Small-gauge and amateur film bibliography

Abstract

T his bibliography has its genesis in the Associa(e.g. Gerald McKee, Film Collecting) are included; tion of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) Small catalogues of home exhibition material and of filmGauge Task Force formed in 2000. In preparamaking equipment for sale are not. A small sample tion for AMIA's 2001 conference held in Portof books and periodicals devoted to home video are land, Oregon, which emphasised small-gauge film, also listed. Works in languages other than English Sheldon (Northeast Historic Film) and Trainor (then are also included, although we recognise this is with the George Eastman House's film preservation predominantly an English list. school) compiled the original bibliography with input The AMIA Small Gauge/Amateur Film Interest from Compton (University of Georgia Media ArGroup will continue to update this bibliography, aimchives). Many entries came from Alan Kattelle's liing to create an electronically accessible database brary, which Trainor was cataloguing. Compton that can be sorted by category and annotated furexpanded this with O'Farrell (National Archives of ther. To contribute titles or annotations, email Canada) and Swanson (Northeast Historic Film). Margaret Compton: margie@uga.edu. The purpose was to offer a starting place for archivists and researchers interested in underBooks standing amateur and small-gauge moving images. Abegg, Max. Filmen kurz und bundig!: Ein Lehrbuch fur The objectives were to round up the first-ever overFilmamateure. Winterthur: Gemsberg-Verlag, 1956. 111 view of books and periodicals in the field, to share pp., ill., 16x22 cm. information on publications collected by institutions Abbott, Harold B The Complete 9.5 Cinematographer London: The Amateur Photographer & and individuals, and to foster new scholarship. Cinematographer, Iliffe & Sons, Ltd., 1937. 260 pp., ill., The bibliography makes clear that, from the diags., 19 cm. A hard-back follow up to Motion Pictures earliest days of cinema, non-professionals had an with the Baby Cine, containing information for home ' processing (black and white). interest in making their own films, documenting their own lives, and telling stories on film. Although movie Cne Titling Simplified (Home Titling Made Easy). London: Link House Publications, Ltd., 1937. 83 pp., ill., studios were leading the way, numerous publicaplates, diags. 18 cm. tions directed the amateur into the world of cameras, . Motion Pictures With the Baby Cine: A Handbook film stock, scenario writing, and other production of 9mm Cinematography (2nd edn), London: Amateur details. The field grew rapidly and stayed constant Photographer, 1929. 126 pp., ill., photos, 18.5 cm. for decades, with only a slight drop in publications Alder, R.H. Family Movies Outdoors. London: Fountain during World War II, as well as a drop after home Press, 1950. 144 pp., ill., plates. Cinefacts no. 3. video gained popularity. Many of the books listed are . Home Movie Shows. London: Fountain Press, 1951. Plates, diags. Cinefacts no. 8. out of print or were unavailable for review. Because of the great number of instructional books published for the beginning amateur filmmaker, all of which Margaret A. Compton received here MIS from the provide similar information, annotation was reserved UniversityofTexasatAustin in 1997. SheistheMedia ' Archives Archivist at the University of Georgia's Walfor books on hand or considered the best of similar ter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards publications. Select publications on home exhibition Collection.