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A short day course at the Harwich Electric Palace Cinema consisting of an introduction to actual physical motion picture film, how it worked, including history and developments since 1896 through to 2012 (when digital took over), with practical handling and identification.
Students will have a chance to wind, join and project films and to lace and operate the cinema’s 35mm film projectors.
Themes covered include
What is Motion Picture Film and how does it reproduce movement.
What is it made of and how it should be cared for.
How the 35mm width developed and was used from 1896 to c2012.
How a movie camera worked, and the ‘Speed’ of emulsion on the film.
How a print was made from a negative and other film laboratory work.
Students have a chance to hand-crank early silent films on a vintage projector.
How did sound films work – optical sound tracks
Length and correct projection speed.
Early colour added to films, and Technicolor, Eastman Colour etc.
Students handle 35mm film, winding, indentifying and joining.
16mm film for entertainment, instruction, and home movies.
Standard 8mm and Super 8mm film and other gauges.
A chance to run a film on the Electric Palace’s Gaumont Kalee cinema projectors.
Course presented by David Cleveland, retired film archivist and former teacher on UEA’s Film and TV Archiving Course, and co-author of How Films Were Made and Shown 1895-2015
The Course runs from 10:30 – 15:30 with a break for lunch.