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

i love in these videos where there's an employees that's a little bit reserved but Destins enthusiasm is too infectious and they always end up loosening up a bit ahaha

I love when Destin asks if he can touch something in the middle of touching it 😂

Thank you Dustin for coming to visit us in 35 MM Film Finishing. As a Group Leader in this area, I'm very proud of our company and especially our part of it. You did a fantastic job in showing the what we do from start to finish, and my coworkers did a fantastic job in explaining our processes. Your enthusiasm for film is so awesome, and your positivity and super friendly demeanor is infectious ! Thanks again !

This series is the ultimate advertising campaign for film, and Kodak in particular. I am so blown away by the shocking complexity of the entire process that I can't believe film is even remotely affordable. And yet, the complexity is what makes massive production runs possible.

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.

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.

I'm totally amazed how open Kodak was throughout all this, running machines, letting you see the inside...everything! What an absolutely amazing staff too.

Tim clearly wasn't thrilled about the tour today, but Tim still did a really good job! Thanks Tim!

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.

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.

I love how Destin will talk to the people who put boxes on a pallet as much as the engineers and make them all feel important (they are)

An absolute ringer of a series, s/o to Kodak for letting us see so much!

I have legitimately been impatiently awaiting this 3rd video for months. I’m so happy it’s out now. Watching these three videos just makes me want to go get a job at the Kodak factory.

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

Destin, I love how you treat all the employees with the same level of respect. As much as I enjoyed seeing the engineering behind the fabrication of a roll of 35mm film, I enjoyed watching you interact with all the folks at Kodak with respect and kindness even more. ❤️

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.

This series was fantastic. We definitely need you to be the new "How It's Made", but with each thing explained in this kind of detail. I love knowing how stuff works and it takes big popularity/money to tour places like this in such detail. PLEASE continue doing this, Destin. You're making the world a smarter place in a time when we need it most.

The thing that always surprises me about these videos is how long everyone has been doing their job and been with the company. The two guys in this one were 20 and 30+ years with Kodak. That's so rare now. It makes me think of my dad who worked 37 years in an aluminum can lid plant for Anheuser-Busch. They made the pop-top lids that go on Pepsi and beer cans. People don't stay in one job their whole career anymore. It's a rare thing. One of the things I remember from childhood is that any time we got a can of soda for any reason, he would look at the little numbers on the lid to see if it came from his plant and his machine. Next time you have a can of soda, look inside the hole on the pull tab and there's little numbers stamped in the metal. Those numbers tell them where that lid was made in case there's a problem, they can recall them and know which plant, machine, and batch that lid came from. So, we'd go to the gas station after little league practice and get a soda and a snack and he'd look at the lid and say, "Nope, that one came from x plant." But every once in a while, he would say, "Yep, I made this one." It was the coolest thing to me as a kid. The lid of this can we bought in a store came from a machine that my dad runs.

Dude, as an analog shooter, that series was sooo interesting, thank you so much for sharing this! Also... how complex all these machines are, I just.... can't compute!

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.

Richard, the man explaining the packaging process is SOOOO COOOL ! He is just the perfect teacher ! Richard you are so good at this !

The bit when the film is going into the boxes is so musical, that guys voice and the beat of the machine is magical. Someone needs to make that into a song.

So cool how Dustin always (not just this series), makes it clear to ppl that he understands he’s stepping into their domain. That is showing respect, but then he also asks questions to show them he understands their work if they show him and wants to know more about it and at the same time does it in a way that keeps it accessible to the audience.

Destin - This has been an amazing three part series. Kodak is an amazing company focused on engineering. I had the pleasure to work with two of their engineers at the Web Handling Research Center at Oklahoma State University. They both worked in the Web Conveyance team. Zig Hakiel developed the first computer model of a wound roll - first published in 1987. The same technique is used in 2023. Kevin Cole was the other engineer. He was so knowledgeable and willing to share technical insights. The scope of what they and countless other engineers developed over the years is staggering. I now work as a web handling consultant. I stand on the shoulders of giants. I love manufacturing. It is great to hear Kodak is still smashing it.

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!

Now we need a super tiny camera that loads those hole punched pieces and uses them as sheet film. Call it the smaller every day project.

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!

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.

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* 📷📸🎥📽️

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

This series was absolutely mindblowing, ridiculously detailed and wonderfully layed out with the help of the great folks at kodak! Thank you Destin & Kodak!

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!

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.

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

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!

That film being moved off those rollers at 13:30 is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

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.

Forgive me for skipping through Destin but Rich is a wonderful speaker and describes that process so well. You can tell that the packaging team really works well together too and that comes from good leadership. Excellent video as always!

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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!

i love how happy you get when you get to explain things you really care about

This 3-part series has been one of the coolest, most interesting things that I've seen on UKposts. 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!

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!

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!

I'm just amazed, I'm just thinking about how all these machines had to be designed and manufactured to work together in this fluid manner, this is wild. I love how Destin always knows the right questions to ask and just lets the footage do all the talking. This is how you make learning things fun and interesting!

Rich's explanation was so clear and easy to follow, what an awesome series Destin! Never thought I'd be interested in the manufacturing of film, but enjoyed every minute of it.

I loved seeing both the atmosphere in this place and the absurd level of sophistication in what they do! Thank you for this series!

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.

Richard is ultimately a pro at explaining the process. calm and collected, knows what is happening and what the listener needs and wants to know! I hope that National Geographic will take him as the narrator in the episode in the Kodak production process! that's exactly the kind of energy that man gives me.

That was a fantastic level of access and support Kodak's people gave you for these videos. Thanks for sharing this with us, it's fascinating.

"the surface finish of that is incredibly important" proceeds to poke around with pocket knife 😅

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

I've never had much interest in photography but this series is an absolute treasure. This makes UKposts better. Your exploration and explanation of the processes involved here and depiction of the family of people at Kodak who make it all happen seemed truly heart-felt and I feel an affection for them, the product and (weirdly) Kodak that's come as a surprise to me. Thank you for sharing this story, I never realised I needed to know it

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 😂

Another stunning video explaining a very complex process. I never really thought about making film other than putting an emulsion on a sheet of perforated plastic. I thought that was it! Now I am blown out with the complexity of the machines and the people who designed them. Brilliant.

This was really cool to see! When I was in high school (Class of '78), I was a photographer on the yearbook staff, and we did all of our own B&W processing. We purchased film in large rolls and hand-rolled our own canisters... a scaled down version of what I just watched here. Being able to choose how many exposures we were preparing before heading out on a shoot helped reduce the amount of film that didn't get shot and was wasted because you needed to process a batch "now." You probably won't see this comment because there are already over 1800 of them, but I just wanted to say, "Thanks, Justin!"

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

I love process operations. It's amazing how incomprehensibly complex these processes are in totality. It requires so many people to have an astonishing comprehension of their small part of an entire process. The combined knowledge and passion of virtually all the people currently running the operation is necessary to even think about turning the machine on.

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.

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!

I can't believe I can watch high quality educative videos like this for free! Great work Destin!

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

One of the things I love about Destin's approach shines so well through this video: he makes everyone feel and seem important as he walks through it. Even the guy loading the finished cardboard boxes into shipping packaging and stacking it on pallets came off as just as important and just as interesting as the engineers and other operators. So many of these sorts of tours focus on the "big person" and ignore the background workers, yet Destin continually looks to involve everyone regardless of experience or presence, and it comes through on the finished video. So awesome to see!

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.

The engineering of the machines in this plant is so mind blowing. This was an amazing tour- the only thing that could have been better is a brief interview with the maintenance staff who you would assume has to know this stuff inside and out. Incredible!

This was so incredibly good. never thought so much processing would get into making a film. Loved every episode of it. It shows you're genuinely interested in what these operators and engineers are doing. Learned a lot. Thank you Destin!

Since I just retired after 50 years in the offset printing world, I really enjoyed all three videos. But my favorite was the last one, which featured the punch and die machine. Our roll-to-roll rotary presses also use this system to punch holes for running through a collator, which runs printed rolls up to to 8 sheets at a time. You did a great job explaining the details verbally and with graphics, making the complicated easier to understand. Kudos and thank you for a job well done! My photo taking history goes back to the mid-sixties and a Kodak Duaflex II, then 35mm in college, then making my own darkroom - you know the drill.

The coolest part of this video series is that the employees themselves get an opportunity to learn more about the other departments they likely never get to see or interact with. E.g. the packaging departments just has a tube sending them canisters all day, but where the canisters come from and how they're made is likely mostly a mystery.

I like how Destin still enjoys doing UKposts after 16 years, respect

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.

I'm so glad part 3 is out! Great videos, and it's very cool that Kodak was willing to give you (and us!) such a detailed tour

I love, love, love the pride and craftsmanship demonstrated by all of the operators and engineers working on this process. They are truly craftsman, and that pride is well-earned. Thank you Destin for showing everyone how vital these folks are. How inspiring!

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

Thanks for this series. I love playing with analog photography and have loved this whole project of yours. Fascinating stuff. Cheers.

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.

I love how the operators are a stand offish for a while but when they realise that you are genuinely interested you suddenly see their excitement and passion come to the surface. Great series 👍👍♥️

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!

The guy explaining the packaging machine has such a strong Jeff Goldblum's vibe in his voice! I would listen to him indefinitely! Great series!

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.

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.

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.

I just love the pure excitement Destin has for all of these processes and for anything else he does and learns

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.

I have been waiting so long for this. My step dad has kept this amazing machine running for 30 years and I was never able to see it. Thank you for this production.

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

Thank you so much for this video series! It's been an amazing journey!

Great series, brought back many many fond memories of working there. It was a special time! Thank you Dustin. Jim.

This is the best "How Its Made" type series I've ever watched. Destin, thanks for having the curiosity (and drive) you do, generating the torrent of questions you had. It was amazing to get such an intimate view of these processes. Really incredible engineering from beginning to end.

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

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.

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

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.

Destin, I don’t usually comment on videos, but I will. Without an doubt this video rates right up there with all you FANTASTIC shows. I don’t know why but the very end with you taking the group pictures brought tears to my eyes. Your enthusiasm is unmatched by anyone. Thank so much, you made my day.

Rewatched for review, gotta say, it's so satisfying! No only the back to front process but in general the level of engineering and technical quality in the product.

That was an amazing series, thanks so much for doing this. Iv'e been shooting film since the 70's and never appreciated what goes into making it. I have a whole new respect for the amazing technology and amazing people that make shooting film possible.