What is it about?
The fate of 35mm as an acquisition and exhibition medium is intimately connected with questions of future-proofing, archiving, preservation, and access, which are currently at the foreground of recent debates around screen heritage in the UK. In this article, I explore the threat of digital projection to the viability of the 35mm release print, the impact of this on film stock production, and how this will affect film preservation. Whilst these issues are universal, this article is oriented toward a UK perspective.
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Why is it important?
An important critical reflection on the impact of the transition fro 35mm film to digital exhibition and it's wider impacts on film restoration and preservation.
Perspectives
Offers an objective look at the impact of digital exhibition and the potential end of the 35mm release print on film preservation and archiving.
Charlotte Crofts
University of the West of England
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This page is a summary of: Digital Decay, The Moving Image The Journal of the Association of Moving Image Archivists, January 2008, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/mov.0.0015.
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