In a recent quote, director Martin Scorsese encourages the public to participate in their

local HOME MOVIE DAY event.

 “Saving our film heritage should not be limited only to commercially produced films.  Home movies do not just capture the important private moments of our family’s lives, but they are historical and cultural documents as well.  Consider Abraham Zapruder’s 8mm film that recorded the assassination of President Kennedy or Nickolas Muray’s famously vibrant color footage of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera shot with his 16mm camera.  Imagine how different our view of history would be without these precious films.  Home Movie Day is a celebration of these films and the people who shot them.  I urge anyone with an interest in learning more about how to care for and preserve their own personal memories to join in the festivities being offered in their community on August 13th.”

HOME MOVIE DAY COMES TO L.A.: SAT. 8/13/05

By Snowden Becker:  Bring-your-own-film event puts the spotlight on historic amateur works, home film preservation; Los Angeles will be most home-movie-friendly town in the world on 8/13
www.homemovieday.com

Volunteer archivists from all over Los Angeles invite the public to join them in celebrating the third annual International Home Movie Day on Saturday, August 13. Los Angeles area residents will have three venues to choose from this year, in Orange County, the Santa Clarita Valley, and Central Hollywood—putting LA ahead of the Bay Area as the region with the most Home Movie Day events this year.

Don’t throw your films away—take them to Home Movie Day!

All Home Movie Day events are free and open to the public. Each features a “film clinic” for assessing the condition of older films, information about how to care for family films and videos, and—best of all—continuous screenings of home movies brought by participants! Local archivists will discuss historic films preserved in their collections, and preservation specialists will tell you why transferring your films to video or digital media DOESN’T mean they’ll last forever. All Home Movie Day participants are encouraged to bring one or more reels of 8mm, Super8, or 16mm home movies of any vintage to the event. All films will be inspected and projected on a first-come, first-served basis. Damaged films will not be screened, but preservation specialists will offer expert advice on caring for at-risk materials. No films of your own? Just come and watch the show!

Home Movie Day began in 2003, when a small group of film archivists decided to go beyond traditional preservation methods to try and save the countless reels of home movies shot on film during the 20^th century. The first Home Movie Day on August 16, 2003 was an unexpected success, with over two dozen cities in four countries participating; 2004 saw nearly twice as many venues involved, and the 2005 event will be bigger still, with new venues in Germany, Wales, and Australia, to name just a few. On Home Movie Day, archivists take time out of the vaults to help the public to learn about, enjoy, and rescue films now considered obsolete thanks to home video. Home movies on 8mm, Super8, and 16mm film offer a unique “you are here” view of decades past, often in gorgeous living color, and are an important part of personal, community, and cultural history.

Local venues are:

Santa Clarita Senior Center

22900 Market Street

10:00am - 4:00pm

rhonda@pro8mm.com

For more info on Home Movie Day’s local venues worldwide: www.homemovieday.com