FIAT/FOCAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROPOSAL

- The Course is intended to meet the needs of researchers and 
  archive staff in general from an International background.

- The Language of the course will be English.
- Applications close for in May 99 
  Price:             £950 or £800  without London accommodation.
- Length of Course:  5 days
  9.30 - 500 pm plus some evening events
- Time/Date:         11 (evening) - 16 July 1999
  Numbers:           Max 12
- Location           2 days at University of East Anglia; 
                     3 London days in with FOCAL
                     
- Contact: Sue Malden or Charmian Martin


- CONTENT

Sunday 11th July 1999
Arrive evening Dinner Optional at East Anglia University

Monday 12th July 1999
9.30 - 5.30pm    Breakfast Lunch Dinner provided
                 Background to Film and Video
               - Basic - information about moving images
               - Sources it is found on (film, video, disc, chips)
               - Nature of film -  origins, gauges, how used and by whom
                 nitrate, safety
               - Nature of video -  origins, formats, how used and by whom
                 original video material programmes with archive material in
               - Film - How it was produced, film recognition, handling, 
                 viewing equipment,  originals, copies, duping materials etc
               - History of film - Dates and introduction of film elements, 
                 processes, colour, sound
               - Film systems - Sepmag, commag, comopt, reversal, neg pos, 
                 super 16, scope, bar code etc
               - History of TV - Live, telerecordings, colour, channels
               - Conservation and repair of  film and video tape
               - Film and video storage

Tuesday 13th July 1999
9.30 -  4.30pm  Breakfast, Lunch provided
                Using Archive Material
               - Film Printing - stages to go through
               - Film to video - telecine, ways of doing things, wet gate, 
                 colour correction, scratch and sparkle removal, ratios, 
                 time code, noise reduction, editing
               - Video transfer - Formats, digital , correction , logos time code, TBCs etc
               - How to deal with small gauge films and owners (8mm etc)
               - How to deal with amateur video formats and donors
               - Using a regional or small archive
               - Access Catalogues, cards, database, copyright, internet (relating to EAFA)
               - The Future -  Widescreen and Aspect Ratios
               - Archive Network in UK
               - Ethical questions - speed of film action, colour, sound, 
                 using out of context, electronic alternation of picture, 
                 improving image, degrading image etc
                 All the above will include hands on practical experience.
 5.00pm        Train to London
 7.00pm        Arrive Liverpool Street
               Evening Hotel

Wednesday 14th July 1999
 9.30 -  7.00pm FOCAL Copyright Conference  in Central London with Lunch and Evening Drinks

Thursday 15th July 1999
 9.30 -  2.00pm - BBC Information and Archives Tour to include:
                - Demonstration of Cataloguing
                - Technical Equipment
                - Picture Restoration
                - Talk on range of library services
                  Lunch
 2.30 -  5.30pm - BBC Post Production/Studios
 6.00 -  7.30pm - Researchers Evening
                  3 researchers talk on recent projects(c. 10, mins each)

Friday 16th July 1999 at Pathe
 9.30            Coffee and introduction
10.00 - 11.00am  Lecture on the Internet - Steve Bergsen or John Flewin
11.00 - 11.15pm  Coffee
11.15 - 12.00pm  Lecture - end to end research and use of archive 
                 footage process Jane Mercer
12.00 -  1.00pm  Travel to Pinewood
 1.00 -  2.00pm  Lunch at Pinewood
 2.00 -  2.30pm  Lecture on Misuse/Use of Archive - Sue Malden
 2.30 -  3.30pm  Tour of Pathe Library
 3.30 -  4.00pm  Lecture on Pathe Archive - Jenny Hammerton
 4.00 -  4.30pm  Review and Conclusions
Approx 4.30pm    Return to London