Frank Capra's The Way of the Strong

From Leonard Maltin's blog (http://www.leonardmaltin.com/):

"We hear a lot about film preservation and restoration, but few of us understand what is involved in those processes. Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend a screening at the convention of AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) in Hollywood where I learned how one particular film—Frank Capra’s 1928 silent drama The Way of the Strong—was literally brought back to life. Rita Belda, a graduate of the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation at George Eastman House, now works as a technical specialist at Sony Pictures, and she walked us through the many steps she took to create a great-looking new 35mm print of this rarely-seen feature.

Throughout her presentation, Rita extolled the benefits of digital technology as a supplement to traditional film laboratory work, but emphasized that it was crucial the results still look like film. She also stressed the need for pragmatism, in terms of priorities and budgets. (That said, Sony has a superior reputation for taking care of its films and making them available to archives, museums and festivals. Indeed, it was a request for a 35mm print to be shown as part of a Capra retrospective in Bologna, Italy that spurred this restoration.)..."

Continued here: http://www.leonardmaltin.com/Journal.htm