any way to get in touch with you?

[@danfrederiksen1607]

You did 3 one hour videos spread out over a year on an obsolete product? Don't you think the ET situation would be more illuminating to your audience? as a christian you are not supposed to deny the truth and hide in lies. Even though it obviously means that nasa and the us military, mainly airforce, is a treasonous lie. If you shy from the pertinent truth and let down your flock, what are you but a sheep of evil.

[@DanFrederiksen2]

You did 3 one hour videos spread out over a year on an obsolete product? Don't you think the ET situation would be more illuminating to your audience? as a christian you are not supposed to deny the truth and hide in lies. Even though it obviously means that nasa and the us military, mainly airforce, is a treasonous lie. If you shy from the pertinent truth and let down your flock, what are you but a sheep of evil.

[@ChaosPootato]

That was a super interesting tour, I'm kinda surprised how deep Kodak let you see into the guts of the operation, it's really cool of them.

[@willamtaft5899]

Such a niche industry. I doubt they’re worried about a new competitor stealing their ancient secrets

[@debarjo]

No one buys film stock anymore, probably that's why... sad...

[@stratocactus]

@@debarjo absolutely wrong! There's an analog photography resurgence right now, and Kodak produces the vast majority of color film producer in the world (main competitor was Fuji but they almost stopped their film production). Kodak has a hard time producing enough for the current demand (they produce consumer film but also movie film).

[@LanaaAmor]

​@@stratocactusbut that resurgence isn't enough. I don't want film to go out of fashion 😞😭 my favourite movies were shot on film 😢

[@wobblysauce]

There are so many moving parts that they are like good luck copying... then some software stuff and privacy on the blurs.

[@rev_dude]

Thanks to Kodak for giving you the behind the scenes tour, and thank you for producing this incredible series to share it all with us! The acoustics of those last few machines are beautiful.

[@marksinclair701]

Totally agree. I started hearing Pink Floyd, Money....

[@johanlindqvist99]

NOBODY does a touring interview like you Dustin. Clear demonstrations because you always asks the right questions and everyone feels keen to show you because your enthusiastic spirit spreads to everyone around you. Amazing. Such a great skill. Makes me smile all the time.

[@ddegn]

I think *Destin* genuinely likes everyone he meets.

[@SpiceeMustard]

You probably won't see this comment but tonight I was at the home of my wife's friend and the friends husband just recently started working for Kodak. I asked him if he watched your channel. He then told me new employees are told to watch your videos in this series as part of their training. He works in the area you are showing in this video.

[@fabiancrocitti]

I just got hired and was made to watch these videos by their hiring manager and they have made me so excited to start at Kodak.

[@VirtualGuth]

This 3-part series has been one of the coolest, most interesting things that I've seen on KZbin. The incredibly complex mechanical processes involved in producing film were every bit as impressive as I'd hoped that they would be. Though I have been shooting film for more than five decades, going forward I'll never again think of the film I use in quite the same thanks to this series. A really big thanks to Kodak and all of the great people working there who took the time needed to help you make this series in all of the detail that you were able to capture. Thanks to you as well Destin!

[@peterectasy2957]

thanks for comment, I have been waiting for this third a lot. Personally I would preffer to work in emulsion department where they can change properties of light sensitive silver bromide

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I'm honestly probably going to buy a film camera now for the first time, just from how cool it was seeing these videos and the one about the darkroom.

[@VirtualGuth]

​@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Most people who shoot with film these days do so because they like the look of film and appreciate that their images are produced on a physical medium. I would add that when out shooting I find interacting with film cameras themselves to be incredibly satisfying - I most enjoy those cameras offering mechanical controls and manual focusing lenses. Analog experiences provide me with the sort of balance that I crave in life. While I appreciate today's technology, I love involving myself in processes that are not digital.

[@jamesdunlop8704]

Yes this process is very complicated .I worked for Kodak in the UK for 42 years on the engineering side. I have worked on most of these machines at some time .Mostly I worked on the film paper coating side. Also visited there Rochester factory twice. People do not appreciate the complexity of making photographic film and paper. One point worth mentioning is the air purity in the coating areas. I was told the air is as clean as an operating theatre. There must be no air bourn dust or this would show up on the film .Excellent video showing people what is involved in something that is taken for granted.

[@utopia2112]

Deston, my dad was a lifelong photographer and must have shot literally thousands of rolls of Kodak film. Last year he passed away at age 88. He was also a mechanical engineer his whole professional life and would have absolutely LOVED this three-part series on how Kodak does its thing. Thanks for demystifying the process.

[@matejfoltyn]

It's so inspiring seeing young engineers taking interest in a company like Kodak. I hope they stick around for a long time because this company does not run on turnover - they truly are a family!

[@zollotech]

Almost forgot about this series. Thanks for sharing. Incredible seeing how much goes into it.

[@Stasiek_Zabojca]

Yeah, it was so long since 2nd episode.

[@Dimitriedmr]

This is definitely better than Discovery's 'How it's made'.

[@Hzwo1990]

yee was probably some approval going on there..

[@supercine100]

@@Hzwo1990 yes, i see more blurred out sections in this episode!

[@stevewalston7089]

@@Dimitriedmr They had to keep that series simple for the masses and their short attention span.

[@kenmohler4081]

I love how Destin is so invested in where the little holes go. There is a wonderful little kid in you, Destin.

[@FlorianBinsker]

This is the one hour long quality content shot in 4k, made available for free, I didn't know 5 minutes ago I wanted to spend my Sunday afternoon with. But with SED videos there's no need for second guessing.

[@tapio_m6861]

I kinda wish it was filmed with a film camera though, lol.

[@PhenomII1090T]

​@@tapio_m6861could you imagine how many feet of film that would take 😂

[@CheekyPseudonym]

Smarter Every Day is like that

[@miinyoo]

Truest of stories. Destin is a torrent of love from a universe not yet discovered.

[@clap_lmao]

i can hang out with you on the weekend

[@coloradospacegeek4226]

I am so glad to see the Kodak plant is still going. This is an utterly amazing manufacturing process and film still has a visual quality that digital doesn't quite match.

[@G_Machine_Joe]

This KODAK series was incredible for me. My father built those machines for 30 years. I never really knew what he meant when he told us what he did there... just that he 'built the machines' that made the cameras and film. I'm without words now, thinking about him. You did an outstanding job Destin. Thank you!

[@docbumbershoot8337]

I work at Kodak Park every day but not in film production so it's neat to actually see how it works! The park itself is huge, all interconnected with a road that stretches nearly 3 miles and passes under local roads. I'm a new generation worker but I've heard and seen plenty of things from the old timers that show just how important Kodak used to be. They had their own fire department, recreation department, health system, bank, 3 minute bus lines, rail system, power generation, water treatment, etc. and they did everything in the park from R&D to distribution and film developing! They had a team for everything you can imagine so they never had to contract work and everything was non-union. It barely resembles those days now but working in the park with the dwindling lifers gives you an idea of the golden age of Kodak.

[@mynewcolour]

Kodak need to buy out Alaris if the stills film product is to be affordable in the future. There is healthy demand but a gouging middleman is ruining business.

[@RedHair651]

Why weren't they unionised?

[@docbumbershoot8337]

@@RedHair651 Great benefits and stuff. If you got a job there you were set for life

[@stevemurphy6412]

@@RedHair651 THAT is a subject. As docbumbershoot said, they were adamantly anti-union, and profitable enough to offer great pay and ALL kinds of benefits to keep unions out. The phrase was "The Great Yellow Father." Xerox was the same way. GM had 2 big plants here, all union, and Kodak did have the Operating Engineers union in their power plants, at least later, but they built a very anti-union town. Then they started cutting all that stuff, a little at a time. Medical was covered, and retirees had pensions and health care for life, until Kodak spent a lot of time in court to get out of that. At least the employee bank is now about the best credit union in town.

[@JohnUMusic]

Love these videos. I'm glad to see multiple generations working together to keep this technology alive.

[@smartereveryday]

Seeing the younger generation rise to the challenge is awesome. Emotional ownership of every task they’re given. Very encouraging.

[@newq]

​@@smartereveryday I loved seeing all the machines that put together the canisters that I tear apart with my fingers in the dark whenever I develop color film at home. I'll never think about it the same way again.

[@hyd119]

Well to be honest, it was a generation from the first part of this series until now, the last part. I don't even remember when the first one in this Kodak series was released. ((

[@EMvanLoon]

As a photographer myself, it's great to see that the production of film is getting sped up. And of course seeing the production process is awesome! Nice job!

[@njdevfan]

It's so cool that you came to Rochester to do this series (as well as the stop at our Coast Guard station). What I don't think people outside of NYS understand is how important Kodak was (is) to our city. I'm in my 50s and when I was growing up, literally everyone I knew had a family member that worked for Kodak. It was the lifeblood of our community, every aspect of life here was touched by it. I still have relatives that work there. If you had a parent or close relative that did, your summer work was at Kodak. Kodak was on at least one piece of clothing you owned. The name was everywhere you went on billboards, storefronts, and buildings. Entire communities revolved around where the particular plant building was. Everything is different now with Kodak being so much smaller than it was years ago. Much of what was once a kodak building in various parts of the city are now other businesses, sometimes spinoffs, and what's left is Kodak Park or basically the area where you were filming. It's awesome to see that film is still alive here since it basically made this city what it is and I think that anyone who grew up here or even lives here now and has no idea what goes on at the plant, should sit down and watch this series to understand the hard work and amazing engineering that built Rochester. Thanks Destin!

[@tagzation217]

Which video did they go to the Roc guard station?

[@njdevfan]

@@tagzation217 It was his series specifically on the Coast Guard. I think it was the 2nd vid in the series iirc.

[@stevemurphy6412]

Yes, all that. The house I grew up in is a block from there, and I worked there 2 summers. Nice to know they're still MAKING film here.

[@ThisIsReMarkable]

Kodak and Xerox right there in Rochester! It's amazing stuff. Know anyone who is or was at Xerox?

[@kenbrown7334]

It's great how the employees are so knowledgeable and friendly and seem to be happy with their jobs. Kudos to Kodak, seems like a great place to work.

[@matt1dmb]

It is. Unlike anything else

[@vegandiver]

How did it make me feel? Surprised, thankful and happy that the family at Kodak let you come and make this video series. I watched and enjoyed every second of this series!

[@_Aki__]

This was honestly such a fun series. This and the Coast Guard have been some of my favorite content on KZbin in forever. I love getting a peek at how other people do their jobs.

[@DanielGBenesScienceShows]

My favorite thing about this series is the fact that a historic, multi-billion dollar factory and company is giving you and your viewers a personal tour as though they were a Ma & Pa startup proud of their small factory! This is easily my very favorite series on You Tube. Thank You Kodak & Destin! *Click* 📷📸🎥📽️

[@jasonbutler2597]

A 1 hour youtube video has never gone soo quick, I am always so captivated by your videos and I am soo grateful for you. You're videos are always teaching me something new and just brings a little light into a seemly dull everyday life. Thank you again. You're awesome!

[@TheScubacamper]

Love it, Destin! It’s like those old “How It’s Made” shows, only a hundred times better! Well done, brother! :)

[@bluegizmo1983]

Never in my life would I have thought I would happily end up watching 3 hours of content (over three videos now) on how film is made, but here we are 😂

[@RenanSperendio]

Every person in this series had such a great attitude towards your visit and they were all so happy to explain their job. This also made me want to buy a film camera and start learning about photography

[@ravenimages8779]

What an amazing series. Outstanding! I'm a grey ghost and this took me back to my high school days in photography class and my old Pentax K-1000. Now I wanna dust of the P30 and load up with some Kodak! My grandfather was a professional, fairly established when he came to the US from Italy and really made a name for his self in Pennsylvania, not only as an award winning photographer (way back in 1932) but he really new the chemistry and mechanics as well. He would have enjoyed this series, no doubt.

[@fredinit]

Loved getting through the third video. Thank you for completing the series. Notice that all of the sprocket punching hearts were sitting on granite surface plates to provide a stable reference surface for measurement. Between them and the laminar flow coaters, probably the most accurate pieces of equipment in the entire plant. Where a 1/10th (.0001") might as well be a barn.

[@ardendolas]

One of my all time favourite TV shows was Discovery's How it's Made, showing how manufacturing works for all sorts of everyday objects. Destin, this series was definitely an awesome watch in that same vein and scratched a great itch. Thanks for going up there and sharing with us all how this process works!

[@TheLordMagpie]

I love the end of this video. The team/family vibe of the packing crew is what makes the difference between a good job and a great job. Thank you for sharing the film process and the human stories behind it

[@zoeware6926]

My family was sooooo excited when this one came out. We are still in the middle of it, but my kids (age 10, 8, 7) just came running in and were so excited to show me that their digital camera is a Kodak. Not the same as film, but still Kodak. Thanks for taking us along with you, Destin!

[@rmasoni]

This was truly amazing. I would've never thought so much went into making film. The sheer complexity of every step completely baffled me. The employees were so incredibly kind and explained everything with such passion and knowledge, it left me with a new-found enthusiasm for film photography. Thank you!

[@andreanizzola4645]

I love these long very detailed series. I don't care about films but I just love watching insane engineering and what happens behind the curtains

[@RealRickCox]

I started doing professional photography in 1996 without ever having an appreciation for exactly how the films were made. Thanks for showcasing how kind of obscure "technology" like film making actually happens. I feel like watching you definitely makes me a little smarter... every day.

[@daniel_wilkinson]

This is another product that reminds me that no one person alone can do everything it takes to create modern technology. Also, I envy Destin's enthusiasm for everything.

[@KofieBluejay]

Just watched the whole series in a week. Kinda want to work for Kodak now! What an insane factory. I'm less than 30 years old, I've just started shooting film, and you know, I have barely knew this era (although I did shoot a lot of Kodak disposable back in the day), and I'm glad we are seeing those come back. I love it. It's so different from digital. I wish production will go up and price goes down. We need both medium alive here. Anyway, thanks for the video. I'm down for more!

[@dhruvemital]

I got the love for photography from my dad, so watching this with him just made it really special for both of us. My childhood can be summed up with a few things, the Kodak Gold 200 being one of them. Kodak deserves all the love from multiple generations of photographers. Thank you for this.

[@terpcj]

Having been a film photographer (and reluctant sometimes camera repairer), my stress level went up whenever Destin reached out toward these parts that tend not to like dust or oil or fingerprints. Never before has he reminded me so much of Adam Savage, who is next-level tactile when it comes to things within reach.

[@roblunnen1653]

it was fun watching Adam arount the orginal Enterprise that was being restored. He had to keep putting his hands in his pockets so not to touch anything

[@TomServo1969]

I keep imagining someone coming back to work in the heart shop and saying, "Ah, man. Who touched my setup?! Now I have to start all over!"

[@spinnenente]

This might be my favorite series you've ever done. Props and i loved that you didn't dumb or cut it down.

[@oogalook]

Patrick did great job explaining stuff, knowing how all the machines work is amazing.

[@emilyadams3228]

The bit at the end is inspired. No spoilers, but when I saw it, I thought "That is NUTS!!!!" They all looked like that was the coolest thing they'd ever seen. My granddad would've loved this series. He started shooting in 1941, with a Kodak 616 folder (that I still have), and got me started in 1975, at age 9. And I'm still at it. Thank you for the excellent work. You're living the dream.

[@darreno9874]

This tour was so interesting and engaging. Thanks to all the people at Kodak who took the time to explain their job. God bless

[@broad_cat]

Destin, this is perhaps my favorite work of yours I've ever seen. It really got me inspired to seek out engineering work again, and seeing being as gracious and welcoming as you are to people is a personal goal as well. Videos like this and your interviews with the Apollo engineers really hit home just how monumental and collaborative each part of the engineering/manufacturing process is. We couldn't do it but together. Thanks so much.

[@RG-3PO]

When Destin pulled out his pocket knife to point at the high precision "heart" making the punched holes, I wanted to yell at the screen. The thought of scratching it made me fast forward a little bit.

[@RaphYkun]

I was more concerned with him indicating with an ungloved finger on a "very precise surface"...

[@striderkram]

i bet that Kodak engineer almost had a "heart" attack when Destin starting poking around with his pocketknife.

[@seldoon_nemar]

the funny thing is that the carbide is so much harder than his knife the problem would be stainless shavings from the blade eroding

[@BenjaminCronce]

I was all "omg, what's the hardness of those different metals?!"

[@seldoon_nemar]

@@BenjaminCronce I would guess they are custom made Silicon carbide, which is a 9.5 on the Mohs scale. It's the same thing lathe and CNC tool inserts is made of.

[@awilliford]

57:28 This whole series has helped me appreciate the company, and I am proud to have used Kodak film for my 30+ years of shooting film.

[@DenisRaymond]

This was really a great series! seriously makes me want to break out the film cameras and shoot again. Rich was so good at explaining everything going on. every time I started to think of a question about something BANG! there he was explaining it clearly so my brain could understand the whole process. Great video

[@samanthony5365]

Absolute homerun of a series, I loved every second of every episode. Keep these videos coming!

[@josuelservin]

This was an amazing experience, getting to know this amazing process with all this amazing people was outstanding. Thanks to all who made this possible, now in getting out there to shoot some film!

[@ivis4]

I get fascinated how did they come up with the machines to make the films.. is crazy to think the details that go into it.. Thank you for being that inspiration to all of us.

[@doodlenov]

Studying Mechanical Engineering in germany right now, you are an inspiration. And this 3 part series made me look forward even more to working as an engineer

[@siggyincr7447]

As a tool and die maker that rolling hole punch is really interesting. The geometry of the punches and dies would be interesting to know more about because to punch clean holes in a relatively flimsy material like film you would need to maintain a fairly close clearance between the two, but also make sure that as they rotate past each other they don't touch either. I'm guessing the punches are set to hit the film just enough to cut the hole. Any more and not contacting the dies becomes a lot harder. But then you run into issues with the waste potentially flying back out of the dies. That's just barely skimming the surface of stuff that needs to be just right for these to work well. Really interesting technical challenge to punch those holes at those sorts of speeds.

[@ghost-cs8jy]

Beautiful work, but I'd go insane weeks before I finished getting everything in perfect alignment.

[@Nevir202]

Well, the fact there is a vacuum on the back side likely helps avoid much chance of the chaff flying back out of the holes.

[@broad_cat]

@@ghost-cs8jy When they said it took months just to align one punch and die wheel, I couldn't believe it. They must recruit their maintenance staff from the Buddhist temple because after doing that you have to have reached some sort of enlightenment.

[@Janduin45]

Also just think of the precision of the gears driving the two wheels. Any gear lash at all and you'd never be able to properly index the punch and the die together.

[@steelerfaninperu]

For all these reasons I expected it to be this slow methodical device and instead it took off like a rocket. The balls on those engineers.

[@DamirUlovec]

Man, 35 mm brings back so many memories. The era when the results of photography were waited for days, sometimes even months. And after developing the negatives and taking photos, we were amazed several times at what was on that one roll of film. Today, everything has lost its meaning and charm.

[@TM-zs3ci]

I’m a photo finishing Technician in Hong Kong for 30 years since 1977. This is the first time I can see how a film is made. Its amazing Thankyou

[@dappermanphoto]

The amount of time I've waited for this last bit of the series is immeasurable and I'm sure Destin and Kodak have their reasons. I'm just so dang glad it's here now.

[@Flyingdinosaur69]

The worlds most complex hole punch! Man I was amazed when you got to see the heart broken down. That's insane engineering. The amount of time that person spends adjusting the dyes, they are going to notice everything you changed on their workbench Destin haha

[@Flyingdinosaur69]

Employee walks in: "Alright, who moved my dye 0.01mm..."

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I would argue that the world's most complex hole punch would be a subway system construction site.

[@clytle374]

The precision of the heart is crazy. The machinist in me really appreciated the design and manufacture. What is didn't realize until the end of that segment was that the workbenches were all massive precision surface plates, huge ones, even the Starrett pink one. Film handling is an interesting, and broader than most will imagine, field

[@b6983832]

This might not be so important in still cameras, but 35 mm is originally a motion picture format. When you wind the film through a camera or a projector at speed of 24 frames per second, the sprocket holes need to be exactly where they should be. Otherwise, the picture is not steady, or in the worst case, the film could break or cause a jam. Inaccurate sprocket holes are actually an issue with some cheaper movie films not made by Kodak.

[@Karreth]

Seeing all the quality control measures they have in place, I guess it's no surprise I've never gotten a roll of Kodak film with anything but excellent performance. Incredibly cool series and tour, I enjoyed it a lot. I've been committed to film for years now, and seeing how it all comes together certainly is awesome.

[@MichaelDuntz]

All these people have such passion for their jobs; it's fantastic to watch.

[@ItsMe-vg4vj]

You would be shocked at how many employees they had... and how few they have now.

[@Zewwy_ca]

Having had some real bad days with anxiety, this video really helps. Thank you Destin.

[@kurtiunlisted8589]

It really warms my heart thinking about the 36 precious moments that mean something to someone, and that are going to be captured, somewhere in the world, every time the packing machine drops a new roll into its box ❤

[@helmutschillinger3140]

You live in the past. How many wasted shots, how many takes on on scene just to be sure? Maybe you haven’t spent many hours in the darkroom! Otherwise that kind of Nostalgie is only for those who haven’t had much experience with film. I have used wet sheet film, poured emulsion onto glass plates, used any film type and size on earth, from Micro to a square meter, camera from portable to room size in repro photography. I poisoned my skin with the chemicals, and hurt my lungs mixing them. No more thanks. No more physical masking, no more densitometers, enlargers and darkrooms. When have you last seen an optical stabilizer in a film based camera? Less carrying heavy tripods now. It was great while we had the “new” technology of film, after wet plates. Now it is obsolete, maybe fascinating for newbies like you! Sorry to bust your bubble.

[@justinchamberlin4195]

I really liked this video series. It was both a fascinating blast from the past and a look at some of the most incredible cutting-edge technology in manufacturing today. Most important, though, is definitely how well everyone seems to work together...I've worked at, visited, or heard of places where not everyone really bought into the "let's all pull together in the same direction" mentality. People would hoard supplies, hide tools, talk down to or about coworkers, and throw each other under the bus to get even the slightest bit ahead. Everyone we got to see in these three videos seems to get along well with each other and takes pride in what they do.

[@chadvarnell1889]

This series has been so refreshing. I loved seeing how humble the experienced workers seemed to be, and how patient they were with the younger workers. They didn't seem to have any of the typical "I have to guard my secrets for my own security" mindset that so many have in other places. The person who retired from my job definitely was not that way! If I hadn't been so observant, and dragged info out of him, I would have been hosed when he left. It was still extremely difficult for more than a year. For many of my job functions I had to totally redevelop the process of how they were done. In most cases, I was able to make improvements on it along the way. I have been fortunate that my boss trusts me to just do my job. I rarely even see him. Seriously, like less than once a month on average. A+ Team Eastman Kodak & SmarterEveryday!

[@aek_tiesto]

Rich and his way explaining the process is amazing. Destin, an hour watching the video ended up with a smile in my face. Amazing job!

[@morphx666]

This was an amazing series! As an engineer myself, I got teary eyed looking at those machines, but above everything else I loved to get to know the people behind the machines.

[@b14ckyy]

Sometimes Destin's child-like curiosity feels annoying, but on the other side, it uncovers so many incredible details! I love it how fascinated he is about the punch-holes on the "heart" and how he wants to touch and move stuff. I wonder how many people would have asked about the fine adjustment and tuning of these. It is incredible that it takes literally months to adjust them to perfection! This is awesome!

[@stevesepaniak5565]

My father used to work in dark rooms repairing the perforation machines. Also it's really cool seeing my home town on your site.

[@Voidy123]

26:28 "Just because it's new it doesn't mean it's improved" - Legend, so true and few people understand that.

[@xaviarthunders4894]

This has to be the most fascinating series you have ever done. What an amazing process.

[@Noise-Bomb]

This was interesting. Sometimes one simply can't appreciate the amount of work that goes into a seemingly simple product and the engineering it took to make it. This tour was great really hope we will see more of this type of content from you. Thanks' Destin and Kodak for letting us have these insights.

[@blockbertus]

Thank you very much for showing this whole process to us, Destin. I'm not so much into photography but I do love the engineering which goes into making stuff. Especially stuff you think is pretty simple. By the way, I will never forget your carb video. I never really understood how they work but oh boy did I have a lightbulb moment watching those videos.

[@timfederwitz]

This series was amazing and enlightening. I have been into photography as an amateur for about 35 years. Not fully understanding the exposure triangle until much later in this journey, I tended to avoid film and loved digital for the immediate feedback loop and lower cost. Now that I understand how to work the exposure, I am drawn to getting back to the *soul* of physical film. Something about the permanence and "one chance" per frame to get it right seems to make it more precious. This series helped me understand the passion that goes into making the film and I thank you for doing/sharing this!

[@BeautyOfGaia]

I started 15 years ago with photography as a hobby. I capture most time nature, some times city. I use Panasonic Lumix digital cams (MFT) since the first day. After seeing and hearing all the hassle happen with film rolls, developing of the film, cutting, storing, showing, sharering... I'm really really happy that there are digital cameras which make the live much much easier. I really can't understand why such an outdated system is still alive.

[@skullyface]

Great video. I started out shooting Kodak film a very long time ago. It's good to see the production line and the people that probably have made a lot of the film that has gone through my cameras over the years. The "make a muscle" photos made me smile.

[@NickyNooNah99]

Destin, would love to see you do a similar series on cotton. Cotton defined the industrial revolution, made England and the United states incredibly wealthy. And the machines used to harvest it and process it into textiles are absolutely amazing feats of engineering. Not only that, farmers are some of the greatest engineers I know and I'd love to see you shine a spotlight on them.

[@mikekruse30]

Destin I really loved following this now I am about 40 minutes away from Rochester where you filmed this originally from the Buffalo area of New York and since I moved to the area I live in now I have met many upon many of the older Kodak workers this is an experience for me to watch the whole process have been through some of the plants that have closed over the years and love hearing the stories from Kodak thank you for making this video series totally awesome.

[@yannlieb8577]

amazing after you've seen this you can watch it every time you wind up a new film Imagine what happened to it and how much work and passion went into the production! thanks for this documentation 🙌👍

[@Knownasnemoo]

I could write pages about how much i love these types of videos. But to put it short - thank you. This was an awesome journey.

[@robertcrist124]

53:22 Oh you got to love it when a station tucks all your flaps 😂 No reason this is funny, it just got me for some reason.

[@ojonasar]

I work in food production on the factory floor. Part of my job is to swan neck the box liner, which involves twisting the neck of the bag, feeding it through a hole in one of the box flaps, before closing the box and feeding it through the taping machine. I’ve done it so many times that I can perform the entire operation with my eyes closed and have for several years.

[@kamoboko86]

I read that the Kodak film company had problems with their film due to nuclear bomb testing in Nevada back in the 40s and 50s. And the government had to make arrangements with them to prevent production issues. Can you elaborate on that?

[@HDReMaster]

they discovered atom bomb testing and the gov had to silence them

[@The-Weekend-Warrior]

Everyone at this Kodak factory has been AMAZING. I love to see this. I so love that film photography is coming up again. Congrats for this series.

[@Khalrua]

I'm from Rochester, a Kodak family. Dad was an software engineer for them, and my grandfather was actually the vice president of kodak, head of film department, the division your series was based on (back in the 50s and 60s). THey certainly struggled during the digital camera evolution, but since real film has been coming back, everyone's optimism is on the rise. One last thing, please no one use Fuji film!! I hope you had a chance to eat a garbage plate, Destin!

[@davidgustavsson4000]

Production machinery is just so cool. My favorites were the odd/even cutting scheme and the way the lid goes on the can.

[@laserbub]

Fantastic 3rd part. Love all the mechanical equipment, doing a clean, dark, fast, perfect job. So glad they turned on the lights for you to be you and show off all the cool toys.

[@PicaDelphon]

It been over 40 years when I last Toured Kodak's Main Rochester NY Plant with my Grandmother in the late 70's... P.S. I hoped you have gotten to see the Sliver Recycling Area in the Back End of the Plant.....Them Big Sliver Bars.....

[@jimorlowski5051]

Much more manufacture close to home! The hearst and brains of a community.. Fantastic team work and deep deep engineering....got to luv it.

[@linmal2242]

How insanely complex is that machine for making film that we all use everyday. Thankyou for this expose, it shows how innovative this business has been to engineer all that and all in the dark ! Thankyou Kodak !

[@Randomviewer_44]

Hi Destin! If you wanna see more amazing automatic machines like this u should really come to Bologna in Italy. This region is called "The packaging valley" for a reason. Check for companies like Coesia, IMA, Marchesini. Coesia makes automatic machines for cigarettes, some of their components are designed to sustain up to 70 G! They are really really fast

[@Ant_Therapy]

This was the best episode of “How It’s Made” I’ve ever watched

[@abel2244]

Fact

[@adamrowsell938]

Thanks to kodak for allowing you to film this and for still producing this product

[@EvanPicard]

I went on a tour at Kodak in about 2001 for an aerial photo conference. We got a tour of the factory in the dark, including where infrared film is made. Robots in dark. Fascinating stuff.

[@iMacMaxPrivat]

I love how they put padding on all kind of odd edges.

[@momentsPY]

Amazing series documentary. Congrats. I'm not the kind of "film is better than digital" person but certainly miss those days at mid 70s when I was a teen and pictures where based on Kodak stock. We mailed them all the way from South America to Rochester Photo Service in NY to have them developed and printed because they returned a new fresh roll each time. I got rid of all my 35mm cameras years ago but I'm certainly eager to have a film camera again. Greetings from Paraguay.

[@CloudSpecter]

Best how its made ever seen! What a lovely people working in that awesome factory!

[@nerys71]

That makes more sense than most people think engineers have the theoretical knowledge while operators have the practical knowledge

[@avoirdupois1]

This has been one of my favorite series. Thanks for showing this amazing process.

[@MemeticsX]

An amazing series; thanks so much for making it. Love to see all the mechanical innovations and get the deep understanding of how the process works. Really makes me appreciate film even more.

[@franciscorosario2709]

Thank you, Destin, for this really well made series. I will never look at a film canister again, and will always think about and be impressed by the complex process that allows us to enjoy a moment forever.

[@davidtaylor1384]

All i can think of is that if one of my parents worked there in the 80's, id have been the confetti king at Halloween 😂

[@Aahzimandious]

Thanks for making me smarter every time you post. Always something in them to learn, even if I know a lot about the subject. Love your work. Thanks for doing this.