Some of the oldest films ever made in Australia can now be found on YouTube after being restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (Nfsa).
The Corrick Collection, containing 135 of the world’s earliest films, depicts scenes from the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act from more than a century ago.
Five films from the collection are now available to audiences worldwide on the Nfsa’s YouTube channel, with a further selection to be screened at Tasmania’s Ten Days on the Island festival next month to celebrate the Corricks’ connection with the state.
It comes after the Nsfa undertook photochemical film-to-film restoration of the original nitrate prints, collaborating with Haghefilm Conservation in Amsterdam to lay the groundwork for the digital updates.
Nfsa curator Elena Guest, who is based in Sydney, told If the process has spanned more than a decade.
“The film-to-film restoration started in 2007 and went...
The Corrick Collection, containing 135 of the world’s earliest films, depicts scenes from the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act from more than a century ago.
Five films from the collection are now available to audiences worldwide on the Nfsa’s YouTube channel, with a further selection to be screened at Tasmania’s Ten Days on the Island festival next month to celebrate the Corricks’ connection with the state.
It comes after the Nsfa undertook photochemical film-to-film restoration of the original nitrate prints, collaborating with Haghefilm Conservation in Amsterdam to lay the groundwork for the digital updates.
Nfsa curator Elena Guest, who is based in Sydney, told If the process has spanned more than a decade.
“The film-to-film restoration started in 2007 and went...
- 2/24/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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