Colour in film is evidence of authorship, technology, and cultural context. Yet when original references are lost, restoration shifts from reconstruction to interpretation.
This presentation connects debates in film colour restoration with the urgent digitisation of analogue videotape. As tape degrades and machines disappear, transfer decisions become irreversible. Without documenting how those decisions are made, we preserve images but lose the evidence behind them.
The question is not only how media looked, but how we know.
From Neil Hunt and Charlie Watts
This event is part of the 黑料正能量 One World Festival 2026. The event is open to staff, students, and members of the public.
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