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After five grueling years and 50 updates to Kickstarter Backers, FILM Ferrania releases P30 and a series of videos updating backers on its progress in restoring an Iconic Italian film factory and resurrecting a color reversal film for the film community. Co-host, Steven Wallace a backer on the project, has the opportunity to speak to Dave Bias, the marketing manager for FILM Ferrania to learn more about its difficulties in resurrecting an iconic brand. Studio C-41 News FILM Ferrania: Related Article
We meet around the blanket fort for an update on what's going on! Steven and Jordana give Bill a hard time for trying to be organized and do the show with an agenda. We discuss the latest news: Acros 100 II, Film Ferrania, Lomography Metropolis, Reflex Setbacks and more! Studio C-41 News: We have a Store! Our official "Shoot Some Film Dangit!" T-shirts are now up for sale! The Expired Film Project is closed! Film is getting ready to ship out to participants. We got our hands on the new Ilford Ortho Plus 80 film. A video review is in the works! Film News Fujifilm Acros 100 II ships to Japan market November 22 for 35mm and 120. https://emulsive.org/articles/news/fujifilm-neopan-100-acros-ii-shipping-november-22nd-in-35mm-and-120-formats?fbclid=IwAR1AZRw42LS667VMvGy8GiJ8UjZ77q9PuAylyr19ueEZi9jd5POIKdt7Rfo Film Ferrania releases P30 to Italian market. Slated for 2020 release world-wide; https://kosmofoto.com/2019/11/film-ferrania-releases-new-version-of-p30-film/ Lomography Lomochrome Metropolis is ahead of manufacturing (Kickstarter) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lomography/lomochrome-metropolis-film/posts/2683675 Reflex Suffer Major Setback in camera manufacturing. https://kosmofoto.com/2019/11/reflex-unveil-new-delays-to-35mm-camera-project/ Kodak Professional issues warning to photographers about XTOL Development issues https://twitter.com/KodakProFilmBiz/status/1197212541753143297 Tetenal 1847 Releases Magic Box: Old Press development kit. Now reused as kit for small batch home development. https://emulsive.org/articles/news/tetenal-magic-box-simple-low-volume-c-41-e-6-and-ra-4-development-kits Negative Supply Releases Copy Stand for Film Scanning: Pro Riser MK 1. https://www.negative.supply/pro-riser
Film Photography Podcast Episode 215 - February 1, 2019 Joining Michael Raso is Mat Marrash, Mark Dalzell, John Fedele, Mark O’Brien, and Leslie Lazenby! The gang will be giving a 2019 update for Film Ferrania, reviewing What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Used Market, the FPP Heat Helper, an update on the Viewmaster 3D, and Mat recounts his adventures shooting Large Format in Africa - all this and more so stay tuned! Visit our show notes and on-line store:https://filmphotographyproject.com
Dave Bias continues in part 2 of this interview by telling the fascinating story of how co-founders Nicola Baldini and Marco Pagni teamed together to resurrect Ferrania as FILM Ferrania to bring back analog film production. Dave talks about FILM Ferrania's successful Kickstarter campaign that allowed them to invest in the future of analog film. However, as with any good story adversity lurks around the corner threatening the protagonist’s journey. Dave tells us that proved true with FILM Ferrania. They suffered a major setback in refurbishing the manufacturing facility that caused them to have to delay the release of a new color reversal film originally promised as a reward to their Kickstarter supporters. Meanwhile, the FILM Ferrania team found an old hand written note in a diary that turned out to be the formula and manufacturing instructions of a gorgeous, silver-packed, black and white cinema film stock that is the stuff of legends: P30. Producing the first batches of P30 proved to be a good learning step in developing and fine turning the machinery and processes for eventually making color reversal film. Dave Bias' gripping and inspiring account of the extraordinary story of the resurgence of analog film is a story that has only just begun. Mentioned in this episode: FILM Ferrania http://www.filmferrania.it Dave Bias http://www.davebias.org Announcing P30 https://vimeo.com/197269585 P30 Info and Sample Images http://www.filmferrania.it/p30 Revenge of Analog - Real Things and Why They Matter - by David Sax http://amzn.to/2pNoSxv This episode is sponsored by: CrumplePop - Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X Plugins: http://crumplepop.com Artful Camera website: https://artfulcamera.com Disclaimer: some links referenced in the show notes are affiliate links. The use of affiliate links do not affect the price you pay. Artful Camera earns a small commission from each sale which help offset some of the costs involved in producing this podcast. Thank you for your support.
To call Dave Bias a creative is too limiting. He is a story teller, a entrepreneur, a photographer, a graphic designer, and much more – a 21st century polymath. Dave's journey begins in a small West Virginia town as vinyl record shop owner. A love of folding cameras (such as the pre-World War II Voigtländer Bessa) and a chance encounter with a rented Hasselblad leads Dave into the world of photography. When Polaroid stopped making instant film, Dave took on what to some may have seemed to be a quixotic quest to save Polaroid. That led to his work with Impossible Project. And from there, Dave moved on to FILM Ferrania. Ferrania was founded in 1917 and later started manufacturing photographic and motion picture film. In 1964 they were bought by 3M and became primarily a white label film manufacturer. The near death of film photography due to the dramatic advancement of digital cameras led to Ferrania ceasing film manufacturing and finally shuttered their plant doors in 2010. Curiously, the pulse of the apparent corpse of film photography indicated a faint heart beat that began to grow stronger and stronger. A small but passionate group of artists and photographers from around the world clamored for something more tangible and beautiful – something that only film could provide. Film was not dead! Nicola Baldini and Marco Pagni teamed together to bring back to life Ferrania as FILM Ferrania to bring back film. They ran a successful kickstarted that ended October 2014 with 5582 backers raising $322,420. So where does Dave Bias fit in the FILM Ferrania story? He is now spearheading the marketing and sales of FILM Ferrania film in the United States. Dave wants to ensure that the FILM Ferrania makes analog film for the next 100 years and beyond. When pre-ordering opened for the first alpha batch of P30, the servers crashed and burned. When their e-commerce store came back online, P30 sold out almost immediately. That’s truly a good problem to have! It’s a big story that one episode cannot comfortably contain so I’ve created two episodes to tell their story. Part 1 fittingly begins with the story of Dave Bias. Mentioned in this episode: FILM Ferrania http://www.filmferrania.it Dave Bias http://www.davebias.org Impossible Project https://us.impossible-project.com Video: Un viaggio negli stabilimenti FERRANIA - Aprile 1941 https://youtu.be/12YJFOKJhtE This episode is sponsored by: CrumplePop - Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X Plugins http://crumplepop.com Artful Camera website https://artfulcamera.com
In this episode we are lucky enough to be joined by the dashing Dave Bias to talk about some personal projects, how he got involved in what turned out to be the birth of the Impossible Project, and of course an update on all things Film Ferrania!
Sam Hiser tells the New55 film story, and shares his thoughts on the art of photography today. Sam - CEO and co-founder of New55 Holdings, along with co-founder and inventor/innovator extraordinaire Bob Crowley - are on a mission to bring back the essence of Polaroid Type 55 to fine art photographers. New55PN is not a duplication, but rather, an innovative new product that brings back the thrill of producing photographic results unlike anything else seen in analog or digital photography. Mentioned in the show: This episode is sponsored by: CrumplePop - Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X Plugins: http://crumplepop.com Get 10% off a subscription to Soundstripe.com (use code ARTFULCAMERA when you check out): https://artfulcamera.com/soundstripe New55 website: http://www.new55.net/ New 55 Blog by Bob Crowley: http://new55project.blogspot.com/ New55 PN Peel apart B&W Instant Film: https://shop.new55.net/collections/frontpage/products/new55-pn?variant=22471703811 Refurbished Polaroid 545 Film Holder: https://shop.new55.net/collections/frontpage/products/545-holder-refurbished?variant=9755989379 R5 Monobath: https://shop.new55.net/collections/frontpage/products/r5-monobath-developer?variant=8415508355 Impossible Project: https://us.impossible-project.com/ DTR - Diffusion Transfer Reversal: http://new55project.blogspot.com/2010/12/diffusion-transfer-reversal.html John Reuter and the 20x24 Polaroid Project: https://artfulcamera.com/blog/john-reuter-and-the-fate-of-the-polaroid-20x24-216 Intrepid 4x5 Camera: https://intrepidcamera.co.uk/ Kodak Brings Back a Classic with EKTACHROME Film: http://www.kodak.com/us/en/corp/press_center/kodak_brings_back_a_classic_with_ektachrome_film/default.htm FILM Ferrania: http://www.filmferrania.it/ CineStill Film: https://cinestillfilm.com/ Director Michelangelo Antonioni: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni People of the Po Valley (1947): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035929/ Polaroid Transfers by Kathleen Carr: http://amzn.to/2n63eWk The Polaroid Book by Barbara Hitchcock: http://amzn.to/2mocscT Sam Hiser’s personal websites: http://www.hiserfotograf.com/about/ http://recentdevelopment.tumblr.com
On this weeks episode we have Dave Bias from Film Ferrania! We talk about the future of the company and what we have to look forward too! https://www.instagram.com/davebias/https://www.instagram.com/filmferrania/Help support the show by joining our Patreon!!!Get early access to our episodes every Mondayhttps://www.patreon.com/analogtalkPick up some Analog Talk MERCH!!!!https://analogtalkpodcast.bigcartel.com/Head over to polaroidoriginals.com and use the code ANALOGTALK10 for 10% off on your purchase!!Help support the show by joining our Patreon!!!https://www.patreon.com/analogtalkAnd don't forget to follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/analogtalkpodcast/https://www.instagram.com/timothymakeups/https://www.instagram.com/chrisbphoto/Thanks so much guys and we will see you next week!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analog-talk/exclusive-contentWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.
On this weeks episode of Analog Talk Chris and Timothy are joined by Dave Bais of FILM Ferrania. They discuss the back story of FILM Ferrania, the early days of Impossible Project and more!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analog-talk/exclusive-contentWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.