Richard Falkner – Gauge

Behind the scenes

Archive Fives – Film

January 16, 2020February 27, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Archive Fives, film, Gareth Evans, Kurt Otzen, Richard Falkner

What are the inner workings of an audiovisual archive? Who are the people that do the actual archiving? Archive Fives

Film NZ History

Hilda Brodie Smith

December 19, 2016May 7, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1960s, amateur film, Cine Society, film, Hilda Brodie Smith, Porirua, Radio New Zealand, Richard Falkner, Wellington

Hilda Brodie Smith, of Porirua, wrote, directed and starred in a number of rather incredible documentaries during the 1960s. Her work

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.”

Archiving Practice Film

Film Restoration School Asia

February 13, 2014March 29, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 4 Comments 16mm, ARRISCAN, digital technologies, film preservation, Museum of Singapore, Richard Falkner

– By Richard Falkner, NZFA Film Handler In late November my colleague Hepi Mita and I were lucky enough to attend