From Grain to Pixel: The Archival Life of Film in Transition, Third Revised Edition (Framing Film) - Softcover

Fossati, Giovanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9463725008 ISBN 13: 9789463725002

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2018

Synopsis

In From Grain to Pixel, Giovanna Fossati analyzes the transition from analog to digital film and its profound effects on filmmaking and film archiving. Reflecting on the theoretical conceptualization of the medium itself, Fossati poses significant questions about the status of physical film and the practice of its archival preservation, restoration, and presentation. From Grain to Pixel attempts to bridge the fields of film archiving and academic research by addressing the discourse on film's ontology and analyzing how different interpretations of what film is affect the role and practices of film archives. By proposing a novel theorization of film archival practice, Fossati aims to stimulate a renewed dialogue between film scholars and film archivists. Almost a decade after its first publication, this revised edition covers the latest developments in the field. Besides a new general introduction, a new conclusion, and extensive updates to each chapter, a novel theoretical framework and an additional case study have been included.

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Acknowledgements Introduction to the Third Revised Edition Framing Film (in Transition): an Introduction Part One: practice and theory of (archival) film 1 Film Practice in Transition 2 Theorizing Archival Film Part Two: theorizing (archival) practice 3 Film Archival Field in Transition 4 Restoration Case Studies: Theorizing Archival Practice A New Mindset for (Archival) Film in Transition: a Conclusion Conclusions to the Third Revised Edition Notes Notes to the Third Revised Edition Glossary of Technical Terms List of Illustrations Filmography Bibliography Index|In From Grain to Pixel, Giovanna Fossati analyzes the transition from analog to digital film and its profound effects on filmmaking and film archiving. Reflecting on the theoretical conceptualization of the medium itself, Fossati poses significant questions about the status of physical film and the practice of its archival preservation, restoration, and presentation. From Grain to Pixel attempts to bridge the fields of film archiving and academic research by addressing the discourse on film's ontology and analyzing how different interpretations of what film is affect the role and practices of film archives. By proposing a novel theorization of film archival practice, Fossati aims to stimulate a renewed dialogue between film scholars and film archivists. Almost a decade after its first publication, this revised edition covers the latest developments in the field. Besides a new general introduction, a new conclusion, and extensive updates to each chapter, a novel theoretical framework and an additional case study have been included.

About the Author:

Giovanna Fossati is the chief curator of Eye Filmmuseum and professor of Film Heritage and Digital Film Culture at the University of Amsterdam.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 9463725008
• ISBN 13: 9789463725002
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 448