1. Take what you can,
give nothing back
The making of something new
Open Belgium 2018, Louvain-la-Neuve

2. part one
The Present

3. Who are we?

6. What does a film archive contain?

8. What do you think a film archive looks like?

10. What does it really look like?

12. The next millennium
film dates back to 1890
we’re 2018
how to reach 2100?
link it, baby!

13. What software did we use for the last 100 years?

15. What software are we planning to use?

18. * yet another linked data framework
OH NO, Y.A.L.D.F. ??? *

19. It’s the summer of 2015 and we thought like pirates.

21. The Stralo philosophy
Think like a pirate: take what you can, give back later
We’re a small institute, with big plans, but no money. Our goals:
1. Survive
2. Innovate
3. Become the best video tech institute in the world

22. And so we started linking
theoretical example

26. And so we started linking
practical example

28. But we didn’t stop there...

32. Take what you can, give back later
make all code open-source
www.stralo.com
STEP 1
release the cleaned datasets
STEP 2
link other ontologies
STEP 3

33. part two
The Future

34. This is where we are going
All the work we did so far has helped us understand that we need to:
Provide access to datasets and software solutions
Open up public domain content
Create a testing ground for innovative ideas
Play to our strengths
Extend our vision to other archives to build that network

35. I-Media-Cities
Exchanging knowledge in Europe
Provide access to films and photographs of 9 European cities
Provide specialized tools for research and annotation
LOD structure with a focus on geolocation metadata
Implementation of automatic analysis tools
Integrated open resources: open streetmaps, LOD services

37. Using LOD to help solve European issues

39. STUDIO CINEMATEK: future vision
● Studio as collaboration for innovation
● Open access to our datasets
● Free access to our Public Domain content
● Software: sandboxes & open source
● Co-creation days, hackathons and Video Artist exchanges
● Workshops and seminars
● Expertise on linked data standards and innovative tools for A/V content: AI, IIIF

40. Questions Now or later
Part one
Bram Biesbrouck <bram.biesbrouck@reinvention.be>
Part two
Davy Hanegreefs <davy.hanegreefs@cinematek.be>
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https://www.youtube.com/user/CINEMATEKfilms