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Archiving Practice Behind the scenes Film

Old frames: the nitrate wind through

March 30, 2021April 13, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments behind the scenes, film, film preservation, nitrate film, silent film, WWI

Each year the nitrate film collection of Ngā Taonga is ‘wound through’ as an essential part of its safe keeping.

Behind the scenes

End of an era at Taranaki Street

June 9, 2020June 5, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments behind the scenes, COVID, moving, Taranaki St

Moving out of their long-term premises proved to both a logistical and emotional challenge for Ngā Taonga staff – and

Behind the scenes

Ngā Taonga staff #WorkingFromHome

April 7, 2020July 3, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments behind the scenes, working from home

Due to the Level 4 lockdown, all Ngā Taonga staff are working from home. We caught up with a few

Archiving Practice

Working through the boxes

May 1, 2019May 6, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments behind the scenes, vaults

Boxes and boxes and boxes. Archives collect a huge amount of material – it’s all part of caring for the

“Scruff,” a Short Film In-The-Making

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, Alex Porter, behind the scenes, Christchurch, Ed Lust, film, filmmaking, fundraising, Scruff

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Audio Conservator Alex Porter has hidden talents. Outside of her day job as an archivist, she

Archiving Practice Film NZ History

Digitally Future-proofing Aotearoa’s Stories

December 17, 2014April 15, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 10 Comments ARRI Motion Picture Company, ARRISCAN, behind the scenes, digistisation, digital technologies, film conservation, film preservation, film stock, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand Film Commission, Richard Falkner

“I really believe the digital era increases the possibilities for us to connect our material to current and future generations.”