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WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME
Saving & Restoring Films From The Silent Era
Films began with a wide assortment of hand operated cameras, circa 1894-95.
THE ERA OF SILENT FILM HAD BEGUN!
From lyrics from the musical SUNSET BOULEVARD-Andrew Lloyd Weber
“We taught the world new ways to dream.”
It seemed it would never end…
By 1950, there was almost no interest left for the Silent Film
Legacy, except in the realm studying of film history…
Then came the motion picture: Sunset Boulevard
Over time, the unthinkable happened!
The only way to get this lost heritage back, was by various
restoration processes…
HOW TO MANAGE THIS PROJECT?
How is restoration done?
World wide search for inventory—often includes accidental discoveries
Safely & legally bring elements from multiple locations to same agreed-upon location for basic examination.
Detailed examination & comparison of film for approval of artistic continuity.
Selection of those films that can be scanned to fill in the missing gaps of existing film stock
How it’s done?-Continued
Selection of which facility can best handle the elements for film selection & the problems that go along with this.
Finding work-arounds for problems such as missing footage.
Examination of scanned footage. Digital clean up. Hand done, frame-by-frame clean up.
Behind the scene stuff
Use of original paperwork left behind by directors, producers, and even the theatre owners across the world who kept journals about the films they projected.
Daily production reports. Camera reports. …all of this information, when found aid
in helping the restoration process.