Scratches and glitches : observations on preserving and exhibiting cinema in the early 21st century / Jurij Meden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meden, Jurij, author.

Series:

FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen

Filmmuseum Synema Publications Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film archives--21st century.

Film archives.

Motion picture film collections--21st century.

Motion picture film collections.

Motion picture film--Preservation--21st century.

Motion picture film.

Motion picture film--Preservation.

Physical Description:

109 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Observations on preserving and exhibiting cinema in the early 21st century

Place of Publication:

Vienna : Synema Gesellschaft für Film und Medien, [2021]

Summary:

A quick succession of changes - some entirely expected, some less so - has drastically reshaped the domain of preserving and exhibiting film heritage in the first two decades of the 21st century. Film production, exhibition, restoration and reflection became predominantly, almost exclusively digital affairs. Professional profiles became obsolete and new ones have emerged. Other forms of art and entertainment took the center stage of collective dreams and discussions. The principles of curatorship clashed with the idea of access. Streaming took over the world as the predominant way of experiencing moving images and private space trumped public space as the primary site of these experiences. Scratches and Glitches is a collection of essays that attempt to make sense of these changes-in-progress in the wider context of cultural history, focusing on the responsibility of film archives and museums, guardians of film heritage.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. An Era Of Planetary Civil War Or What Is It That We Want To Conserve And Why?, Part I

2. The Eye Of The Beholder Or On The Shifting Nature Of The Big Screen, Part I

3. The Myth Of The Big Screen Or On The Forces Propelling Transition From Kinetoscope Across Cinematographe To Netflix

4. The Shared Parentage Of Global Warming And Digital Revolution Or A Parable About Film Restoration

5. Dry Humping Against The Grain Or Digital Film Restoration Manifesto: A Satire

6. Beyond Reasonable Doubt Or On The Nature Of Wear, Tear, Ought, And Can

7. Film As An Object In Time Or Film Fermentation, Part I

8. Film As An Object In Space Or Film Fermentation, Part Ii

9. The Myth Of Icarus In A Digital Age Or Does Matter Really Matter?

10. Dreyer In Prizren Or A Tale Of Privilege, Part 1

11. The Emergence Of Gaps Or On Human Curiosity

12. Can A Narrative Account Ever Be Adequate? Or On The Importance Of Gaps And Memories Carried In Poetry

13. In Praise Of Forgetting Or To Know Everything Is To Know Nothing

14. The Nitrate Picture Show Or On The Subversive Potential Of The Obsolete

15. Film Exhibition Vs. Film Screening Or On The Authentic Cinematographic Experience

16. Godard In Tehran Or A Tale Of Privilege, Part Ii

17. Original Vs. Facsimile Or Faraday-Maxwell's Mechanics Of Image Transmission

18. The Subterranean Strata Of The Film Economy Or In Praise Of The Celestial Cinematheque

19. Courage Under Fire Or On The Organic And Egalitarian Nature Of The Celestial Cinematheque

20. The Next Stage Of Interpassivity Or The Impotence Of The Celestial Cinematheque

21. Please Leave Us Be: Analog Is Easy, Digital Is Hard Or Please Omit Flowers: Digital Is Easy, Analog Is Hard

22. Sen In Kolkata Or A Tale Of Privilege, Part Iii

23. The Festival Of 35Mm Film Or Remembering Vlado Pintar

24. The Importance Of Imperfection Or A Tale Of Privilege, Part Iv

25. The Importance Of Imperfection, Post Scriptum Or The Case Of Zelimir Zilnik

26. Re/Writing Film History, Part I Or On The Shifting Nature Of Values

27. Re/Writing Film History, Part Ii Or On Ideology Parading As An Aesthetic Arbiter

28. Re/Writing Film History, Part Iii Or On Subjective Experience Parading As Canon

29. The Privilege Of A Film Museum, Part I Or Against "Attendance! Attendance!"

30. The Privilege Of A Film Museum, Part Ii Or A Leninist Film Ratio

31. The Privilege Of A Film Museum, Part Iii Or On Preserving Global Cultural Asynchronicity

32. Digital Pandemics Or On Preserving The Audience And The Will To Will

33. Psychology Of A Crisis Or On Preserving The Audience And The Will To Will, Continued

34. The Church Of Cinema, Part I Or The Questions Of Darkness, Distance, Silence, And Scale

35. The Church Of Cinema, Part Ii Or A Century Of Priests

36. The Church Of Cinema, Part Iii Or Cinema As Sanctuary

37. Copying Is Not Looting Or Film Museum And Decolonization, Part 1

38. The Fall Of The Self-Evident Masterpiece Or Film Museum And Decolonization, Part Ii

39. The Firewalls Of A Film Museum Or The Celestial Cinematheque As Andre Malraux's Museum Without Walls

40. Open The Museums! Or Film Museum As A Tomb Of The Obsolete

41. How To Drive A Bargain With A Copyright Holder Or Practical Advice For Young Film Programmers

42. Film Museum's Living-Dead Surplus Or The Secret Truth Of A Film Archivist

43. Stalinism Is Not Socialism Orcapitalism Is Not Freedom

44. The Church Of Cinema, Part Iv Or Technology As A Source Of Wonder

45. A List With An Agenda Or In Praise Of Careless Curating, Part I

46. Politics Of Culture Vs. Culture Of Politics Or In Praise Of Careless Curating, Part Ii

47. Against The Balkanization Of Knowledge Or Film History In The Framework Of History

48. The Costs Of Saving An Ocean Wave Or What Is It That We Want To Conserve And Why?, Part Ii

49. Learning From Foolish Things Or On The Shifting Nature Of The Big Screen, Part Ii

50. Farewell To Scratches Or The Last Person On Earth To Run Film Dailies

51. Between Knowledge And Faith Or Curator As Karamazov.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

ISBN:

3901644873

9783901644870

OCLC:

1232148572

Publisher Number:

99988466873