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.

Citation

Crofts, C. (2010, July). Digital Projections. Paper presented at From Silent Screen to Digital Screen: A Century of Cinema Exhibition, Phoenix Square, De Montfort University, Leicester

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: From Silent Screen to Digital Screen: A Century of Cinema Exhibition
• Conference Location: Phoenix Square, De Montfort University, Leicester
• 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• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed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