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Behind the scenes

Glimpsing the future – a report from the 2019 IASA & JTS Conferences

May 5, 2020May 12, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments conference, Hilversum, IASA, International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, Jamie Lean, Joint Technical Symposium, JTS, Netherlands, Todd Barker

Conferences allow those that work in a sector to connect with colleagues, swap notes and learn about novel approaches. They

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Wedding Tape Rescued from an Obsolete Format

February 16, 2015June 26, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1980s, Beta, home movie, Jamie Lean, Sanyo VT20C, Sony V-Cord, VHS

– By Jamie Lean (Head of Standards, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) In 2004 Andrew Laing from Churton Park rang

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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

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