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‘Paint with light’ : Photography and the Moving Image Archive

24th May 201727th May 2017 Kelvin Hall Access Staff

   According to the enthusiastic narration on ‘Amateur Cinematography’ held by the Moving Image Archive, photography serves two distinct purposes; ‘first as a form of record and second as a form of art’.  This fascinating 3 minute film, shot in 1948, was made as a trailer for the 10th Amateur film festival held at the Cosmo Cinema, now known […]

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