IASA (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives) has today published “Ethical Principles for Sound and Audiovisual Archives”.
It (HTML version) is available here on the IASA website.
A .pdf version is available for members to download.
Since the beginning of Summer many events and screenings have taken place in the Drwm, with many of these being extremely popular. Our technical crew record most of these for prosperity, and are stored here at the Archive.
Should you wish to view any of these recordings, you can browse our on-line catalogue and make a request so that you can view them here at the Archive. Please remember that we need 24 hours notice, and the Archive is open between 9.30 and 5.00, Monday to Friday.
Here are a few items in our collection:
I have been working at the Screen and Sound Archive and the former Sound and Moving Image Collection & the audiovisual department since October 1994.
The collecting of Welsh audiovisual material can be a mixture of straight forward ordering of known items; and serendipity and lateral connections.
The last two weeks I’ve been collecting “weird and wonderful” artists that I didn’t know existed. It all started with a Myspace message informing me of Bruce Anderson’s latest album Unity. I purchased the CD and catalogued it, in doing so I searched for information about duet singers involved in the CD. From using Google and Myspace and other Archive contacts I saw that all these vocalists (Maria Lyn, Eve Sherratt, Claire Simone) were Welsh and had released music. “The hunt was on”, the adrenaline was pumping, the paypal payment mechanism was primed.
This was exciting and informative; the locating of Welsh music releases and on a personal level – the expanding of my musical knowledge. These artists sang West End/Broadway musical songs, jazz and/or ballad/pop songs.
These artists might not be as high profile as other internationally renowned artists, but they have a place in the Screen and Sound Archive’s music collection.
We’ve been busy in the Archive over the last few days!
Last Thursday, The Proud Valley was screened at the Odeon at Wrexham. Over 120 people came to the screening including local MP, Ian Lucas. The response from the audience was very positive!
Archive footage from the Wrexham area was also screened in the foyer of the cinema before the main feature film. It was great to see the people’s reaction to these films!
Then yesterday, we held a film litteracy workshop with students from the Additional Support Unit at Yale College Wrexham. The workshop was carried out by Matt Beere from Reel Education and funded by the Film Agency for Wales. The aim of the workshop was to indroduce the students to archive films and give them an insight into the techinques used to create these films.
These events were part of a series of events organised by the National Library of Wales in the Wrexham area during October and November.
