Homemade ECN-2 Movie Film Processing Complete Step by Step Tutorial | Kodak Vision Films | Filmboy24

When you have as much passion for movie film as I do, you absolutely must learn to process it yourself. It’s not as hard as you might think, it just takes a bit of practice (that’s the fun of it!)

In this video, I completely cover my entire workflow for home processing modern Kodak Vision Color Negative movie film, using my Home Brew ECN-2 recipe. I cover the chemicals, mixing, times, temperatures, remjet removal, Mike’s babbling and drying the film.

My Sous Vide for sink water temperature: https://amzn.to/3sjrGH0

Film Stock: Kodak Vision 3 50D super 8
Camera Used: Canon 514XL
Process: Home Brew ECN-2
Scan: MovieStuff RetroScan Universal Mark 1 @ 2K

Here’s the recipe I use to make 2 liters of Home Brew ECN-2 chemicals (half for 1 liter):

Don’t be like me…Always wear protective gear (glasses, gloves) when mixing chemicals!

Remjet Removal Bath:
Water @ 100° F - 1.75 liters
Sodium Carbonate - 8 TBSP
Sodium Bicarbonate - 2 TBSP
Top off water to 2 liters

Developer:
Water @ 100° F - 1.75 liters
Sodium Sulfite - 4 grams
Potassium Bromide - 3 grams
Sodium Carbonate - 51.2 grams
Sodium Bicarbonate - 5.6 grams
CD3 - 8 grams
Top off water to 2 liters

Stop Bath (optional):
Water @ 100° F - 1.75 liters
White Vinegar - 250 ml

I use plain water for Stop Bath most of the time

Bleach:
Water @ 100° F - 1.75 liters
Potassium Ferricyanide - 80 grams
Potassium Bromide - 64 grams
Top off water to 2 liters

Fixer:
Regular Kodak Fixer - 2 liters

Kodak Photo-Flo + Distilled Water as final wash
Dish soap can be substituted for Photo-Flo

Developing Times & Temperatures:
Remjet Removal Bath - 90-105° for F 1-2 minutes (gentle agitation) + 3 rinse baths
Developer - 106° for 3 minutes
Stop Bath - 100-106° for 2 minutes
Bleach - 100-106° for 6 minutes
Wash plain water - 100-106° for 2 minutes
Fix - 100-106° for 5 minutes
Wash plain water - room temperature for 6-8 minutes
Photo-Flo + Distilled Water - room temperature for 2 minutes

Equipment I used to make this YouTube Video:
Canon M50 (4K @ 24P): https://amzn.to/3DR7ujk
BOYA BY-M1 Microphone: https://amzn.to/3LWJEFb

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----Video Content----

00:00 - Introduction
05:43 - The Chemicals
08:40 - Mixing Chemicals
16:24 - Chemical Storage
18:40 - Lomo Tank & Info
21:38 - Processing the Film
47:13 - Post Process Talk
48:18 - The Final Film
51:34 - Wrap Up

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