We have been asked for our members help. The BFI have launched its new Britain on Film crowdsourcing platform and are keen to spread the word among Britain’s grass roots history-lovers and film-enthusiasts.
As part of the legacy for the BFI’s Britain on Film project they have created a bespoke crowdsourcing platform based on films within the Britain on Film map on BFI Player. Linking directly from the BFI Player http://player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film or via http://contribute.bfi.org.uk, the crowdsourcing platform will encourage people to share their unique knowledge by ‘pinning’ locations to the online map.
In doing so, they will improve the accuracy and depth of the geo-tagging of films within the Britain on Film national collection, and will enhance our understanding of the films themselves, as well as charting the evolution of our towns and cities.
At this stage, they are focusing on engaging with grass roots groups such as local history societies, local museums and local archives. The platform will be populated and moderated by its users, so they are also hoping to create an online community of people who care about archive films and their local history.
The BFI has created a short animation to promote the Britain on Film crowdsourcing platform, which can be downloaded here:
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