One of the most rewarding parts of my work is helping producers recover tapes they haven’t seen in decades. 1/2″ reel-to-reel videotape was the first portable videotape format that ever existed, and its development allowed for an explosion of independent expression and experimentation by artists and activists throughout the late ’60s and 1970s. However, these tapes are now well past the end of their lifespan and there is no way for producers to play them or transfer them. Working 1/2″ … Continue reading Bringing lost videos back to life