National Media Museum blog
From Bradford, UNESCO City of Film, we write about film, photography, television, animation, gaming and the web.
Category Archives: Cinematography
The most extensive collection of James Bond material ever assembled
Our landmark exhibition in 2002 celebrated 40 years of the world’s best-known movie phenomenon – the James Bond films.
The cine camera which began the National Cinematography Collection
The cine camera which formed the beginnings of the National Cinematography Collection sits right here in Bradford, the first UNESCO City of Film. Fitting, don’t you think?
In 30 days time we’re going to be 30 years old
We’ll be counting down to the big 3-0 by sharing some of our biggest achievements and most interesting collection items, and we want you to share your memories.
A powerful equation for International Museum Day 2013
This year’s IMD is all about memory, creativity and social change – something which is close to our hearts, and inseparable from our collections.
We pay tribute to Ray Harryhausen, a giant of animation (1920 – 2013)
Following the sad news of Ray Harryhausen’s death, we would like to pay tribute to a true animation pioneer whose creativity, innovation and vision influenced many of the leading lights in film.
Animating antiquity: Ray Harryhausen and the classical tradition
Listen to podcasts from our conference with Leeds University which explored the ways in which Ray Harryhausen has shaped our perception of the classical world in modern cultures such as television, cinema and video gaming.
In spite of the death of film, why BIFF is still a film festival
Tom Vincent considers the death of film as a distribution format, and why it’s more important than ever to keep film history alive.
Festival Co-Director Tom Vincent clues you in on our fabulous guests for BIFF 2013
Invited guests at any film festival should be a big part of the experience. Some of the greatest memories are made that way. Allow Tom to introduce you to our festival guests and what you might expect from them.
Making discoveries in our Collections and Research Centre
Press Officer Emily Phillipou takes a tour of our Collections and Research centre, and finds out that despite the prevailing “iceberg syndrome”, there are thousands of objects just waiting to be uncovered.
From our archives: Corbett v Fitzsimmons, the fight of the century and the earliest feature film
Toni Booth, Associate Curator here at the Museum, tells the story of the earliest feature length film, and a little piece of sporting history that sits in our archive.
Farewell Fantastic Films Weekend
Today we announced that Fantastic Films Weekend, our annual celebration of horror, science fiction and fantasy films, will not be continuing. Here’s a message from the FFW team, plus some memories from the past 11 years.
Documenting the Collection of special effects titan Ray Harryhausen
Documentation Officer, Phil Boot, reveals why – for any fan of animation, film and art – he has one of the best jobs in the museum right now.
