Posted in Artworks, Documentation on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
An area that is often pushed to the periphery in discussions of moving image artefacts is that of art works and installations. The irony here is that this material is usually at the cutting edge in the production and presentation of screen related media and perhaps should be more at the forefront of our [...]
Posted in Documentation, Magic lanterns on October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
John Wesley courtesy of Elsbury Images
Elsbury Images Magic Lantern Powerpoint
Many substantial collections of moving image artefacts in the United Kingdom have been built over many years, fuelled by the enthusiasm of an individual. Elsbury Images is the commerical aspects of such a personal collection which includes magic lanterns and magic lantern slides from 1880-1910, [...]
Posted in Documentation, Museums on October 11, 2007 | No Comments »
For most of us, our own moving image artefacts, be it televisions or cameras and all the accompanying paraphernalia, are simply a part of our daily existence, occupying a peripheral area of our lives. It is this almost incidental dimension of screen-related objects that is explored by Beamish, the North of England Open Air [...]
Posted in Documentation, General, Television on September 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Related documentation, such as scripts, personal papers, technical manuals and catalogues, are also included in the survey because of the invaluable context they can supply. The Institute of Education at the University of London has a collection of pamphlets (1926-1979) produced by the BBC, originally to accompany schools radio broadcasts from September 1926. [...]
Posted in Documentation, Network members, Technology on September 12, 2007 | No Comments »
1939 Kalee No. 12 35mm projector (BUFVC)
The British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) is a founder member of the UK Screen Heritage Network, and is one of the three organisations behind the survey of moving image artefacts. It is managing the collating of information and it will eventually host the screen heritage data as [...]
Posted in Documentation, Magic lanterns, Network members, Technology on September 5, 2007 | No Comments »
Screen Archive South East is a member of the Film Archive Forum, one of the organisations behind the UK Screen Heritage Network. It is the public sector moving image archive for the South East. Established in 1992 at the University of Brighton as the South East Film & Video Archive, the function of this regional [...]
