Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Deduction
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Framing Film (in Transition): an Introduction
- Practice and Theory of (Archival) Film
- Theorizing (Archival) Practice
- A New Mindset for (Archival) Film in Transition: a Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary Of Technical Terms
- List of Illustrations
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Index
Theorizing (Archival) Practice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 February 2021
- Frontmatter
- Deduction
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Framing Film (in Transition): an Introduction
- Practice and Theory of (Archival) Film
- Theorizing (Archival) Practice
- A New Mindset for (Archival) Film in Transition: a Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary Of Technical Terms
- List of Illustrations
- Filmography
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the first part of this study I have discussed the most recent changes in film (archival) practice and in film theory in this time of transition and I have proposed theoretical frameworks and concepts as a basis for a new theorization of film archival practice.
In the second part, by measuring the proposed conceptual tools against a number of case studies from the current film archival field, I will show how they allow deeper dynamics and logics, between the social groups involved and, especially, between theory and practice, to be made visible.
In Chapter Three I focus on the different approaches to film archival practice of a number of relevant social players, such as film archives, laboratories and funding entities. The frameworks offer a tool for addressing different film archival policies, whereas the concepts are useful in assessing film laboratory practices. In Chapter Four, by means of a comparative analysis between a number of relevant film restoration case studies, the power of the proposed new analytical tools emerges in the analysis of everyday film archival practice. I will also show how these tools reflect the transitional nature of film.
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- From Grain to PixelThe Archival Life of Film in Transition, pp. 146 - 148Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2018