A major survey begins today of UK museums and heritage collections,
conducted through the UK Screen Heritage Network, with funding from the
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). The aim of this national
online survey is to uncover our heritage of artefacts relating to film,
television and other screen-related media, and create the first-ever
directory of moving image objects in the UK.
The directory will:
* encourage a wider understanding of screen heritage
* promote greater access through a centralised guide for researchers
and the general public
* help inform future strategy for the UK's screen heritage and its
custodians
Please help us to make the directory as comprehensive as possible by filling
in our online survey, which runs until Friday 30 November 2007. The link to
this, together with further information on the project and the UK Screen
Heritage Network, can be found on the project site at
http://screenheritage.wordpress.com <http://screenheritage.wordpress.com/> .
The history of screen media goes well beyond the films or programmes
themselves, stretching back before the invention of film to the magic
lantern slide shows and optical toys of the Victorian parlour; and continues
to evolve with the computer games, consoles and handheld technologies of
today. So, if you are UK-based and have a collection of screen-related
artefacts accessible to the public or researchers, from technology -
cameras, lighting, projectors, sound and video equipment - to scripts,
designs, photographs, costumes, props, memorabilia or even a building, do
log on and take part.
For further information, contact:
Linda Kaye
Screen Heritage Project Researcher
British Universities Film & Video Council
Tel: 020 7393 1518
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://screenheritage.wordpress.com
<http://screenheritage.wordpress.com/>
This project is funded though an MLA Renaissance programme grant. The lead
partners are the National Media Museum, the British Universities Film &
Video Council and Screen Archive South East.
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