On January 17 from 19:30 to 22:00, Amsterdam Film School, together with Beeld en Geluid, is organizing a Masterclass on Media Collections as a Source of Inspiration. Beeld en Geluid manages a broad, daily growing media collection containing more than 1 million hours of radio, television, film, games, photos, and music. This collection is ideally suited for reuse in new productions.

During this masterclass, the collection will be explored in greater depth, including what it can mean for one's own work and how it can be viewed. The updated catalogue system DAAN will be briefly explained by senior image researcher Hans van den Berg, who will also show parts of the collection.

In part 2 of the masterclass, filmmaker Wim van der Aar (Jan Wolkers spreekt.., De van Waveren tapes) shows how he uses the audio and video collection of Beeld en Geluid and other collections for his productions.

About Wim van der Aar and Hans van den Berg

Wim van der Aar

Wim van der Aar (1964) is a self-taught filmmaker. At the beginning of his career, he focused primarily on experimental films. Not long after, he proved himself to be a gifted commercial director as well; his first commercial for Calvé was an immediate huge hit and won an award. Following this success, Wim has made many award-winning commercials, his work always characterized by his humor and timing. In 2012, Van der Aar released his first documentary, titled *De van Waveren Tapes*. This was shortly followed by *Gabbers*, *All you need is me*, and *Jan wolkers spreekt*. These films were screened in cinemas throughout the country.

In addition, over the past twenty years, Van der Aar has built up a collection of around five thousand audio and video carriers. In 1996, together with other found footage enthusiasts, he founded SUPERM8, a platform for the presentation of amateur films, home films, and experimental film, and his collection forms the basis for various film projects.

Hans van den Berg

Hans has been affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in Hilversum for 16 years. He works there as an image researcher for a wide range of clients, from programme makers to documentary makers, from museums to feature film directors. He was fascinated by the medium of television from a young age, and due to a genetic anomaly, he stores many images in his mind and can often retrieve them years later.

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