Cummings and Wilson Projectors
Written by Richard Ashton Part one The first Cummings and Wilson projectors were first made just after the First World War. A company partnership was formed to manufacture cinema projectors
03/11/2014
Peter Hartland
Peter Hartland (1927-2014) Late of 1A Pembroke St, Bicton WA 6157. Pioneering Western Australian Peter Hartland toured his marionette shows extensively throughout Australia – and on retirement passed the tradition, skill and
21/09/2014
The Seventeen Point Five Millimetre Film Format
This talk was given at the AMMPT meeting on Wednesday 17th August, 2011 by Ian Stimson. This was a presentation on the the history of almost forgotten film gauges, of which 17.5
25/07/2014
The Distant Lens & Age of Invention
The film ‘The Distant Lens’ is a Western Australian film treasure that includes early motion pictures of the State from about 1905 to 1950. ‘The Distant Lens’ is narrated by Alan
22/07/2014
AMMPT(Western Region)Sundowner of TV and Cinema Veterans November 20th 2013
This was prepared for the November 20th, 2013, AMMPT(WR) Sundowner for members targeted at television and cinema veterans. Presentations were given by noted people within the performing arts industries. There
20/11/2013
Hedley Sims (1937-2011)
If anyone had the ability to laugh, tell jokes and anecdotes in the face of adversity, especially his own, it was our long time and valued member of AMMPT, Hedley
15/06/2011
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Film Photo Display from Metro Theatre William St Perth
In 2018, AMMPT Western Region ( now known as Pictures in Motion) was donated an extraordinary large collection of books and photos relating to early Picture Theatres, Movies andActors. These
The Collection at Pictures in Motion Part 2
June 2022 In Our Collection No 2 One of the dilemmas for Pictures in Motion has been correctly recording the sheer volume of artifacts donated and collected over the years.
The Collection at Pictures in Motion
Recently Catalogued While every object in our extensive collection has a story behind it and many objects are of great significance to cinema or television in Western Australia there are
In-Focus Meeting 15 June 2022. Part One of the story of Perth’s Telethon.
The Story of Telethon The Pictures in Motion Museum of Film and Television, which is run by veterans of our industry and has a remarkable collection of both television sand