Film Restoration

The Culture and Science of Audiovisual Heritage
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-31143-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 299 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Enticknap, L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Why do Films Need Restoration? 2. Where are Films Restored, Where Do They Come From and Who Restores Them? 3. The Technique of Film Restoration 4. The Presentation of Film Restoration 5. Conclusion: The Study and Ethics of Film Restoration Appendix: Technical Glossary Abbreviations and Acronyms Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Leo Enticknap is Lecturer in Cinema at the Institute of Communications Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. Formerly a projectionist and film archive curator, his research focuses principally on archival film preservation and restoration, moving image technologies more generally and British non-fiction film before 1950.