Archive for the ‘ thunks ’ Category
It is 5 days before the initial film review deadline and I have completed my first full roughcut of the piece. On the whole I’m really pleased with it. It is however, a little over long, coming in at 35 minutes. That is ok though, and a usual situation for me to be in. After [ READ MORE ]
As I write this, Adam Green is singing ‘Frozen In Time’ on my itunes shuffle. Weird. The thing I have really enjoyed about this project has been the logging and marking of my process – my Excel spreadsheets with their columns of data, formatted with appropriate cell shading; my screenshots of every film I have [ READ MORE ]
I had a real scare on Tuesday, that has revealed to me my own stupidity. “What took you so long?” you may ask. Anyway, let me preface this story: I have been on an interesting journey whilst at the NWFA. I have begun to appreciate the value of archiving of future generations, and the kind [ READ MORE ]
I have just finished laying out my storyboards and going through my excel spreadsheets in preparation for visiting the archive tomorrow and starting the request / transfer process. I will go with a mixture of excitement and sadness, as I am so pleased with what I have developed, but at the same time I know [ READ MORE ]
I’ve spent a fair bit of time now in the archive and I have watch a fair amount of films, but I still haven’t watched any actual film. A large number of films in the archive have been transferred onto SVHS, VHS and DVD for previewing purposes. Some films however – I’m not sure of [ READ MORE ]
Another day, another retro titling machine to experiment with[ READ MORE ]
Today I got to play with the video titler. NWFA use it to add titles to the video feed as it is being put to digi beta. I like the fact this machine intercepts the video feed and changes it, rather than those changes happening on a cutting table or in an editing package[ READ MORE ]
Interesting post on the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, including this advert for the Asian Film Archive. “In Asia’s tropical climate and environment, films in both print and digital video formats can disintegrate rapidly when not kept properly. Even films in the digital format are not spared given that the longevity of the digital [ READ MORE ]
There is something about taking the blade to a film that intrigues me. I have never had to work with film as a physical medium and get hands on with cutting. As much as I would have loved to, I think it is something that is of its era, and as a ‘film-maker’, I prefer [ READ MORE ]
I think Buck 65 would be interested to see Sam Hanna’s ‘Old Crafts’ series. If there is time I would simply like to cut a video from material in this collection for the track ‘Craftsmanship&#[ READ MORE ]
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