Digital Projections

Crofts, Charlotte

Abstract

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 paper 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, from a UK perspective. The paper draws on the insights garnered from the interviews I have been conducting in the course of my current practice research project documenting the impact of digital technologies on the film industry.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: From Silent Screen to Digital Screen: A Century of Cinema Exhibition
• Start Date: Jul 10, 2010
• End Date: Jul 11, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 8, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: digital projection, cinema exhibition, film distribution, 35mm film, celluloid, film archiving, film restoration, digital decay, bitrot, 3D, 3-D projection, cinecasting, simulcasting, cinema history
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/976948
• Related Public URLs: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/humanities/cinema-and-television-history-research-centre/news-events-conferences/silent-screen-digital-screen.jsp
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Cinema and Television History (CATH) Research Centre http://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/humanities/cinema-and-television-history-research-centre/index.jsp