Cherry Kino Lab
Cherry Kino Lab is a not-for-profit independent DIY lab, based in Leeds in the UK. It’s a resource for filmmakers using analogue film, inspired by the shared vision of DIY film labs across the world.
At the moment it’s only open on the 2nd Friday of the month, but if you need to come and use it, get in touch at cherrykinocinema@yahoo.com and I’ll do my best to give you access.
Membership until July 2011 is £30, and this gives you free use of the lab and discounts off all the Cherry Kino events (screenings and workshops).
Cherry Kino also curates and organises the experimental film strand of the Leeds IFF.
The resources at the Lab are:
Dark room
LOMO tanks and spirals (for hand-processing of Super 8 and 16mm)
Photo tanks (for hand-processing Super 8 the rougher way!)
Red safelight
Glass for contact printing
Chemistry for sale
A fridge packed with film for sale
Super 8 projector
Super 8 film viewer
Super 8 CIR splicer, splicing tape and film leader
16mm Steenbeck flatbed editing table
16mm projectors
16mm rewind arms
16mm reels and cores
16mm CIR splicer, splicing tape and film leader
Library of books and magazines on film (including resources on different experimental techniques to try out). You are encouraged to add to this!
DVD library. You are encouraged to add to this too!
Carousel slide projector
Tripod
Light box and loupe (for DIY viewing of the film frame by frame - though you can also use the Steenbeck for this!)
“Copy Kit” screen for doing transfers to DVD (DIY telecine)
The things you can buy from the Lab are:
Super 8 film stock
Standard 8 film stock
16mm film stock
Super 8 film reels (to load your film onto)
E6 chemistry (for colour reversal processing, or cross-processing)
C41 chemistry (for processing colour negative, or cross-processing colour reversal film)
Black and white developer and fix (for processing b/w neg)
Fomapan R developing kits (for processing b/w reversal)
16mm camera for hire
Super 8 cameras for hire
Standard 8 camera for hire
You can find the blog here: http://www.cherrykino.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cherrykinocinema
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cherrykino
Website: http://www.cherrykino.com (coming soon!!)