Thank you for a look behind the curtain at the Conservation Center vaults. I can only imagine how humbling it would be to step into one of those 12 vaults surrounded by historical nitrate. Deb and team: keep up the great work - it is very much appreciated.
Deb, thanks for the great tour of the vaults. Sorry I won't be able to get back there for this year's Nitrate Picture Show. Look forward to seeing you next year. Keep up the good work.
Awesome. I have always had an excitement for film and all forms of media. I am also a trainspotter along with an interest in the luggage conveyer belt at La Guardia Airport:^) I would love to work in that vault after I retire from my current employment!!!
@@nickyreynolds3326 Yes!!! That was really futuristic to single digits aged me in the late 70s and early 80s. And the trains with all thr graffiti were Art in Motion. It was an exciting place back then.
Thanks for the tour! Isn't it odd that today, we see these reels as an important record of their time, whereas they might've been seen as a disposable commodity in their time! In some ways, nothing has changed: I hope we make better efforts these days to preserve the record. Streaming is ephemeral; we need better.
Get pandemic, see new areas of museum and house! This virtual stuff is amazing! One question: can Kodak please pretty please resurrect 620 and 116 and 616? Many of my old Kodaks are hungry for some ektar
Thanks from Tasmania, Australia. Would love to see more of your collection. You also store film paraphernalia, don't you? Posters, lobby cards etc. Would also love to see your film festival some day.
Thank you for the important work you do and the dedication of everyone who works to preserve these films. Has the next film festival been scheduled for 2022?
So, with those Vitaphone films that you have, do you also have their soundtracks, whether on the phono records that accompanied the projector prints or in any other forms?
I would have thought that the films would have been stored in a more inert atmosphere, say under nitrogen, to retard any decomposition. Is that not necessary?
Nitrogen does not help slow down the decay of the film by a significant amount and would make it extremely difficult for staff to go into the vaults to check the status of the collection. The best solution is cool and dry as proven by several tests made by the Image Permanence Institute. Currently our vaults show the film will last over 500 years in these conditions. The model we follow to store our nitrate is the same as used by other archives all over the world, including the Library of Congress, Cinémathèque Française and British Film Institute.
Thanks for the tour
What an excellent look behind the scenes. Thank you so much for this and the clear explanation of things.
Thank you for a look behind the curtain at the Conservation Center vaults. I can only imagine how humbling it would be to step into one of those 12 vaults surrounded by historical nitrate. Deb and team: keep up the great work - it is very much appreciated.
Deb, thanks for the great tour of the vaults. Sorry I won't be able to get back there for this year's Nitrate Picture Show. Look forward to seeing you next year. Keep up the good work.
Man, this is so cool.
That a good things most of the time for us movies fans like me.
Very cool. I can’t wait until I am able to visit again.
Awesome! Great info on film history👍
Great great WORK, bravo from Paris France!
This was wonderfully done! Thanks so much! Can't wait to see some of these at the Dryden!
Have all of these films been scanned digitally?
Awesome. I have always had an excitement for film and all forms of media. I am also a trainspotter along with an interest in the luggage conveyer belt at La Guardia Airport:^) I would love to work in that vault after I retire from my current employment!!!
I appreciate your comment!
With their 3.2 mile system of interconnected conveyor belts, there’s a lot to keep you interested.
@@nickyreynolds3326 Yes!!! That was really futuristic to single digits aged me in the late 70s and early 80s. And the trains with all thr graffiti were Art in Motion. It was an exciting place back then.
I wish we saw the original camera negatives of The Wizard of Oz and Gone With The Wind
Yes me too my friend!
Thanks for the tour!
Isn't it odd that today, we see these reels as an important record of their time, whereas they might've been seen as a disposable commodity in their time!
In some ways, nothing has changed: I hope we make better efforts these days to preserve the record. Streaming is ephemeral; we need better.
Fantastic! Thank you Deborah
Get pandemic, see new areas of museum and house!
This virtual stuff is amazing!
One question: can Kodak please pretty please resurrect 620 and 116 and 616? Many of my old Kodaks are hungry for some ektar
Thank you it was absolutely fascinating, keep up this good work
Thanks from Tasmania, Australia. Would love to see more of your collection. You also store film paraphernalia, don't you? Posters, lobby cards etc. Would also love to see your film festival some day.
great video.
Thank you for the important work you do and the dedication of everyone who works to preserve these films. Has the next film festival been scheduled for 2022?
Yes! It is currently scheduled for June 2-5, 2022. We will be sharing more details soon.
So, with those Vitaphone films that you have, do you also have their soundtracks, whether on the phono records that accompanied the projector prints or in any other forms?
I would have thought that the films would have been stored in a more inert atmosphere, say under nitrogen, to retard any decomposition. Is that not necessary?
Nitrogen does not help slow down the decay of the film by a significant amount and would make it extremely difficult for staff to go into the vaults to check the status of the collection. The best solution is cool and dry as proven by several tests made by the Image Permanence Institute. Currently our vaults show the film will last over 500 years in these conditions. The model we follow to store our nitrate is the same as used by other archives all over the world, including the Library of Congress, Cinémathèque Française and British Film Institute.
It would be ashamed if all these films were caught on fire