I could not agree with this article more, but I think a bit too much emphasis is placed in the article on the first run movie experience.. Most of us will be the last generation to remember the joy of seeing old movies & art movies at a rep theater, library, college or film society. I am very old school. I rarely watch a film on DVD and I spent my off time going to weird little gatherings of old and mostly obscure films shown mostly in hotel banquet rooms. I argue often with friends who brag about watching some film they found on an illegal ( or heck legal) download. I get physically ill watching commercials advertising the latest cell phones showing movies on 1 inch screen. I am not a purist on format though I still love 16mm & 35mm prints. I am less worried about losing the social elements of film going like waiting in line or making a night of it, than I am the experience of seeing a film with a group of other people, most of whom you don't know. I can remember going to see THE THIRD MAN, I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING, IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER and others here in New York. I had actually seen all of them several times before, but it was and is special to see them with others, especially people who have NOT seen them. There is genuine electricity in the room.
We have gotten "access" to probably tens of thousands of films via legal or illegal means while losing the entire experience of film going. Getting a DVD to watch on your lap top or even your home theater system of a previously rare or hard to see film is not remotely the same as seeing it in a theater and it is in fact NOT better than not seeing it all in my view. It is very, very sad. On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Dennis Doros <milefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is definitely how I feel when we talk about the digital future. That > in return for easy access, we've given up the wonder of (and complete > attention to) the experience. I just asked my son about seeing silent > comedies at the Castro last year. He does realize how special that was. > > Dennis Doros > Milestone Film & Video > milefi...@gmail.com > 201-767-3117 > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 10, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Deg Farrelly <deg.farre...@asu.edu> wrote: > > >> From Sunday's NY Times: > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/movies/the-24-hour-movie-and-digital-technology.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26 > > > > > > > > -- > > deg farrelly, Full Librarian > > Mail Code 1006 > > Arizona State University > > P.O. Box 871006 > > Tempe, AZ 85287 > > Phone: 480.965.1403 > > Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
