Film Preservation: Competing Definitions of Value, Use, and Practice"Film Preservation: Competing Definitions of Value, Use, and Practice offers a unique window on the world of film archiving. The author brings a historical, economic, and social framework to bear upon this unique community, looking at the people, institutions, and corporations that play key roles in the preservation endeavor. Through ethnographic narratives that place the reader squarely within the scene, Gracy gives readers the context to understand fully the complexities of film archiving work, and what it means to be a member of this profession. This book provides an introduction to the major players in the film community and the internal and external forces that influence film preservation, and a background of the film preservation movement. It also addresses the constraints of funding, intellectual property issues, and the orphan film movement. The primary focus is on the relationships among the various players: archives, studio and film preservation labs, and content owners."--Publisher's description. |
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Film Preservation: Competing Definitions of Value, Use, and Practice Karen F. Gracy No preview available - 2009 |
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aesthetic American Archivists American Film Institute appraisal Bourdieu Carl cataloging Cinema collection color commercial conservation cultural heritage cultural institutions cultural production curator D.W. Griffith defined definition of preservation deterioration documents duplication economic edge code ethnographic feature films FIAF field of cultural field of film Fieldnotes fieldwork film archives film archivists Film Library film preservation focus group footage format funding historical Hollywood Ibid identified individuals inspection interview inventory issues laboratory Library of Congress look master element material meaning methods motion picture Moving Image Archivists museum National Film Preservation negative newsreel nitrate film nonprofit organizations original orphan film participants physical preservation Pierre Bourdieu practices preservation activities preservation process preservation projects preserved film Qualitative Research records reel restoration restored films screening selection silent films social Sony Pictures Entertainment storage structure television tion vinegar syndrome