What kind of skills are needed for processing film?
Basically, anyone who’s processed still film is usually able to grasp movie processing. It is often advisable to experiment a little with still film processing to get the hang of dealing with film in general, and the habits associated with it. Processing any film requires neatness, a certain degree of meticulousness, orderliness, and patience. Threading film, and with some equipment, processing it, is done in total darkness (safelights are only permitted for handling certain types of black and white print films that are not sensitive to certain colors), so a fear of the dark would be quite crippling. Threading film in most processing equipment requires the hands to be delicate and sensitive; if you have desensitized, clumsy, or numb hands, you will find the job more difficult. Remember with movie film, you are dealing with a considerably larger amount of film. As a result, things become a little more complicated and bulky- although the concepts are very similar to still photography neg
