digital technologies – Gauge

Archiving Practice Sound

An Audio (Re)migration Project

July 23, 2015December 7, 2018 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 6 Comments 2010s, archiving ethics, digital technologies, Jim Hunia, radio, sound preservation

– By Jim Hunia (Kaiwhakauka: Audio Conservator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Jim Hunia, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s

Read more

Projecting Film Today: An Interview with Projectionist Oscar Halberg

May 4, 2015August 23, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 8 Comments 1990s, 2010s, acetate film, cinema advertising, digital technologies, Ellen Pullar, film care, film projectors, Motion Picture Handbook, nitrate film, Oscar Halberg, polyester film, projection

This post belongs to a two-part series. Read the first part, Projecting Film 100 Years Ago: The Motion Picture Handbook,

Read more

Intriguing Audio Mystery

December 18, 2014March 28, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 14 Comments digital technologies, digitisation, lacquer discs, music, mystery, sound preservation

Our Digital Transfer Operator Sandy Ditchburn came across an enigmatic audio recording this week. Sandy and the rest of the Ngā

Read more

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.”

Read more

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

Read more