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Dorothy & Toto, Scarlett & Rhett, and Kodak too
Later this year the film classics The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind will be made available on Blu-ray(R). Both of these films, as with most silver screen favs, have a Kodak connection.
When Warner Brothers Studios wanted to digitize these films they contacted the George Eastman House International Museum of Film & Photography in Rochester, New York. The Eastman House is the steward for the original camera negatives for the Warner Bros. film library. This is the film that was in the camera when Judy Garland was clicking her heels as Dorothy and Vivien Leigh was vowing never to go hungry again as Scarlett O'Hara.
Both of these were shot 70 years ago using Kodak film. Most features in Hollywood still originate on film, the most venerable capture medium to date and only proven archival medium.
These classics have stood the test of time because they have been stored in pristine conditions on 35mm film which is the only proven archival medium. Our motion picture film business continues to thrive as the medium of choice for directors and other industry creatives telling stories that entertain, educate, and elicit our emotions. The Eastman House keeps this, and other cinema classics, in a 40-degree vault to ensure that future generations can enjoy these films. It is a bit chilly in the vault but there is indeed, "no place like home" for these films.
When Warner Brothers Studios wanted to digitize these films they contacted the George Eastman House International Museum of Film & Photography in Rochester, New York. The Eastman House is the steward for the original camera negatives for the Warner Bros. film library. This is the film that was in the camera when Judy Garland was clicking her heels as Dorothy and Vivien Leigh was vowing never to go hungry again as Scarlett O'Hara.
Both of these were shot 70 years ago using Kodak film. Most features in Hollywood still originate on film, the most venerable capture medium to date and only proven archival medium.
These classics have stood the test of time because they have been stored in pristine conditions on 35mm film which is the only proven archival medium. Our motion picture film business continues to thrive as the medium of choice for directors and other industry creatives telling stories that entertain, educate, and elicit our emotions. The Eastman House keeps this, and other cinema classics, in a 40-degree vault to ensure that future generations can enjoy these films. It is a bit chilly in the vault but there is indeed, "no place like home" for these films.
Kodak Picture Spots - Disney's Animal Kingdom
Today we are at visiting the Kodak Picture Spots at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Did you see them in the other parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios) earlier this week?
Pictures spots are indicated on the park guidemaps.
[Click to enlarge these critters]
Animal Kingdom is a very cool place with great vantage points to see all kinds of amazing wildlife, other than your kids that is ;-) There are five Kodak Picture Spots in this park, here goes...[Click each to see the Kodak Picture Spot scene]
Kodak Picture Spots - Disney's Hollywood Studios
Our tour of Kodak Picture Spots continues at Hollywood Studios. Earlier in the week we covered Magic Kingdom and Epcot
There are four spots, all with larger than life drama for great photo ops.
[Click each to see the Kodak Picture Spot scene]
Tomorrow we wrap up our tour with a stop at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Here's an extra shot from Hollywood Studios taken using the auto-stitch panoramic feature on our cameras - Light, camera, ACTION!
Kodak Picture Spots - Disney's Epcot
Did the Picture spots from yesterday's Magic Kingdom post look familiar? Epcot has even more Kodak Picture spots!
Okay, okay I know you aren't supposed to take pictures of the signs themselves ;-) but this should help you find Kodak Picture Spots when you are planning your trip to WDW.
[Click each to see the Kodak Picture Spot scene]
Send us your photos of the last three and we'll add them to this post. Clearly we needed more hours in the day. Rest up, Hollywood Studios is up for tomorrow!
Kodak Picture Spots - Disney's Magic Kingdom
Are you planning a trip to DisneyWorld? Seasoned veterans of Disney vacations know the importance of the guidemaps. They show you the way around these massive parks.
Kodak Picture Spots are indicated in the guidemaps. These are places where you can get great shots. My family went on a quest to check every one of these out in the four major parks. This week you can see the results. Today, Magic Kingdom is on the agenda.
Get your guidemap and camera ready, no FastPass required...
[Click each to see the Kodak Picture Spot scene]
47 Years at Kodak - Ron Baird, Kodak Rockstar!
A good friend of Kodak's, Ron Baird, is retiring today, March 31, 2009. He will be missed but I think he is entitled to a break. You see, Ron started at Kodak on May 13, 1962. Yes, you read that right.
I have known Ron since the earliest days of kodak.com. I met him in the heady days of acoustic couplers, torrents of free AOL discs, and Mosaic browsers in the Fall of 1996. Ron was already a veteran of online communities and was well know in many photo-related forums and discussion groups.
I once asked Ron if he was at work when Kennedy was shot and sure enough he was. Ron said; "I can recall vividly where I was when I learned the President had been shot. It was quite moving. People were crying and scared. I was on the 8th floor of Building 6 at the elevators." (This is in the same complex where I work.)
His first job at Kodak was as on the shipping docks at Kodak Office, our HQ. He was also a "delivery boy," says Ron; "my job was to sort out the boxes, get them all together, then deliver them four times a day." He grew from there.
Ron has a deep love for Kodak and it shows. In recent years he has held various Customer Support roles. His vast knowledge of photography and our products combined with his easy-going charm has benefited thousands of people.
I am sure we will still be seeing Ron online. He is my benchmark for continuous learning and has been, and still is, an inspiration to me and many here at EK.
Ron, here's to you my good friend! Salut!
p.s. I still remember the first day I met Ron. After a bunch of team building stuff in Cooperstown, NY we went out to a club. I remember hearing someone belting out Bob Seger's Old Time Rock and Roll on a mic - it was Ron. Perhaps he'll have time for a tour now ;-)
I have known Ron since the earliest days of kodak.com. I met him in the heady days of acoustic couplers, torrents of free AOL discs, and Mosaic browsers in the Fall of 1996. Ron was already a veteran of online communities and was well know in many photo-related forums and discussion groups.
kodak.com Crew Circa 1996 - Click to enlarge.
I once asked Ron if he was at work when Kennedy was shot and sure enough he was. Ron said; "I can recall vividly where I was when I learned the President had been shot. It was quite moving. People were crying and scared. I was on the 8th floor of Building 6 at the elevators." (This is in the same complex where I work.)
His first job at Kodak was as on the shipping docks at Kodak Office, our HQ. He was also a "delivery boy," says Ron; "my job was to sort out the boxes, get them all together, then deliver them four times a day." He grew from there.
Ron has a deep love for Kodak and it shows. In recent years he has held various Customer Support roles. His vast knowledge of photography and our products combined with his easy-going charm has benefited thousands of people.
I am sure we will still be seeing Ron online. He is my benchmark for continuous learning and has been, and still is, an inspiration to me and many here at EK.
Ron, here's to you my good friend! Salut!
p.s. I still remember the first day I met Ron. After a bunch of team building stuff in Cooperstown, NY we went out to a club. I remember hearing someone belting out Bob Seger's Old Time Rock and Roll on a mic - it was Ron. Perhaps he'll have time for a tour now ;-)
