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- CoOl—Preservation of Motion Picture Film:
palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/motion-pictures
- A project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University
Libraries, CoOl is a rich site of conservation/preservation
information. Topics include audio materials, digital imaging,
electronic materials, suppliers, and more. Links are grouped
under the headings “Individuals & Organizations”
and “Resources at Other Sites.” The Preservation
of Motion Picture Film page lists information sources on a wide
range of topics. Experts from organizations like the National
Film Preservation Foundation, ScreenSound Australia, and the
Library of Congress provide overview information. Format and
identification, storage and handling, and standards are just
some of the other sections that provide numerous links.
- Film Forever: www.filmforever.org
- Film Forever, a web resource sponsored by AMIA, focuses on
private collection films (particularly small-gauge film) and
offers strategies for preservation, particularly home storage.
It offers a format guide and a glossary, which is currently
under construction.
- FIRST (Film Restoration & Conservation Strategies)
Project: www.film-first.org
- This European project seeks to initiate an exploration of
the connections between digital and film heritage. FIRST aims
to study the “state of the art,” proposing new fields
of research, sketching new economic scenarios, evaluating existing
techniques, issuing recommendations, and proposing widely accepted
standards and best practices. The project endeavors to promote
and create a “mature” scenario for the application
of digital techniques to film heritage.
- Little Film: www.littlefilm.org
- Little Film, a project of Brodsky & Treadway, a commercial
film-to-tape transfer service, is an informational site dedicated
to the preservation of recreational/hobbyist/noncommercial films—often
referred to as home movies. This site offers the document Home
Movies: A Basic Primer, which reviews care, handling,
and storage.
- National Film Preservation Board (Library
of Congress): http://www.loc.gov/film/
- The NFPB site provides National Film Registries (lists of
up to 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant
films”) and the opportunity to nominate new films for
the current year’s registry. It also outlines the NFPB’s
initiative to continue film preservation. Links to moving-image
archives and other preservation resources are available, as
well as all the congressional documentation behind this organization.
- National Film Preservation Foundation : www.filmpreservation.org
- Dedicated to the survival, conservation, and public availability
of American films, the Foundation’s site includes information
on grants, basic film preservation, and a searchable database
of archives from around the country as well as the Foundation’s
database of more than 600 films (searchable by title, date,
program, or archive). The section called Preservation &
Storage Practices includes a brief description of the treatment
of film decay.
- ScreenSound Australia Film Handbook: www.screensound.gov.au/screensound/screenso.nsf/
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- The National Screen and Sound Archive of Australia (part of
the Australian Film Commission) provides information on and
access to film, television, radio, recorded sound, and more,
as well as an online collection database. This site has information
on storage options and basic issues of preservation. The
Australia Film Preservation Handbook is a useful resource,
with information ranging from the specifics of film construction
to image-forming materials to cold storage. It also contains
specific strategies for disaster planning and recovery.
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