Printing and typesetting in film

胶片印刷和排版

• 批准号: AH/E510973/1
• 负责人: Rob Banham
• 金额: $ 1.23万
• 依托单位: University of Reading
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2007 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FE510973%2F1
• 关键词: Printing; typesetting; film

There have been huge changes in the printing and typesetting industries over the past 120 years and a great deal of technology has come and gone: almost all of the equipment and machinery in use between 1900 and 1980 is now obsolete. Being able to watch this lost technology in action gives an invaluable insight into the way things worked- far more than any written description or diagram - but the number of people who can demonstrate any of these old techniques is dwindling rapidly. However, there are many films in existence which show different printing and typesetting equipment and machinery in use- the British Film Institute has almost 50 in its collections, and there is a collection of more than 100 'videotapes and films on graphic arts subjects' at the University of Virginia. Unfortunately information about the films in these collections is difficult to obtain and they are not easily available for public viewing. Other institutions have smaller collections and there are also a number of short films available on the internet.The aim of this project is to compile a detailed listing, including in-depth summaries, of films in the collections at the British Film Institute, the University of Virginia, and the University of Reading, and films that are available online. The summaries will include the contents of each film and an assessment of their use to researchers. This Information will be made available in the form of a pdf file that can be printed or downloaded from the internet. The list will allow users to find out about films that show particular techniques or machines and where these films can be seen. Where possible films will -bought or copies made (if copyright permission is given) in order to assemble an archive of films showing printing and typesetting. This archive would be an invaluable research resource for anyone investigating the history of printing. The collection of films would be digitised so they could be viewed as DVDs and clips easily are taken from them for use in PowerPoint, Keynote, or PDF, thus enabling their use in teaching and research presentations.

在过去的120年里，印刷和排字行业发生了巨大的变化，许多技术来来去去：1900至1980年间使用的几乎所有设备和机械现在都已过时。能够观看这项失落的技术的运行，可以让我们对事物的工作方式有一个非常宝贵的洞察--远远超过任何书面描述或图表--但能够展示这些古老技术中的任何一种的人正在迅速减少。然而，现存的许多电影都展示了不同的印刷和排版设备和机器的使用--英国电影学院收藏了近50部电影，弗吉尼亚大学收藏了100多部关于图形艺术主题的录像带和电影。不幸的是，关于这些收藏中的电影的信息很难获得，也不容易让公众观看。其他机构的收藏数量较少，互联网上也有一些短片。这个项目的目的是汇编英国电影学院、弗吉尼亚大学和雷丁大学收藏的电影和在线电影的详细清单，包括深入的摘要。摘要将包括每部电影的内容和对研究人员使用的评估。该信息将以pdf文件的形式提供，可打印或从互联网下载。该列表将允许用户找到展示特定技术或机器的电影，以及在哪里可以看到这些电影。在可能的情况下，将购买胶片或制作拷贝(如果获得版权许可)，以汇编展示印刷和排版的胶片档案。对于任何研究印刷史的人来说，这份档案都将是一个无价的研究资源。收集的胶片将被数字化，这样它们就可以像DVD一样观看，并可以轻松地从其中提取剪辑用于PowerPoint、Keynote或PDF，从而使它们能够用于教学和研究演示文稿。