FRAME - Future for Restoration of Audiovisual Memory in Europe

Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA)

Description 

This course provides short-term training in restoration of film and TV archives and the use of new technologies, with the aim of adding value to archival content and making these archives accessible.

The course is organised in partnership with FIAT /IFTA (International Federation of Television Archives) and EBU Training (European Broadcasting Union Training). The course is in two one-week sessions. Participants can follow one or both.

The first session will focus on preservation and digitisation of video and film material. The modules are: strategic approach to technical solutions for preservation and restoration; from analogue material to digital files: tools for restoration and digitisation; digital media and organisation
of processing lines; engineering of digital media archiving and distribution systems; and European case studies.

The second session will focus on uses and economic potential of video and film digitised contents. The modules are: legal framework for archive exploitation; adapting documentation practices to fit the needs of various audiences; development of professional uses in the digital era: professional and commercial uses; enhancing the value of video and film content; quality criteria for images and sound; and European case studies.

Target group 

Audiovisual professionals working in TV /cinema archives, new media content creators, producers, distributors, trainers.

Benefits 

Complete overview of the innovative solutions available; the ability after the training to choose the appropriate strategy, taking into account the local priorities of their structure/country and to implement audiovisual content processing lines within their organisation; reinforcement of a European network of professionals dedicated to archive content management.

Dates 

June 20 > 24, 2011; September 26 > 30, 2011: Paris – France

Fees 

€1,000 per session inc. accommodation and meals. Grants available, but limited.

Requirements 

Awareness of audiovisual, IT environment, web, knowledge of English.

Participants 

12 per session

Registration deadline(s) 

May 6, 2011

Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA)
Avenue de l’Europe 4
94366 Bry-sur-Marne – France
T +33 (0)1 4983 2979
F +33 (0)1 4983 3173
Delphine Wibaux
frame@ina.fr

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