Audio By Carbonatix
Some people have skeletons in the closet, but we pretty much all have home movies packed away on a shelf — although modern technology has actually changed the way we store them. That’s why Home Movie Day came about in the first place. Devised in 2003 by archivists at the national Center for Home Movies (who knew?), the event is meant to help encourage the preservation of our personal records by screening films made in archaic formats and providing information on how folks can bring their moving treasures up to date.
Here in Denver, the local business Memories to Digital, which digitizes old films, pictures and audiotapes for a fee, will host the first local celebration, today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway. The public is invited to bring in their small-format films, which will then be screened for all to see, using provided old-style equipment; Memories to Digital will handle the meting out of expert advice for those interested in taking the next step.
Home Movie Day is free and open to the public; get details at www.homemovieday.com.
Sat., Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2009
