From Grain to Pixel
The Archival Life of Film in Transition, Third Revised Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 1. October 2025
448 pages
978-1-040-78304-7 (ISBN)
Description
In From Grain to Pixel, Giovanna Fossati analyzes the transition from analog to digital film and its profound effects on filmmaking and film archiving. Reflecting on the theoretical conceptualization of the medium itself, Fossati poses significant questions about the status of physical film and the practice of its archival preservation, restoration, and presentation. From Grain to Pixel attempts to bridge the fields of film archiving and academic research by addressing the discourse on film's ontology and analyzing how different interpretations of what film is affect the role and practices of film archives. By proposing a novel theorization of film archival practice, Fossati aims to stimulate a renewed dialogue between film scholars and film archivists. Almost a decade after its first publication, this revised edition covers the latest developments in the field. Besides a new general introduction, a new conclusion, and extensive updates to each chapter, a novel theoretical framework and an additional case study have been included.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
44,51 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-78304-7 (9781040783047)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2018
3rd Edition
Amsterdam University Press
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Person
Giovanna Fossati is the chief curator of Eye Filmmuseum and professor of Film Heritage and Digital Film Culture at the University of Amsterdam.
Content
Acknowledgements, Introduction to the Third Revised Edition, Framing Film (in Transition): an Introduction, Part One: practice and theory of (archival) film, Part Two: theorizing (archival) practice, Conclusions to the Third Revised Edition, Notes, Notes to the Third Revised Edition, Glossary of Technical Terms, List of Illustrations, Filmography, Bibliography, Index
