This is great to see.
Makes me worry though about who is going to continue this after some/all these people retire... not many young faces and it all seems to rely on a bunch of highly skilled, extremely experienced people. It also seems a small crew.
That was a refreshing little film. Keep Calm and Carry On. What a neat place to be part of.
Yeah, most of the people interviewed had been with the company between 15 and 30+ years so i hope they have a succession plan for when these people retire.Originally Posted by Kiwi7475
Mike
You can see why digital lacks the film look. The grain of film is organic and variable whereas pixels are not.
Good luck with that. But we can always hope.
Yes, like that in other areas as well. Can't get young people interested. If they do get them, they don't stick.
The Ilford Factory can train workers as needed. Nothing there is magic.
As a kid in the 50's my father's idea of a vacation was to travel and tour factories. 1968 he built a giant one. It has been reconfigured several times for vastly different industries. Demand changes fast.
Ilford looks right sized for current demand. It seems to barely keep up, as there is shortage of some of their product.
Tin Can
You have to wonder how they coated film in the old days. Here is Kodak's spooling operation...in the dark with infrared flash.
1945...
You can say the same thing about photography...nothing magic there. Yet we know that one photo is not the same as another photo. Time will tell.
Ever eat a fuzzless peach that rots before it ripens or a tasteless plum? How about giant, tasteless strawberries? Something was lost in the translation when the new generation of fruit growers took control. Never discount how humans can f things up.
...and where is the GD film on Kodak's, DuPont's and Agfa's operation???
History lost?
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