Welcome To Archives For Creativity

Why Archives For Creativity?

Moving images are central to literacy today. They are transforming how we learn, how we play and how we communicate. We draw on television and film to inform our ideas and our vocabulary. But the rich works of the past are still locked up in archives, for use by the few. By using new technology and new business models we can combine preservation for the future with access for the public today. Moving images will become a source of ideas, creativity and stimulation alongside books and the written word.

About Archives For Creativity

Archives for Creativity works with broadcasting, film, museums and archives in the UK and around the world. It provides strategic development, editorial and technical advice to support public access to collections. Archives for Creativity’s lead consultant is Dr Paul Gerhardt.

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Fluency in Film and Sound

Is fluency in film and sound a new cultural imperative?

The new interactive supplement from the JISC Film & Sound Think Tank is available as part of the Digital Content Quarterly.

It includes essays from the co-chairs of the Think Tank (myself and Peter B. Kaufman), SP-ARK - the new living archive of the works of film maker Sally Potter (maker of Orlando, right), news from the Netherlands Institute Sound and Vision, and a description of the treasures from the Sound Archive at the British Library.

It's free and can be downloaded here.