Working with Historic Film and Images: A Guide for Researchers, Summaries of History

Download Working with Historic Film and Images: A Guide for Researchers and more Summaries History in PDF only on Docsity! D R C H R I S O ’ R O U R K E Presenting Your Research: Interpretation and Exhibitions UCL Dig Where We Stand Training Event 11 May 2013 Working with Historic Film and Images Overview —  Why might you want to work with film and images? —  Accessing film —  Interpreting film and images —  Further resources Working with Film and Images —  Accessing film – where to go? ¡  Online archives and image collections ÷ BFI YouTube channel, London Screen Archives ÷ Collage database, local archive websites, History Pin Working with Film and Images —  Accessing film – where to go? ¡  Commercial & educational distribution sources ÷ British Pathé, Independent Cinema Office (ICO) ¡  DVDs, e.g. BFI archive releases Interpretation —  Questions to ask of a film and/or image ¡  What type of film is it? ¡  Who made it, when, and why? ¡  What can we tell about how it was shot and edited? ¡  Who was it made for? ¡  What kind of ‘intentional’ and ‘unintentional’ evidence does it provide? Interpretation —  What can we tell about how it was shot and edited? ¡  Is the camera moving or static? ¡  Do the events look ‘staged’? ¡  How many shots are there? Are they in a logical order? ¡  Are there any added captions or soundtrack? ¡  How do they influence the nature of the film? Video: Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front (Mitchell & Kenyon, 1901) To watch go to BFI YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/KLRQ8ElrEoU Interpretation —  Who was it made for? ¡  Personal/family viewing or commercial audience ¡  Any evidence for how it might have been understood/enjoyed at the time? ÷ Supporting documentation ÷ Magazine or newspaper reviews ÷ Records of screenings Try the BFI Reubens Library at the BFI Southbank or your local archive Interpretation —  What kind of ‘intentional’ and ‘unintentional’ evidence does it provide? ¡  Special occasions or daily practices ¡  Lost people and places ¡  Changing habits and fashions ¡  Social attitudes, cultural tastes ¡  What people considered educating, entertaining, or worth recording