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Upside Down, Left To Right: A Letterpress Film
Overview
A short film about letterpress and one of the few remaining movable-type printing workshops in the UK, situated at Plymouth University, featuring Paul Collier. plymouth.ac.uk
Subtitles available here: goo.gl/iuaKY
A film by Danny Cooke dannycooke.co.uk
Soundtrack by Tony Higgins tonyhiggins.org
(Available to download here: goo.gl/exGL1)
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A real memory jogging piece of film. When hand-setting with the stick, always keep your thumb pressed against the character you have just placed, you can see the compositor doing this in the piece of B&W film in the sequence. Carry on the good work. Paul (ex Monotype typesetter)
Paul Danbury
I agree it is important to preserve and revive this craft. Much is being done by the National Printing Heritage Trust, amongst others, but it is a pity the Type Museum in London is in abeyance. I maintain a small Albion press myself, with plenty of type, so I’m doing my bit! It would have been good to see the Columbian press in action.
Brian Donaghey