How FlicFilm revolutionizes film & chemistry production from their factory in the Canadian Rockies
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2023
- The miracle of analog film persists in 2023, but not without severe industry challenges that have yet to be fully surmounted. One factory in the remote Canadian rockies hopes to change all that... In this episode we visit FlicFilm's headquarters in Alberta, Canada, a facility that spools thousands of film rolls per day in an attempt to circumvent supply chain issues and distribute analog tools to the world.
Dave Marshall, Flic's founder, gives us a look inside this "boutique" facility - the tour includes a look inside chemistry production, film spooling, industry logistics, and wonderful insights into this constantly shifting global analog market.
You can find more information about FlicFilm at flicfilm.ca/ and discover our roster of FlicFilm products at BrooklynFilmCamera.com
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Amazing. Amazing. Amazing episode.
It's fascinating to see small companies like this keeping up in such a compicated industry.
Nice job BFC, loving this channel more and more.
Thanks so much for following the journey! It was an incredible privilege to be able to travel to Alberta for this unique look at such an amazing place.
Great to see the operation, Ben! He’s a renaissance man! I will put some Flic Film on my list ❤
Applause for Dave and Co. Great to see.
I recall sometimes using plastic cassettes for bulk-loading 100-ft rolls of 35mm long ago. The left end (with the shorter spool end poking out) twisted on. Kodak had marketed metal cassettes with a snap-cap end, but if you dropped the roll, it could come off fairly easily. Ilford for a while had a similar design, but with a deep concave indent that held much better, and I believe similar cassettes could also be bought in bulk as store re-brands.
It may be that no one even makes a bulk loader any longer. There were basically two designs, the Watson, which had an open-close light trap, and a smaller, felt-trap one made of Bakelite, the name of which eludes me. In any case, it used to be very economical to bulk load with cassettes that could be used 5-6 or more times. It was also handy when a short roll was needed for testing or some other purpose.
On occasion, contests were sponsored for alternate uses of the plastic cans, rather than landfills, which brought forth all sorts of intriguing ideas.
Keep up the great work!
Flic film make a 3d printed bulk loader they sell!
Elektra 100 has quickly become my favorite film stock. As someone new to film photography it has the sharpness of digital but with the colors and feel that you can really only get from film
Great interview! Dave seems like a great guy with lots of common sense and drive to get stuff done!
Impressive! Will order some of your film to try out.
Wow this was cool! This dude is so inspiring 🎉
Nicely produced, great interview, glad Flic Film exists.
Love love love Flic Film. Electra 100 is my favorite film stock
What an incredible man! There need to be more like him
I love seeing BFC doing great things
Amazing story. Great interview. Love his spirit!
That was awesome thanks guys 😀🤙
Another home run video, Ben - thanks for the tour of FlicFilm. Wish I lived closer to Alberta so I could visit them, and see their store.
what an absolute bunch of legends
This is fascinating and very revealing. I'm very impressed with Dave's ingenuity and determination. I only recently noticed FlicFilm at my local camera store, and was curious about the company and its products. I've always been a big film advocate and with the massive wave of AI hitting the photography world my natural inclination is to push back by shooting more film.
Now that I know more about this company, the people behind it, their philosophy, and the products I am definitely going to grab a few rolls this afternoon. Can't wait to try them out.
Totally agree on the push back from us analog lovers on the increasingly nebulous digital world. So glad you dug the video!
@@brooklynfilmcamera Your videos are awesome. Keep up the great work!
This guy built a whole career of busting up supply lines 😂 thats a level of f it ill do it myself that is incredibly respectable
Great guy, appreciate the passion, I buy and shoot Electra which is amazing and just ordered some chrome but the problem is still there, I mean if Kodak shuts down it is the end of color film in its entirety. I know it is extremely difficult but what we would need would be someone who is going to produce a new emulsion from scratch and not just sell a third party product.
Please please produce APS films 😊
actually this is good idea. there are some intersting cameras out there that are basically unusable without APS film.
Flic film is great! They have to good customer service, emailed them at like midnight and got a response at 2am, like dudes go sleep
Remote Canadian rockies? It's more of a small highway town, about 1.5 hours from the rockies.
Longview is only 25min from the south gates of the Highwood Pass... That's pretty close.
In Alberta, a 2 hour drive is "Close"
@@charlesmacd1905 In Europe, a 2 hour drive is another country
I have been really digging this company. The chemistry is easy to use and yields fantastic results. The film stock choices are great, but it would be nice to have more C41 options.
More C-41 would be awesome! Perhaps as they continue to grow, the Ektachrome they just started distributing is a great step in that direction.
I'll bet the temptation to just fill your pockets with ektachrome while you were there must have been hard to resist.
Might there be some 120 and 4x5 in the future?
At the moment 120 would be a challenge due to the very different finishing process, but who knows!