Restoring Silents - Early Capra
Saturday - 11:00am
Linwood Dunn Theatre
Frank Capra, best known for directing comedies in the mid 30's at Columbia Pictures, started his career directing silent films, many of which are little known. The obscurity of Capra's early work is due in part to the same fate which rendered so many films from the silent era, "lost." In preparing for a retrospective of Capra's early work, the challenges of restoration work on these films became abundantly clear, and required the exploration of new workflows. Incorporating current post-production work flows into traditional film restoration techniques, The Way of the Strong (1927) was preserved and digitally restored, creating a new filmed out negative and print.
A brief examination of problems encountered and the decisions and solutions will be followed by a screening of the feature film, with live musical accompaniment.
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