Musuem event
Saturday 17 October 2009, 10am to 5pm
Do you have family movies you've not seen for years and don’t know what to do with? Want to make home movies but don't know where to start?
Bring your films to the National Media Museum for this worldwide celebration of amateur filmmaking. They'll be examined by experts from the Yorkshire Film Archive and, if possible, screened for you. You'll also get advice on preserving these important records of social history, and there are FREE events through the day to help you relive old memories – and learn how to capture new ones.
Check in at the Home Movie Day desk from 10am in the Museum foyer to find out what’s happening and for directions during the day.
Home Movie Day Events
Relive Your Memories film clinic - FREE
10am - 5pm
Experts from the Yorkshire Film Archive are on hand to look at your films, screen them and give advice on home movies (even if you’ve not got your films with you). Just drop in through the day.
Family event
Family Film Workshop
10.30am - 3pm
Have you ever wanted to make your own home movie but don’t know where to start? Professional filmmaker Joe Hepworth will show you how to create movie memories in this practical workshop. Suitable for children aged 7+ and their parents/ carers.
£3.00 each (adults and children) – booking is essential on 0870 70 10 200.
Family event
Home Movie Milestones part 1: Making Film Safe To Use - FREE
10.30am - 11am
Michael Harvey, the Museum’s Curator of Cinematography, will show you vintage cameras and projectors from our collection and reveal how developing technologies made home movies possible.
Family event
The Way We Were - FREE
11.15am – 12pm / 1.30pm – 2.15pm
Yorkshire Film Archive’s Binny Baker, who has been closely associated with this long-running television series, and its producer, Andrew Knight, will show how important amateur film is to understanding how we all used to live.
Family event
Home Movie Milestones part 2: Movies For All - FREE
2.30pm – 3pm
In his second presentation, Michael Harvey looks at the impact of 9.5mm, 8mm and Super 8, showing examples of equipment from the Museum’s Cinematography collection.
Family event
Celebrating Home Movies - FREE
3:30pm – 5pm
A programme of home movies from the Yorkshire Film Archive, films brought in during the day, and work from the family film workshop.
Family event
