Welcome to SummitDay,
specialists in audiovisual media,
from preservation to
production to presentation.
We provide our clients with the latest in
a/v media expertise,
archival project management,
live and taped production,
exhibit planning and fabrication, and our
vaults hold over 60,000 units of
audiovisual media plus
paper documents and digital collections.
How can we help you today?
- MEMBER -
Association of
Moving Image Archivists - Northwest Archivists
- Society of American Archivists -
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MAIN OFFICES -
301 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 444
Anchorage, AK 99503 USA
(907) 248-4336
SummitDay Media
Together, we reach the top.
Latest News
Museums
Alaska 2011 Conference
Bob Curtis-Johnson will present on the intricacies of digital preservation for audiovisual media, Sept. 22 2011 in Valdez.
Congressman Nick Begich
SummitDay is working with the Nick Begich Scholarship Intern Fund to improve research access to the late Congressman's papers, a/v recordings and memorabilia and update the Fund's website.
Elders' Voices Digitized
Lorena Williams of the Aqqaluk Trust works with Hans Schaeffer (not pictured) on a system installed by SummitDay to digitize cultural heritage recordings of native Elders.
Preservation at the Top of the World
SummitDay Media Consultant Bob Curtis-Johnson with staff from the Inupiat Heritage Center at a June 2009 Nalukataq (Whale feast) in Barrow, Alaska. SummitDay is assisting the IHC with their preservation efforts.
2008 AMIA Conference
SummitDay Media staff again participated in the Association of Moving Image Archivists' international conference, held this year in sunny Savannah, Georgia. Pictured are the members of the 4th place "trivia challenge" team (we have fun too, you know!).
ProCreativity Media Workshops
This series of fully-funded workshops for young parents is seeking applicants- Apply now! Just click on our "Design/Creative" page link up top!
2008 Northwest Archivists Conference
SummitDay Media was a major sponsor of the 2008 gathering of Northwest Archivists in Anchorage. NWA is a professional association comprised of archivists and others in related fields from the Pacific Northwest, and registration surpassed 80 individuals for this event. The meet was held in conjunction with the greater Anchorage chapter of ARMA International, an information management professional association.
UCLA student discussion
Bob Curtis-Johnson met with students in the UCLA Moving Image Archiving program in April, discussing the ins and outs of the a/v media consulting field.
Vault improvements
February 2008 saw the installation of true linseed-oil (non-outgassing) Linoleum flooring and the necessary racks, refrigeration and cabinetry. We'll be ready to receive new client collections by early April.
January, 2008
SummitDay Media recently completed assessment and planning projects for the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and welcomes new employee Jill Galbraith, who is assisting clients with archival services.
Media Format Guide
Our media format guide debuted in 2007. Just click on its tab above and see if it can help with your tricky media identification issues. Let us know if you have a particular format you'd like to see added!
February, 2007
Bob Curtis-Johnson will present on media preservation issues for working film and video professionals Feb. 27th at the next meeting of the Alaska Professional Videographers Association at the studios of Talking Circle Media in Anchorage. For details contact SummitDay Media at (907) 248-4336.
January, 2007
An important Alaskan documentary was named to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry on December 27th. "Uksuum Cauyai" (The Drums of Winter) (1988) was listed along with other works selected to be preserved as part of our national heritage. Congratulations to Sarah Elder and Leonard Kamerling, Producer/Directors. For further details please see the LOC announcement at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-234.html. A segment of the film may be viewed at Google video, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6822879898977644892.
Bob Curtis-Johnson will present on the intricacies of digital preservation for audiovisual media, Sept. 22 2011 in Valdez.
Congressman Nick Begich
SummitDay is working with the Nick Begich Scholarship Intern Fund to improve research access to the late Congressman's papers, a/v recordings and memorabilia and update the Fund's website.
Elders' Voices Digitized
Lorena Williams of the Aqqaluk Trust works with Hans Schaeffer (not pictured) on a system installed by SummitDay to digitize cultural heritage recordings of native Elders.
Preservation at the Top of the World
SummitDay Media Consultant Bob Curtis-Johnson with staff from the Inupiat Heritage Center at a June 2009 Nalukataq (Whale feast) in Barrow, Alaska. SummitDay is assisting the IHC with their preservation efforts.
2008 AMIA Conference
SummitDay Media staff again participated in the Association of Moving Image Archivists' international conference, held this year in sunny Savannah, Georgia. Pictured are the members of the 4th place "trivia challenge" team (we have fun too, you know!).
ProCreativity Media Workshops
This series of fully-funded workshops for young parents is seeking applicants- Apply now! Just click on our "Design/Creative" page link up top!
2008 Northwest Archivists Conference
SummitDay Media was a major sponsor of the 2008 gathering of Northwest Archivists in Anchorage. NWA is a professional association comprised of archivists and others in related fields from the Pacific Northwest, and registration surpassed 80 individuals for this event. The meet was held in conjunction with the greater Anchorage chapter of ARMA International, an information management professional association.
UCLA student discussion
Bob Curtis-Johnson met with students in the UCLA Moving Image Archiving program in April, discussing the ins and outs of the a/v media consulting field.
Vault improvements
February 2008 saw the installation of true linseed-oil (non-outgassing) Linoleum flooring and the necessary racks, refrigeration and cabinetry. We'll be ready to receive new client collections by early April.
January, 2008
SummitDay Media recently completed assessment and planning projects for the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and welcomes new employee Jill Galbraith, who is assisting clients with archival services.
Media Format Guide
Our media format guide debuted in 2007. Just click on its tab above and see if it can help with your tricky media identification issues. Let us know if you have a particular format you'd like to see added!
February, 2007
Bob Curtis-Johnson will present on media preservation issues for working film and video professionals Feb. 27th at the next meeting of the Alaska Professional Videographers Association at the studios of Talking Circle Media in Anchorage. For details contact SummitDay Media at (907) 248-4336.
January, 2007
An important Alaskan documentary was named to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry on December 27th. "Uksuum Cauyai" (The Drums of Winter) (1988) was listed along with other works selected to be preserved as part of our national heritage. Congratulations to Sarah Elder and Leonard Kamerling, Producer/Directors. For further details please see the LOC announcement at http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2006/06-234.html. A segment of the film may be viewed at Google video, http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6822879898977644892.