A couple of years ago, there was a story about Kodak’s CEO, Jeff Clarke’s unique business card, a strip of film with his contact information. When my supply of promotional key chains for my Caribbean travel website, My Irie Time, ran out, it was time to find a replacement, and I chose one to reflect my dedication to film. So I turned to Kodak’s Film Strip Creator and put together my own “business card” for My Irie Time and Film Road Trip.
Kodak Film Strip Creator puts your information on a genuine piece of Kodak print film. Because they are created on movie film, they are smaller than your 35mm negatives. The images measure 22mm x 19mm with the audio track, and 25mm x 19mm without the soundtrack. They ship worldwide, and the processing is relatively quick, generally within 7 days. The shipping, I found, took quite a bit longer, as it shipped from England to the States by Global Mail and took about 10 days. The minimum order is 100 pieces.
The process is easy. First, you select whether you want it with or without the audio strip along the edge. The audio strip along the edge includes the only known recording of George Eastman’s voice captured in 1930. The audio captured is, “It’s a great satisfaction to be able to speak to you from the medium of this wonderful invention.” Pretty cool. Then you select the number of frames you would like from 4 to 12. Five frames is the perfect size to fit in your standard business card holder. Finally, you add your text, images, or logo to the individual frames. The strips are transparent, so where there is no color or the color is white, it will be transparent on the strip.
The strips are shipped to you with a small cardboard box for storage, and a small Kodak sticker. Keep in mind that the final images are small given the size of the medium, so keep your text simple for ease of use. It’s a fun way to send the message that you are dedicated to the preservation of film as a medium. Give it a try!