Clearing the legacy (digitization of Serbian film classics “vip/a1 cinematheque” 2017−2020)
Bistrenje zaostavštine (digitalizacija srpskih filmskih klasika „VIP/A1 Kinoteka” 2017–2020)
Abstract: Probably the most important facet of the 21st century’s first quarter is digitization and digitalization of all aspects of human life, from health care and education to TV series and films. During the last five years, several Radio Television Belgrade TV series and films (Breakdown, The Warrior’s Departure, The Marshall’s Return etc.) have been remastered digitally and thus given new life. However, equally worthy of national recognition is a project by Cinematheque – Yugoslav Film Archive (with the support from VIP/ A1 Mobile) whereby the first few films from the recently published “the best of ” list were digitized. The list was compiled by a number of renown film workers, historians and theoreticians. As any “the best of ” list, this one, too, is ambivalent and elusive though it does express the national Zeitgest and Weltschmertz. Digital restauration of film works is not that much different from restauration of fine paintings, at least not in principle. Some of the key films of Serbian cinematography by directors who were most prolific during the ’70s and the ’80s (with a few exceptions) were given back their original magnitude and even given a new, unexpected gloss. Karanović, Marković, Paskaljević, Šijan, Pavlović etc. have never been more relevant than today. The aim of this paper is to re-read this huge legacy in the digital age.
Apstrakt: Verovatno najvažniji aspekt prvog kvartala XXI veka je digitalizacija svih aspekata ljudskih života. Od zdravstvenog do obrazovnog sistema, od TV serija do filmova. U poslednjih pet godina pojavilo se nekoliko zavidno očišćenih i digitalizovanih TV filmova i serija nekadašnje RTB (Slom, Odlazak ratnika, povratak maršala i dr.), međutim posebni nacionalni značaj postigla je Kinoteka (uz VIP, sada A1 mobajl) projektom digitalizacije prvih nekoliko filmova sa nedavno objavljene liste „najboljih”, koje su birali mnogobrojni filmski radnici, istoričari i teoretičari filmova. Kao i svaka lista „najboljih” i ova je ambivalentna i eluzivna, međutim odražava nacionalni Zeitgest i Weltschmertz u isto vreme. Digitalna restauracija idejno se ne razlikuje mnogo od restauracije slikarskih platna, međutim, neka ključna dela srpske kinematografije reditelja koji su delali uglavnom sedamdesetih i osamdesetih (uz neke izuzetke) povratila su, ali i pridobila neočekivani sjaj. Karanović, Marković, Paskaljević, Šijan, Pavlović... nisu nikada bili relevantniji nego danas. Ovaj rad bavi se ponovnim iščitavanjem velike zaostavštine u digitalnom dobu.
srpski
2022
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Ključne reči digitalizacija, zaostavština, srpski film, kinoteka, reinterpretacija
Keywords digitization, legacy, Serbian film, cinematheque, reinterpretation