Posts Tagged ‘ preservation ’
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 ]
Interesting article here on the efforts of Mumbai Zoo to preserve its animals – by stuffing them[ 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 ]
I’ve been thinking about the way film as a medium is traditionally preserved and archived compared to folk music. With film, through the proper care and preservation in the right conditions, the physical images can remain intact for many years. The ideas held within those images can be copied in high fidelity to newer mediums [ READ MORE ]
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