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My name is Jeff, and I’m going to talk to you a little bit about getting ready to process
black and white film. You always want to get everything you are going to need out while
the light is on in front of you so that you will know where everything is, including a
trash can because you are going to generate a little bit of trash. With 35mm, you will
have one of 2 types of cassettes; the kind you buy at the store or the kind you load
yourself. The kind that you load yourself you can open by putting the little tip down
on the table and push the can in it and it pops the opposite end off and you can pull
the film out that way. The kind from the store, you use a can opener and on the flat end and
of course, you are going to do this in the dark. You just pop that off, throw it away
and there is your film. I usually just tear the leader off. Some people want to have some
scissors handy to cut that. The film tears pretty easy if you put your fingers real close
together and just tear it. It gives you a straight edge.