TRIANGLE HOME
MOVIE DAY 2012
Saturday October
20th, 2012 from 1 - 4pm
WHERE?
PLEASE
NOTE THE NEW LOCATION
North
Carolina State Archives Auditorium
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh
NC 27601
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Co-sponsored by the Film Studies Program at NCSU, North Carolina State Archives, Duke Archive of Documentary Arts and AV Geeks Transfer Services.
A home movie of a previous Home Movie Day!WHAT IS HOME
MOVIE
DAY?
Home Movie Day was started in 2002 as a
worldwide celebration of amateur home movies, during which people in
cities and towns all over would get to meet local film archivists,
find out about the long-term benefits of film versus video and
digital media, and-most importantly-get to watch those old family
films! This year Home Movie Day will take place this October 20th,
2012 - all around the world!
Many archivists are concerned about
what will happen to all of the home movies that have been shot on
film during the 20th century, most of which are sitting in boxes in
attics or basements. Besides their importance as family records,
these films often contain a history of the hometowns and areas where
these films were shot. We know that many people have boxes full of
family memories that they've never seen because they lack of a
projector, or are afraid that the films are too fragile to be viewed
again. We also know that many people are having their amateur films
transferred to videotape or DVD, with the mistaken idea that their
new digital copies will last forever and the "obsolete"
films could be discarded. Original films can long outlast any film or
video transfer and are an important part of our cultural history!
WHAT CAN I DO?
It's
simple:
rifle through your attics, dig through your closets, call up
Grandma, and search out your family's home movies and bring an 8mm,
Super8mm, or 16mm home movie (sorry, no video or slides) to the
nearest Home Movie Day event on October 15th to see it projected. Or
just show up and watch the films of others. It's not just
historically significant - it's fun!
WHY?
Because
they will happen in communities across the globe, HOME MOVIE DAY
events and screenings can focus on local and family histories, taking
us back to a time when Main Street was bustling and the beehive
hair-do was all the rage, with images of people we may know or
resemble. Home movies are the essential record of our past, and they
are among the most authoritative documents of times gone by.
Did you know that your original films can long outlast any video OR digital transfer, if you properly take care of them? Don't throw your films away!
HOME MOVIE DAY will also provide the opportunity for people to learn about the long-term benefits of film versus video. Motion picture archivists will be on hand to tell you how to properly store your films and plan for their future.
WHERE
TO DONATE?
If
you'd like to donate your family's home movies, the North Carolina
State (Government) Archives, located at 109 East Jones Street in
Raleigh, collects and preserves old moving images of North Carolina.
The collection consists mainly of films and tapes relating to state
government, but we will gladly consider some home movies for their
holdings. If you have suitable film or tape please contact the Kim
Cumber (head of the non-textual materials unit) at (919) 807-7311 or
email kim.cumber@ncdcr.gov.
For
more information about Home Movie Day Raleigh 2012, contact us:
Skip
Elsheimer <skip@avgeeks.com>919-247-7752
Marsha
Orgeron
<marsha_orgeron@ncsu.edu>
919-515-4149.
Co-sponsored by
the
Film Studies Program at
NCSU, North Carolina State Archives, Duke Archive of Documentary Arts and AV
Geeks Transfer Services.
For more information about the
other Home Movie Days around the world, visit the
Home Movie Day site.