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Preserving the rich Heritage of

Australia’s Film and Television Industry

for Future Generations

AMMPT Newsletter December 2011

Now available for viewing below in Web Page Format

Newsletter Contents

• A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Page 1
• AMMPT Operating Structure - Page 2
• The National Collection - Page 3
• An introduction to AMMPT’s 16mm film library - Page 4
• Keeping the wheels turning - Page 5
• Committees for 2012 - Page 6
• Salvaging significant celluloid - Page 7
• President’s Report 2011 AGM & Cinemaweb donation – Page 8
• Kodak customer service 1940 & New Web Page team – Page 9
• Southern region activities & State Library display – Page 10
• Adopt a neglected infant & Constitutional feedback – Page 11
• Cygnet programme for 2012 – Page 12
• Paddy Baker Picture Show Man & The Shadowcatchers – Page 13
• WIN TV, International, Archive Project, Potential Perth site – Page 14
• Western Region Activities – Page 15
• The Richard Ashton’s NFSA Fellowship Paper – Part 4 – P 16
• The Richard Ashton’s NFSA Fellowship Paper – Part 4 – P 17
• From the committee rooms – Page 18
• News in brief, Sponsors – Page 19
• Camera Electronics – Page 20

Recent Stories

• Senate inquiry to press ABC over job and program cuts
  
• The Seventeen Point Five millimetre film format
  
• Saving our Cinema and Television Heritage
• Tribute to Hedley Sims (1937-2011)
• AMMPT Members in Action at the historic Cygnet Cinema
• Committee up-date and May 2011 meeting
• Vale John Bowring a.c.s.
• Tribute to Ron Tutt
• The Distant Lens & Age of Invention
• Early History of the Moving Image
• Evolution of TV Cameras and Video Recording
• GTV 9 Melbourne Memorabilia & Tour

New Meeting Venue

Please mark in your diary NOW!

Unless otherwise noted, these are being held in our new meeting

location, the E. Vic Park RSL Hall, Fred Bell Parade, Bentley on the

third Wednesday of each month between 7 pm and 10 pm.

Selected titles from our 16mm film library will conclude each event

Past Events

Wed August 17th

Unusual Film Gauges

(17.5mm and 28mm)

Ian Stimson provided a history of these almost forgotten film gauges.