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Back from National Archives

I just got back from my second trip to the US National Archives in Washington, DC.  I took a red-eye flight from San Francisco, landed and drove straight to the Archives to research video footage for my documentary.

I'm not sure if there is another place like this on earth, where you can go view and copy archival footage (mostly from 1930s to 1970s) for free. They literally allow you to pull tapes off the shelf, to patch to your camera or deck, and to copy. And this year, they've started the process of copying everything to DVD, so we don't have to worry about the degrading VHS viewing copies (for those of us with no budget for professional transfers...).

It's a great place, although I got mentored by an expert last year on how to properly research.

Still blurry-eyed from scanning video for two straight days on little sleep.

Jimbowski
Last Updated on Friday, 27 March 2009 16:02
 

About...

Jim Kenney.jpg James Kenney is a filmmaker, graphic designer, and motion graphics expert.

 

He is the Creative Director of InterStitch Films, which produces films and designs titles and animated graphics for dramatic and documentary projects. He first professionally created title sequences for film and graphics for broadcast projects at Imaginary Forces in Hollywood.

His work includes three internationally-screened short films and a current feature-length documentary. Jim was a curatorial assistant at the National Gallery of Art and completed the Practical Film Laboratory at Pixar Animation Studios. Jim has been honored by publications, festivals and organizations around the world, including ID Magazine, ResFest Digital Film Festival, The Type Directors Club of America, The American Institute of Graphic Artists, and The National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists. Film projects to which Jim has contributed have been honored by prominent international film festivals and organizations, including The Sundance Film Festival and The Academy of Motion Pictures.

Jim has taught at the California College of the Arts since 1998, where he is an Associate Professor. He is the Founder and Director of SF Shorts: The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films, and he is a Founding Board Member and current Vice President of Real Ideas Studio. To learn more about Jim, visit www.interstitch.com.

 

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