How to Redscale 35mm Color Film
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- What's up guys! In this video, I briefly describe what redscale or 'redscaling' your film is, and show you how to take any color negative film to create your own redscale. I give an example of how the iso changes affect the exposure, and some shots at the end to see what you can expect from a redscaled roll.
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Redscaling is super easy!
1. Take two 35mm rolls, one old roll already shot, and one new roll
2. Make sure the finished roll has about an inch of film left sticking out
3. Cut the leader end off the new roll.
4. Match up the light brown with dark brown sides of each roll. (Basically, turn the new roll over).
5. Use scotch tape to splice the film together.
6. Go into a darkroom, or complete this part in a changing bag
7. Pull the film out of the new roll a few inches, and then wind that section of film into old roll. Keep pressure on the spindle of the old roll so the canister doesn't unwind.
8. When you've reached the end, cut the film of the new roll.
9. If you need a film leader at the end, take the cut-off leader and line it up to re-cut it using scissors.
10. Enjoy your super apocalypticly red pictures!
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Thank you! This was immensely helpful for simplifying the redscale process
I'm glad to hear it was helpful 🙂
Cool shots at the end! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Bruuuuuuuu!! those images are crazy nice!!!
Thanks!! 🙂
Been wanting to try this forever, need to do it soon
Go for it! 🙂
First I thought what the heck is it good for but now I'm amazed. Much film, such red ...ehm.. scale :-)
Ha! Yeah it definitely is... red! 🙂
I'm going to do it! Thanks for the video!!
Have fun! 🙂
That's a fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to make it and sharing your knowledge. Now I want to give it a go myself. I may do that this week-end. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Hi Allysse! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Definitely give it a shot, it's a blast, and gives some awesome effects. Please let me know how it turns out! 🙂
Great video... I always learn loads from your channel 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Steve! I'm glad it was helpful. 🙂
@@filmismorefun I'll definitely try it
Thank you so much you saved my life
Hi Jess! I'm glad the video was helpful 🙂
Man you are messing with the film gods. Kodak on a fujifilm canisters? That film will torn out more a green scale 😵. A good way to redemption, at least shoot two rolls of each brand. Asap 😂
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That is great
Thank you
@@matteo7867 you're welcome
Hi Bud, I love the video! definitely gonna try it out!! Can I ask - are all the photos shown at the end over exposed by two stops? :) Thanks so much for the upload
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Not all of the images were exposed two stops over. The multiple exposures were shot where each exposure was rated at box speed. There are also a few shots in there that were not double exposed, but still shot at box speed. It depended on the scene, and how deep I wanted the red to be. 🙂
I find that 2 stops is even on the low side for some films. But, 2 is the average or the norm for me also.
Yeah it really depends on the tone you're after. Some films have a bit cleaner latitude when redscaling, 800t comes to mind.
@@filmismorefun I've never used a high iso film to red scale...although...that does make sense when you think about it. 800t or even portra 800 would make for interesting red scale films.
You can use the same technique to unredscale lomo redscale film
True! Good point.
You could just place the canister you're loading in your camera and use the winder to do this
What about the roll you are pulling from? Where would that go?
@@filmismorefun you don’t have to close the back so it can just be there
Gotcha! That's what I was thinking you were saying, but just curious.
If you load film in the darkroom with a red light on this is the result. Don't ask how I know.
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Does anybody know what happens when you do this to black and white film?
Most likely the photos will lack a bit of sharpness.
Halo, is it possible to use ecn2/remjet film?
For example kodak vision 3 250D
Yes, but you'll be shooting through the remjet layer.
Hi there, just discovered your channel and this great method! Love it - thanks a lot for the video! I have one question - what is gonna happen if I do the same reverse process with B&W film? Thanks a lot in advance for your reply!
Hey there! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Yes, you can do this with black and white, but you will only acheive a softer image, and very slight exposure difference. I hope that helps! 🙂
@@filmismorefun thanks a lot for you quick reply! I will definitely try this out! Thanks again and be safe there! Hopefully we leave our places soon!
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This thing with the hands-it’s not working for me. Good info though, I just can’t watch it for long.
Well thanks for giving it a shot. This may be a better fit for you:
filmismorefun.com/2022/02/20/how-to-diy-redscale-35mm-film/
How very interesting, I never knew that. Also how did you do those photos at the end, I know some are double exposures, but then the others I don't understand. Is it a filter, or a mirror or something?
On some images I used flagging in combination with multiple exposures. Basically, I blocked part of the lens with a black paper, took the first exposure, then flipped the camera upside-down blocking the opposite half, and took the second exposure. 🙂
@@filmismorefun oh yeah, I knew it would be something simple and I was just over thinking it
Hey, thanks for this :) I'd like to try it the hard way for thw sake of exposing both sides while still keeping the frames atop of one another. Do you havd any idea how I could make it a little less of a pain in the butt for myself?
Hey there! Yeah, what I would recommend is to expose the roll normally (maybe less one or two stops) then develop the end of the leader to find the frame, mark the other side where the frame is and line it up with the shutter window.
I have a video on how to find the frame of you need it:
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I hope that helps! 🙂
thanks :))
Which film did you use to do the red scale? those looks nice... I've been thinking of using Kodak Ultramax 400 to do it. Is there any film that you recomend me to do it with?
I used Fuji 200 in those shots, but Ultra Max could work just fine, too. 🙂
What is the benefit of this over using a filter?
Hi Ethan. Well, the benefit is really a matter of opinion, because while both will yield very red results, there are differences. When shooting your film redscale, or just using a red filter (a Hoya R25a for example) it comes down to how the light is recorded on to the film. Each method is going to either absorb, or allow certain wavelengths to pass. Whether that is through a physical filter you place on a lens, or though the layers of film which have filters built into the emulsion (but light passing through them in reverse).
Basically, it will not look the same, either in the color tonality or how shadow detail is recorded. The best way in my opinion is always testing out each method and seeing what looks good to you. I hope that helps 🙂
It is also possible to do it with black and white film?
Hi there. Yes, but the effects are not very dramatic like they are with color film. If you flip black and white film around you'll get a softer image, and it will look like a lite ND filter was used. Hope that helps! 🙂
@@filmismorefun Yes, that helped, thanks :)
I finnaly tried it with some really good results and some not so good. Thank you for manual and I would like to see some more like this :)
No prob, I'm glad it was helpful! 🙂
Hey, awesome video. I have one question tho. What if i develop the redscaled film in b&w chemicals. Will it work? Have you tried it? Or you're supposed to develop redscaled films in c41?
Hi there. To get the redscale effect it needs to be developed in C41, and you can develop it in BW chemicals, but it does not give as dramatic as an effect on my opinion.
@@filmismorefun Thanks! 😊
Would this technique work for making a roll twice as long?
Or would the canister not be able to hold that much film?
It may hold a few extra shots, but I'd imagine you would most likely fill the container before getting another roll in there. Another issue might be that the spool in the camera may bind up if to much film is around around it.
Hi do you recommend this for a point and shoot camera? I did this to kodak gold 200 but the canister I use is proimage 100 because based on your photos I prefer the look on +1 one, will the camera affect lots of things?? Thanks!!
Hi there. If the canister you used has a DX code for 100 ISO it will probably turn out great. If you shoot the rated film speed it usually comes out under exposed, so exposing for a stop or two more is not a bad thing. 🙂
@@filmismorefun thanks for the reply! My canister has dx code so I guess it'll be nice
so if you use a 200 speed you shoot it at 400
and what about the developing process does it matter or it's just c41 process??
Hi there! Well, what you're describing is underexposing. Instead, I would recommend shooting at box speed or over exposing by two stops. For example, if you were shooting 200 speed, you would shoot at iso 50. In my opinion, redscale doesn't look the best if shooting any lower than box speed. (With that said, maybe experiment anyways, because you might prefer it that way). I hope that helps! 🙂
@@filmismorefun coming back to this comment bc i am about to try it
would you recomend shooting it at 100 speed because the example in your video was cooler that the one shot in 50
Well, I would recommend going with whatever you think looks the coolest. It's really about experimenting, and you'll know after a few rolls what iso and brands you personally prefer when redscaling 🙂
@@filmismorefun alright thanks man
No prob!
So you're not supposed to push your film when processing, right? You should just over-expose your film
Hi there. Actually, yes, normally when over/under exposing your film, you adjust the processing times longer or shorter to compensate for the change in iso speed.
However, you can also shoot at box speed, and over/under develop while processing the film to achieve different results in the shadows or highlights. And as you mentioned- over/under exposing but not changing the processing times is another possiblity as well to manipulate the highlights and shadows.
The most typical thing when under or over exposing, though, is to change your processing times to compensate for your change in iso speed essentially "pushing" or "pulling" the box speed to a different one.
I hope that helps! 🙂
@@filmismorefun Super! However, what I'd like to know specifically is if the images you used as examples for over-exposing redscale in the video were push-processed or simply over-exposed and processed at box speed.
@@santiagovidela9246 Oh! Those examples were all using box speed processing. 🙂
@@filmismorefun great! Thank you very much!
Is THIS is the kind of nonsense that new film photographers are supposedly interested in doing?!! Film is difficult to use and making a decent print from a film capture is much, much harder, still. A person interested in silly gimmicks and wasting materials probably knows he can't make a decent photograph and therefore ends up doing something like this. Just find something else to do.
Oh , I see! You're one of those entitled assholes who think they are the king pompa of film photography. I'm going to go redscale three rolls of film right now in your honor have a great day. Hugs and kisses XOXO.
@@filmismorefun I have no interest whatsoever in what YOU do with your film. But please, stop misleading new photographers with this nonsense. What you are suggesting others do has nothing at all to do with photography. You couldn't be doing any more damage if you were telling them to eat their film, which you will no doubt do, sooner or later.
@@davidkachel Jokes aside my friend, there are a lot of people who are interested in alternative processing and experimental analog photography. No disrespect, but just because you don't have an interest in it doesn't mean there aren't plenty of people who do.
I'm not doing any "damage" by posting a DIY technique. Those who want to shoot experimental images will. It's usually because they've mastered the basics and want to try something new and interesting. To each their own.
@@filmismorefun It is beyond difficult to learn to make good images. Far too many people end up doing what you are doing... playing with cutesy gimmicks and nonsense, instead of doing the hard work of making photographs worth seeing. Go off on all the pointless tangents you like, but don't lead other people down that path, too.
@@davidkachel It's not up to you who does and doesn't try whatever experimental process they want.
I see that making this information available to people concerns you, but it really shouldn't I'm my opinion. We're all doing this photography thing to have fun.
Hi man. Im new to film here just wanna ask ya smthing on terms here.
When you mentioned overexpose 2 stop( let say the original boxspeed of the film is 400), does you mean it was shot at 100?
Im sorry im still confused to understanding the overexpose and underexpose terms on film photography 🙏🏼
But again lovex3 ya video here.🫶🏻
Yep you got it!
Overexposing 2 stops would be 100 iso if shooting a box speed film of 400 iso.
400 > 200 > 100 iso
@@filmismorefun thnks man🙌🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻