Film Preservation

Film Preservation
Author: International Federation of Film Archives. Preservation Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1963
Genre:
ISBN:

Film Preservation

Film Preservation
Author: International Federation of Film Archives. Preservation Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1965
Genre: Motion picture film
ISBN:

Manual for film preservation. Contents: Optical Cinematograph Film and its Properties --Magnetic Films and Tapes --Some General Conclusions --Storage Problems and Conditions --Storage Buildings --Film Storage Procedures --Film Restoration --Qualifcations of Personn

A Light Affliction: a History of Film Preservation and Restoration

A Light Affliction: a History of Film Preservation and Restoration
Author: Michael Binder
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2014
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1326002724

A history of film preservation and restoration, telling the story from the earliest days of the cinema to the modern days of digital restorations. The cinema was invented in the Victorian era, but for the first four decades of its existence almost no effort was made to preserve the millions of feet of celluloid which rolled through the cameras and projectors of the world. As a result, thousands of movies were lost forever. In the 1930s, the first concerted attempts at film preservation were begun by pioneering individuals such as Iris Barry at New York's Museum of Modern Art; Ernest Lindgren at the British Film Institute, and the indomitable Henri Langlois at the Cinémathèque française, a man who performed heroics in occupied France to save the world's cinematic heritage from destruction by the Nazis. The 1980s video boom encouraged the studios finally to instigate asset protection programmes and in the digital age new methods of producing, exhibiting and restoring motion pictures emerged.

Film Restoration

Film Restoration
Author: L. Enticknap
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2013-11-13
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 113732872X

This is the first monograph-length work intended to enable readers with a humanities background and the general public to understand what the processes and techniques of film restoration do and do not involve, attempting to integrate systematically a discussion about related technological and cultural issues.

Restoration of Motion Picture Film

Restoration of Motion Picture Film
Author: Paul Read
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2000-08-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 008051619X

This is the first book to bring together the work of a modern motion picture film laboratory together with the specialist techniques for preservation and restoration of archival film.The books data has its origins in a training programme called FILM which was written by members of the Gamma Group with funding from the EU fund Force. The committee comprised senior film archivists and technicians in charge of film conservation departments or working film laboratories within national film archives, together with technicians from commercial laboratories which specialise in archival film conservation and who do not work for national and local archives. The final group consisted of many of the most experienced individuals in their fields.Restoration of Motion Picture Film is an extremely informative, well-researched book which is an unmissable addition to the bookshelves of conservators, archivists and curators worldwide. Film history and film conservation students will also find it of great interest and use. * Only book in English on this subject* Prepared by leading specialists in their field* Includes coverage of digital technology

Nitrate Won_Ñét Wait

Nitrate Won_Ñét Wait
Author: Anthony Slide
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2013-05-03
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476604576

This study looks at the preservation process: newsreel, television, and color preservation; the often controversial issue of colorization; and commercial film archives. It provides detailed histories of the major players in the preservation battle including the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, the American Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, the UCLA Film and Television Archive, and the Library of Congress. This first historical overview of film preservation in the United States is also highly controversial in its exposure and criticism of the politicization of film preservation in recent years, and the rising bureaucracy which has often lost sight of preservation and restoration as the ultimate purpose of film archives.

Film Preservation

Film Preservation
Author: Karen F. Gracy
Publisher: Rittenhouse Book Distributors
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

"Film Preservation: Competing Definitions of Value, Use, and Practice offers a unique window on the world of film archiving. The author brings a historical, economic, and social framework to bear upon this unique community, looking at the people, institutions, and corporations that play key roles in the preservation endeavor. Through ethnographic narratives that place the reader squarely within the scene, Gracy gives readers the context to understand fully the complexities of film archiving work, and what it means to be a member of this profession. This book provides an introduction to the major players in the film community and the internal and external forces that influence film preservation, and a background of the film preservation movement. It also addresses the constraints of funding, intellectual property issues, and the orphan film movement. The primary focus is on the relationships among the various players: archives, studio and film preservation labs, and content owners."--Publisher's description.