Posted by The Center for Home Movies November 12th, 2013
Adweek reviews the British grocery chain Tesco's home movie-themed Christmas commercial, including a "making of" featurette.
Ad of the Day: Tesco Channels Old Home Movies in Nostalgic Christmas Spot
www.adweek.com
In Britain, where Christmas ads are a pretty big deal, the battle for this season's supremacy continues with the Tesco ad below, from Wieden + Kennedy in London. And it couldn't be more different from John Lewis's lavish animated production.
Posted by Skip November 6th, 2013
An article on Home Movie Day (from 2011) by Becca Hall and Kyle Westphal of the Northwest Chicago Film Society.
Other People’s Lives: The Politics of Home Movie Day | Northwest Chicago Film Society
www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org
Twenty years ago, or even ten, the place of home movies within film history and film culture was contested and precarious. Thinking about them was uncomfortable. You remembered posing for the camera, mom rushing into the shot to fix your hair, dad barking directions, your sister rolling her eyes whi…
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Posted by Skip November 6th, 2013
Call for Papers.
Thinking Amateur Cinema
REVISTA LAIKA is an academic journal produced by the Laboratory of Audiovisual Research and Critique (LAICA) of the Department of Film, Radio and Television, located at the School of Arts and Communications of the University of São Paulo, in Brazil. We invite contributions in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French for the special issue dedicated to Amateur Cinema.
Como colaborar | Revista Laika
www.revistalaika.org
A Revista Laika é aberta à submissão de trabalhos inéditos (de autoria individual ou coletiva) de pesquisadores, realizadores, professores e estudantes de Audiovisual e áreas conexas, em sistema de fluxo contínuo para contribuições em forma de resenhas, artigos, ensaios fotográficos, vídeos e podcas…
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Posted by Skip November 6th, 2013
Emma Hurst's ever-evolving Tumblr of stills from home movies from the Prelinger Collection.
*stills
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Emma Hurst // FWT&summer 2013 // Prelinger Archives
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Posted by Skip November 6th, 2013
“The project will re-create the traveling outdoor cinema of the 1930s, and the “KinoVan,” which will tour shopping areas, festivals and schools to gather and screen local footage, will offer expert assessment of residents’ home movies.”
London Film Archive Plan Gets $785,000 in Financing
www.hollywoodreporter.com
LONDON – Film London, the British capital's government backed movie agency, has corralled $785,000 (£500,000) to push a heritage movie drive across 15 London boroughs. The cash, pumped into London's Screen Archives (LSA) network, will fuel a “major” three-year project beginning in January of 2014, c…
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Posted by Skip November 6th, 2013
Music video using amateur footage of 1989 visit to NYC including CBGBs and the Knitting Factory.
The Clean – “Dunes” (Official Music Video)
Archival footage from the Clean's 1989 trip to New York, shot by David Kilgour. MORE Music Videos: http://bit.ly/J27abt —— SUBSCRIBE to Pitchfork.tv: htt…
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