#filmpreservation — Public Fediverse posts
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2️⃣/2️⃣ Filmstrips document how generations of Americans learned, worked, communicated, and understood the world around them. Preserving them means saving a unique historical record before more of it disappears.
Find O'Brien's essay and more in the Vanishing Culture report.
📖 Download & read: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/page/108/
🛒 Purchase in print: https://betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record-9798995425014/new
@uncommonephemera #VanishingCulture #FilmPreservation #DigitalPreservation #Archives #CulturalHeritage #InternetArchive
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2️⃣/2️⃣ Filmstrips document how generations of Americans learned, worked, communicated, and understood the world around them. Preserving them means saving a unique historical record before more of it disappears.
Find O'Brien's essay and more in the Vanishing Culture report.
📖 Download & read: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/page/108/
🛒 Purchase in print: https://betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/vanishing-culture-a-report-on-our-fragile-cultural-record-9798995425014/new
@uncommonephemera #VanishingCulture #FilmPreservation #DigitalPreservation #Archives #CulturalHeritage #InternetArchive
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Radio Times: Doctor Who missing episodes addressed as Film is Fabulous founder explains preservation project. “Film is Fabulous founder John Franklin has shared an update on the charitable trust’s work to catalogue and preserve private film collections, while also clarifying its current position on missing Doctor Who episodes.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/27/radio-times-doctor-who-missing-episodes-addressed-as-film-is-fabulous-founder-explains-preservation-project/ -
Radio Times: Doctor Who missing episodes addressed as Film is Fabulous founder explains preservation project. “Film is Fabulous founder John Franklin has shared an update on the charitable trust’s work to catalogue and preserve private film collections, while also clarifying its current position on missing Doctor Who episodes.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/27/radio-times-doctor-who-missing-episodes-addressed-as-film-is-fabulous-founder-explains-preservation-project/ -
Last night, got the courage to watch The Zone of Interest, by Jonathan Glazer, which I strongly recommend. My one note here is: the sound is another story being told in parallel to the images, giving an eerie and tense feeling throughout. The author´s research on real footage was a key to this film. #cinema #cinemaresearch #filmheritage #filmpreservation
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Last night, got the courage to watch The Zone of Interest, by Jonathan Glazer, which I strongly recommend. My one note here is: the sound is another story being told in parallel to the images, giving an eerie and tense feeling throughout. The author´s research on real footage was a key to this film. #cinema #cinemaresearch #filmheritage #filmpreservation
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Dr Elena also showcased many of the cool new equipment they have and plan to have in the lab. #JTS2026 #FilmPreservation
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Dr Elena also showcased many of the cool new equipment they have and plan to have in the lab. #JTS2026 #FilmPreservation
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They did it! Still a few hours to get in on the gore . . . . #genrefilm #classicfilm #filmpreservation #horror #horrorfilm #AGFA
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agfa/blood-feast-and-the-films-of-hg-lewis -
I love #AGFA and want them to succeed in all they attempt, but I feel like they are really missing a trick here with their #Kickstarter to restore H. G. Lewis films (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red) -- They have some wonderful "angel" rewards like tape masters or reels of archive film, but just one stream reward. I'd back at a higher level if they had some more streams. Whaddya'll think? #genrefilm #classicfilm #filmpreservation #horror #horrorfilm
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agfa/blood-feast-and-the-films-of-hg-lewis?ref=thanks-copy
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This week we lost avantgarde filmmaker Ken Jacobs, whose flickering experiments with film and light reinforced the lesson of variable media preservation: we keep things alive by keeping them moving.
https://blog.still-water.net/ken-jacobs-and-preserving-the-immaterial
#FilmPreservation #VariableMedia #MediaArt #FilmHistory #TimeBasedMedia #ArtConservation #MuseumStudies
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This week we lost avantgarde filmmaker Ken Jacobs, whose flickering experiments with film and light reinforced the lesson of variable media preservation: we keep things alive by keeping them moving.
https://blog.still-water.net/ken-jacobs-and-preserving-the-immaterial
#FilmPreservation #VariableMedia #MediaArt #FilmHistory #TimeBasedMedia #ArtConservation #MuseumStudies
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Donations and patronage keep me able to save #filmstrips. We are way behind, and dangerously close to having to shut down. We aren't eligible for grants, and this is full-time work. Can you help us spread the word?
https://uncommonephemera.org/donate
#FilmPreservation #MediaPreservation #Retro #RetroMedia #LostMedia #VintageMedia #Vintage #InternetArchive
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National Film Registry announces 25 films selected for preservation, including "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan", "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", "Dirty Dancing", "Spy Kids" and "Beverly Hills Cop".
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2024/12/national-film-registry-2024.html
#NationalFilmRegistry #FilmPreservation #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema
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Love this! "Your Favorite Gay Movies Are Available To Watch Because of Film Archivists"
#archivists #film #FilmMastodon #FilmPreservation #QueerMovies #QueerStories
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Love this! "Your Favorite Gay Movies Are Available To Watch Because of Film Archivists"
#archivists #film #FilmMastodon #FilmPreservation #QueerMovies #QueerStories
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Film Preservationists Call on AMPAS to Rehire Laid Off Archival Staff
#IndieWire #Business #News #AMPAS #Film #FilmPreservation -
Film Preservationists Call on AMPAS to Rehire Laid Off Archival Staff
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good news: Web Wise Seniors - E-Mail Part 2 - Advanced Techniques is now online for your perusal
thanks Stephen for your knockout lectures on Windows XP and Outlook Express 😻
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good news: Web Wise Seniors - E-Mail Part 2 - Advanced Techniques is now online for your perusal
thanks Stephen for your knockout lectures on Windows XP and Outlook Express 😻
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i don’t want to be accused of overselling a movie but E-Mail: Advanced Techniques for Web Wise Seniors might just be the most important thrift store find of 2024
and yes i do plan on sharing this canadian classic with you all 🙏
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i don’t want to be accused of overselling a movie but E-Mail: Advanced Techniques for Web Wise Seniors might just be the most important thrift store find of 2024
and yes i do plan on sharing this canadian classic with you all 🙏
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twelve years ago, a painter by the name of anders ramsell painted 12,597 aquarelle paintings of blade runner, shot by shot, of the entire film edited down to ~35 minutes. it took two years of painstaking work, all done in his spare time after work each night.
the video circled around the web for a few years, and quietly disappeared from every single site it was hosted at.
a few months ago i spent a few hours digging for it, and finally found a copy of the original file.
i'm not sure how long it will last over at IA, so enjoy it while you can. it is a true achievement. 🙏
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twelve years ago, a painter by the name of anders ramsell painted 12,597 aquarelle paintings of blade runner, shot by shot, of the entire film edited down to ~35 minutes. it took two years of painstaking work, all done in his spare time after work each night.
the video circled around the web for a few years, and quietly disappeared from every single site it was hosted at.
a few months ago i spent a few hours digging for it, and finally found a copy of the original file.
i'm not sure how long it will last over at IA, so enjoy it while you can. it is a true achievement. 🙏
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Now Celebrating 15 Years, the American Genre Film Archive Keeps the Fringe Alive
#IndieWire #Features #Interviews #AmericanGenreFilmArchive #Film #FilmPreservation #FilmRestoration #Repertory -
New Silent Comedy Blu-ray Set Reveals Long-Lost Stars, Including Drew Barrymore’s Ancestor
#IndieWire #Commentary #Features #Film #FilmPreservation #KinoLorber #LibraryofCongress #Vitagraph -
@thudfactor It's almost like we need lots of folks making a concerted effort to preserve these things, innit? #FilmPreservation
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#FilmPreservation #ArtsPreservation #archiving
In fact, files end up corrupted, data is improperly transferred, hard drives fail, formats change, work simply vanishes. “It’s a silent fire”...Hollywood Confronts Decaying Digital Movie and TV Archives
"Industry pros sweat the possibility that many digital files will eventually become unusable — an archival tragedy reminiscent of the celluloid era."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/digital-preservation-film-tv-shows-archives-1235851957/ -
"Fame" has been selected for inclusion on the National Film Registry! A highlight of my college experience at the University of Houston was meeting director Alan Parker. I sing the body electric!
Photo via the late Sir Alan Parker's site
#NationalFilmRegistry #FameMovie #Fame #AlanParker #Movies #Cinema #Film #Hollywood #FilmPreservation -
The Lighted Field (1987)
Matewan (1987)
Home Alone (1990)
Queen of Diamonds (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Wedding Banquet (1993)
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Bamboozled (2000)
Love & Basketball (2000)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
#NationalFilmRegistry #FilmPreservation #Movies #Film
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Whoa. In an alternate universe we never got to experience WHEN DRAGONS COLLIDE together at Dryden this fest. *shiver*
(Many thanks to These Fists Break Bricks co-author Chris Poggiali and the Punches & Popcorn podcast for uncovering and sharing this discovery!)
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Das Video zeigt gut, warum #Piraterie / #Piracy moralisch korrekt ist. Solange faire Besitzmodelle, Preismodelle und der Erhalt von Software und Hardware nicht gegeben sind, bleibe ich auch bei der Meinung.
Ich bin froh, dass es Seiten wie #GOG gibt und dort auch die gekauften Spiele auch wirklich besitzt. Das Model hätte ich gerne auf allen anderen digitalen Kaufplattformen und Konsolen. Genauso hätte ich als zahlender Kunde auch gerne die Möglichkeit, die Musik und Filme für Offline-Wiedergabe ohne #DRM herunterzuladen.
Es wäre wirklich schön, wenn Anbieter auf ihre Kunden hören würden. Natürlich hat man Angst, dass einem Einnahmen flöten gehen, aber wenn man verstehen würde, weshalb Menschen Piraterie betreiben, dann könnte das Ganze fairer werden.
Solange ich faire Preise habe und das, was ich will, auch jederzeit verfügbar ist, betreibe ich auch keine und da halte ich mich dran. Ich habe nicht umsonst vor der #3DS #eShop Schließung einen Haufen Spiele gekauft.
#FCKDRM #GamePreservation #MusicPreservation #FilmPreservation #Gaming #Streaming
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George Willeman's job is to preserve 100 years of film history at the Library of Congress. As one of the many speakers in our digital curation webinars, he explained to our students why nitrate film is paradoxically one of the most durable yet volatile audiovisual formats, depending on how you handle it.
You can watch our "explosive" interview with George here:
https://digitalcuration.umaine.edu/teleconferences/dig_willeman_teleconf_2018.html
#Film #FilmPreservation #Archives #Collections #DigitalCuration #Digitization #GLAM #Libraries #Museums
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George Willeman's job is to preserve 100 years of film history at the Library of Congress. As one of the many speakers in our digital curation webinars, he explained to our students why nitrate film is paradoxically one of the most durable yet volatile audiovisual formats, depending on how you handle it.
You can watch our "explosive" interview with George here:
https://digitalcuration.umaine.edu/teleconferences/dig_willeman_teleconf_2018.html
#Film #FilmPreservation #Archives #Collections #DigitalCuration #Digitization #GLAM #Libraries #Museums
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'What If the Only Way to Protect Films and TV Series from Streaming Platforms...Is to Break the Law?'
Hollywood has a long history of scrapping films and TV to save money, but the recent purging of "content" from streamers poses a new kind of threat to our cultural heritage.
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/colehaddon/p/what-if-the-only-way-to-protect-films?r=1mimd1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web#film #movies #cinema #TV #television #filmpreservation #art #culture #culturalheritage
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'What If the Only Way to Protect Films and TV Series from Streaming Platforms...Is to Break the Law?'
Hollywood has a long history of scrapping films and TV to save money, but the recent purging of "content" from streamers poses a new kind of threat to our cultural heritage.
Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/colehaddon/p/what-if-the-only-way-to-protect-films?r=1mimd1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web#film #movies #cinema #TV #television #filmpreservation #art #culture #culturalheritage
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Probably will have to track this movie down later on, guessing since it's on the festival circuit now, no international distribution yet or streaming. Even more reasons to be a #movies hoarder. #FilmPreservation
A new documentary acts as a cautionary tale urging us to be more aware of how we store and preserve what we film and watch:
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Probably will have to track this movie down later on, guessing since it's on the festival circuit now, no international distribution yet or streaming. Even more reasons to be a #movies hoarder. #FilmPreservation
A new documentary acts as a cautionary tale urging us to be more aware of how we store and preserve what we film and watch:
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Collection of Old Films Rescued for Preservation - PeriscopeFilm owners [Doug] and [Nick] just released a mini-documentary about the ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/28/collection-of-old-films-rescued-for-preservation/ #digitalcamerashacks #filmpreservation #classichacks #filmscanning #16mmfilm #35mmfilm
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Collection of Old Films Rescued for Preservation - PeriscopeFilm owners [Doug] and [Nick] just released a mini-documentary about the ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/28/collection-of-old-films-rescued-for-preservation/ #digitalcamerashacks #filmpreservation #classichacks #filmscanning #16mmfilm #35mmfilm
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Collection of Old Films Rescued for Preservation
https://hackaday.com/2023/02/28/collection-of-old-films-rescued-for-preservation/
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If you're in NYC, a high recommendation for "To Save and Project," the annual MoMA film preservation fest, going on now.
One highlight: The US premier of a restored "Kaze no naka no mendori (A Hen in the Wind)" by Yasujiro Ozu. https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/8362
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Back at MOMA in NYC for a double feature in their To Save and Project series… #classicfilm #filmpreservation
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Finally a proper introduction, I'll do it in English, so only have do it once. Film critic and programmer, occasional translator. Regular bylines in taz, Tagesspiegel, FilmDienst, Cargo, Perlentauchen and so on and so forth.
Posts in German, English, Italian.
All things #film. #FilmHistory #FilmPolitics #FilmPreservation #FilmStuff
All things #italy. #ItalianFilm #ItalianHistory #ItalianPolitics #ItalianStuff
All things #SocialMovements. #SocialMovementStuff -
Finally a proper introduction, I'll do it in English, so only have do it once. Film critic and programmer, occasional translator. Regular bylines in taz, Tagesspiegel, FilmDienst, Cargo, Perlentauchen and so on and so forth.
Posts in German, English, Italian.
All things #film. #FilmHistory #FilmPolitics #FilmPreservation #FilmStuff
All things #italy. #ItalianFilm #ItalianHistory #ItalianPolitics #ItalianStuff
All things #SocialMovements. #SocialMovementStuff -
Until I do my second transfer, here is a Public Domain piece of Television History that has now been liberated from oblivion, and is yours to enjoy, remix, review, re-use, re-release, abuse, archive, re-enact, study, or ignore.
It's available on peertube: https://mountaintown.video/videos/watch/1a4701a6-a754-4aa3-9feb-3100e4589e7b where you can download it directly to use and abuse as you see fit.
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Until I do my second transfer, here is a Public Domain piece of Television History that has now been liberated from oblivion, and is yours to enjoy, remix, review, re-use, re-release, abuse, archive, re-enact, study, or ignore.
It's available on peertube: https://mountaintown.video/videos/watch/1a4701a6-a754-4aa3-9feb-3100e4589e7b where you can download it directly to use and abuse as you see fit.
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Alright! I got a new setup for my #FilmPreservation project and I was all set to spend the evening digitizing film, but I have a problem!
I blew the bulb in my amplifier section!
Film projectors make use of optical sound. That sound is delivered by a bulb glowing above a light sensitive circuit, over which the optical soundtrack passes.
No bulb, no sound.
The main bulb in this projector was replaced with an LED, but the sound bulb was left as is.
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When I say "video gear" I mean two 80s ENG cameras, a hardware video mixer, my #FilmPreservation rig, my desktop which is currently my main capture rig, two newer cameras, and a couple of raspberry pis that do composite stuff.
At some point, once everything is set up, I'll do a tour video.
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A development in my #filmpreservation project
It looks like many (but not all?) of my space patrol kinescopes are negatives. That's a little abnormal, and not something I've ever dealt with before.
I know I can invert the video in post, so I'm not worried about that at all, but I have no idea how/if I can capture the audio?
Anyone have any experience with this or insight?