Alfred Hitchcock – Gauge

Old films from around the world

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Alice Guy-Blaché, early film, Georges Méliès, repatriation

One of the pioneering narrative filmmakers was Alice Guy-Blaché. She told stories that followed characters and developed across multiple scenes.

Film Television

Gareth Watkins talks about his upcoming exhibition Tricks n’ Treats

June 6, 2014March 29, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Gareth Watkins, Moving image, Tricks n' Treats

Hear an interview with our 2014 Curator-at-Large Gareth Watkins talk about his latest exhibition Tricks n’ Treats. Read more here:

Archiving Practice Film NZ History

New Nitrate Film Vault

March 14, 2014March 3, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Alfred Hitchcock, Archives New Zealand, conservation, film collectors, film distribution, film identification, film scanning, film stock, film storage, Gareth Watkins, Jamie Lean, John Ford, Leslie Lewis, National Film Preservation Foundation, nitrate film, Park Road Post, Reiner Schoenbrunn, silent film, Technicolor

The New Zealand Film Archive and Archives New Zealand recently opened New Zealand’s first specialised nitrate film vault. The new