Antique Film Roadshow Workshop
With film archivist Emily Staresina
In this workshop you will learn how to preserve home movies, get a personal
evaluation of their condition, and even have the opportunity to view some
of your films on the big screen!
Home movies are family treasures – documents, really – just as significant
as photographs, letters, journals and scrapbooks. Home movies are a place
where children can meet, see and hear grandparents they never met, or to
vividly revisit precious family vacations, birthdays and other events to
which faded photographs can hardly do justice. To this extent, home movies
are an invaluable part of family heritage. Sadly, however, many people don’t
know what treasures they possess because most home movies require obsolete
equipment and knowledge to access.
So, here’s your chance! Dig out those home movies from your attics, basements
and closets, and bring them to the “Antique FILM Roadshow” workshop. You’ll
learn the basic steps in caring for home movies, as well as the options
available for transfer to other mediums. Individual
consultation time by appointment (though drop-ins are welcome, time
permitting). If you films are safe to project, you might even have the opportunity
to view some long-lost images.
Please note that only 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm home movies will be projected;
however, people with home movies on other gauges (such as 9.5mm) and video
are encouraged to attend the workshop to learn about preservation. Only
films deemed in good condition will be projected, so please
schedule an appointment.
This workshop by Emily Staresina has three components:
- Introduction to preserving home movies.
- Review and evaluation of attendees' film (request appointment)
- Screening of attendees' film
If you have any of this older projection equipment (8mm, Super 8, 9.5mm) and are willing to lend it to the Film Society, we would like to hear form you. (Please be assured that only Emily, a trained moving film archivist, will be handling the equipment.) Please call 886.1226 or if you can help.
About Emily Staresina
Emily
Staresina holds a bachelor’s degree in film studies and history from
Carleton University in Ottawa, and a master’ s degree in moving image
archive studies from UCLA in Los Angeles. Her master’s research explores
the historical and cultural values of home movies to public and private
institutions, in academic study, and as personal family documents. Within
these spheres, she investigates the legal, ethical, and practical issues
involved in preserving and making home movies available for research.
Emily has worked as an archivist at Library and Archives Canada and at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, as a researcher at the Getty Research Institute, and as an intern at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She has extensive experience in handling, preserving, and cataloguing archival documents including manuscripts and photographs, moving images (35mm, 16mm, 8mm, and Super 8) and digital media.
Emily is currently employed by CBC Vancouver as a Media Librarian. She
also assists people the process of preserving their home movies.
CHFF Event
Saturday, February 19, 9am to noon.
Heritage Playhouse
Admission: $5
Screenings at this event
Your own movies! See description for details.
Request an appointment
Use the online form to request an appointment with the archivist during the event.
