FAVp012 Archival Moving Image Preservation and Restoration

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
MgA. Mgr. Tereza Frodlová (lecturer), Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 17. 2. 10:00–13:40 C34, Fri 24. 2. 10:00–13:40 C34, Fri 3. 3. 10:00–13:40 C34, Fri 17. 3. 10:00–13:40 C34, Fri 31. 3. 10:00–13:40 C34, Fri 14. 4. 10:00–13:40 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The course will introduce the film as an object preserved in audiovisual archives. During the course there will be presented topics about its preservation, restoration and making it accessible. Within individual lectures there will be considered problems of basic characteristics of film materials, technology of its production, sings of its aging and possibilities of its long-term preservation. Connected with preservation there will be presented iniciatives leading to creation of film collections and fil archives. We need to consider film as multiplex medium, we will focus on the existence of multiple versions of the same film and what we can call as an original. With using specific case studie we will introduce possible approaches to film restoration.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course student
will get knowledge about basic concepts of audiovisual archives
will be able to think about film as a material object with specific
wil be able to explain and apply key terms, approaches and questions
Syllabus
  • characteristics of film material
  • technology of producing of film stock and its laboratory processing
  • film material life cycle
  • film material degradation and possibilities of its preservation
  • history of film archives
  • the meaning of terms "original" and "version" in the history of cinema
  • film identification and using film as a source
  • concepts of film restoration and possible approaches
  • analogue vs. digital restoration
Literature
  • MEYER, Mark‐Paul (1996): Ethics of Archive Film Restoration using New Technology. Image Technology, 78, č. 8, s. 10‐12.
  • EDMONDSON, Ray. Audiovisual Archiving: Philosophy and Principles. Paris: UNESCO, 2004. online na
  • KLIMEŠ, Ivan (2011): Filmová historie z odpadkového koše. Iluminace, 23, č. 2, s. 112‐116.
  • MATUSZEWSKI, Bolesław (1993): Nový historický pramen. Iluminace, 5, č. 2, s. 87-91.
  • FIAF Code of Ethics; online na
  • FOSSATI, Giovanna. From grain to pixel : the archival life of film in transition. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2009, 320 s. ISBN 9789089641397. info
  • ENTICKNAP, Leo. Moving Image Technology. From Zoetrope to Digital. London: Wallflower Press, 2005, 280 pp. ISBN 1-904764-06-1. info
  • BATISTOVÁ, Anna. Poezie destrukce. Typologie, periodizace a reflexe destrukce filmových pohyblivých obrazů (The Poetry of Destruction: The Typology. Periodization and Reflections of the Destruction of Filmic Moving Images). Iluminace. Časopis pro teorii, historii a estetiku filmu. Praha: Národní filmový archiv, 2005, 17/2005, 3 (59), p. 27-46. ISSN 0862-397X. info
  • URBAN, Miroslav. Filmová laboratoř. 2., rozš. vyd. V Praze: Akademie múzických umění, 2001, 120 s. ISBN 8085883783. info
  • Restoration of motion picture film. Edited by Paul Read - Mark-Paul Meyer. 1st publ. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000, viii, 359. ISBN 075062793X. info
  • CHERCHI USAI, Paolo. Silent cinema : an introduction. Edited by David Robinson - Kevin Brownlow. 1st pub. London: BFI, 2000, xix, 212. ISBN 0851707467. info
  • BRANDI, Cesare. Teorie restaurování. Translated by Jiří Špaček. Vyd. 1. Kutná Hora: Tichá Byzanc, 2000, 141 s. ISBN 8086359034. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion about selected topics and literature.
Assessment methods
Written exam and 1) essay - 9000 characters or 2) presentation during the semester
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020.
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