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Abstract
This chapter explores the Amateur Film Platform (2014–2023). This online platform, initiated by the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, hosted a unique collection of more than eight thousand films and videos made by Dutch amateur filmmakers. It featured amateur footage from the early 1900s until the 2010s, recorded on different technological carriers, including 35mm, 16mm, 9.5mm, 8mm, Super 8, VHS, MiniDV, and other formats. Utilizing the Distant Viewing approach and toolkit for computationally analyzing large collections of audiovisual materials, the chapter aims to investigate any formal, stylistic, and aesthetic patterns or changes over time in the Amateur Film Platform’s collection. The authors argue for a “hybrid heuristics” approach for undertaking data-driven film historical analysis, which combines distant and close viewing with critical reflection on the hermeneutic implications of digital methods and technologies for exploring historical amateur media collections at scale.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Doing Digital Film History |
Subtitle of host publication | Concepts, Tools, Practices |
Editors | Sarah-Mai Dang, Tim van der Heijden, Christian Gosvig Olesen |
Place of Publication | Berlin; Boston |
Publisher | De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
Pages | 239-270 |
Number of pages | 32 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783111082486 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783111081496 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Dec 2024 |
Publication series
Series | Studies in Digital History and Hermeneutics |
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Volume | 11 |
ISSN | 2629-4540 |
Keywords
- amateur film
- film history
- digital history
- media history
- digital film historiography
- Amateur Film Platform
- Distant Viewing
- digital humanities
- data visualization
- computer vision
- audiovisual archives
- amateur media collections
- digital hermeneutics
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Doing Digital Film History
Dang, S.-M. (Organiser) & van der Heijden, T. (Organiser)
17 Nov 2022 → 19 Nov 2022Activity: Attending or organising an event types › Organising an event › Academic
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Distant Viewing the Amateur Film Platform
van der Heijden, T. (Speaker), Arnold, T. (Speaker) & Tilton, L. (Speaker)
18 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference contribution (without a publication) › Academic
Research output
- 1 Book
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Doing Digital Film History: Concepts, Tools, Practices
Dang, S.-M. (Editor), van der Heijden, T. (Editor) & Olesen, C. G. (Editor), 30 Dec 2024, Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg. 440 p. (Studies in Digital History and Hermeneutics, Vol. 11).Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
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