Author: Tim Knapp

12 Feb Nitrate film preservation

Although not manufactured since the early 1950s, thousands of feet of nitrate-based film footage still exist in collections around the world. We find historic, motion picture film owners ranging from corporations established decades ago to small museums. Often, they either…

02 May The art and science of descriptive metadata

Digital cataloging with solid metadata is a vital part of the film preservation and archiving process. The larger the collection size, the more critical this process becomes—yet often it’s overlooked and undervalued by collection owners. For those of you not…

27 Feb The process of motion picture film preservation

Preserving motion picture film is a process that involves more than warehousing in climate-controlled environments. Yet many filmmakers, owners and stewards of film collections have been focused on just that – humidity, temperature and other storage and inventory management considerations.…

05 Jan Film archivists mourn loss of Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds passed away on December 28, 2016, at the age of 84. Many of our employees who had the honor of knowing her are mourning the loss of this Hollywood legend, and that includes Stan Taffel, who provided information…

06 Jan Film preservation & media asset management

Here's a few posts from our blog in 2015 that you may have missed about film preservation and media asset management topics, curated for fast, informative reading! Preserving Nitrate and Acetate Motion Picture Film Collections For owners or managers of…

08 Apr Silent film pioneer recognized

Hooray for Edendale? The Edendale Bowl? Edendale & Vine? The famous song, outdoor venue, and street corner of the stars might have been labeled “Edendale” instead of “Hollywood” had history taken a different course. Edendale (now Echo Park) is where…

05 Nov Video and film archivists

LAC Group has been helping clients archive information in a variety of formats, both physical and digital, and we are actively involved in archiving film and video based moving images. We are one of the sponsors of the 2013 AMIA…