The Film Researcher's Handbook is a comprehensive reference guide to international film and video libraries, archives and collections. The Handbook will enable researchers to select footage sources by subject and location in North and South American, Asia, Australasia and Africa.
Features of the Handbook include:
* A guide to the perils and pitfalls of footage research
* Information on fees, rights, copyright legislation and contracts
* A glossary of key terms in film research
* Over 200 sources listed alphabetically both by country and by subject
* Each entry gives details of opening hours, contact information, subjects and format of material held and research procedure
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The Film Researcher's Handbook
A Guide to Sources in North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa
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- English
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eBook - ePub
The Film Researcher's Handbook
A Guide to Sources in North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa
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INTERNATIONAL AD CENTER, INTERNATIONAL AIR CHECK (IAC)
3261 N.E. 14th Avenue, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064, USA
Contacts: Bill Klokow
Subjects: Advertising.
Beta/Beta SP, Umatic, VHS. NTSC.
Research: By both staff and outside researchers. Appointment to visit.
Mon-Fri 09:00 to 18:00
Procedure: VHS viewing tapes supplied for a fee. 1–7 days for access to masters.
Description: IAC have an extensive collection of more than 400 000 commercials dating back to 1976. Each area is retrievable by brand or product category. Copyright clearance is necessary in only a few instances. Computerized. Promotional flyer and rate card available. English and Spanish spoken. NB: IAC also have a contact telephone number in New York (212) 246 1446.
OPUS GLOBAL / THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
1133 N. Highland Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038, USA
Contacts: Todd Stubner, Masih Madani
Subjects: Stock shots, time-lapse, feature films, advertising, newsreels.
Most film and video formats. NTSC.
Research: By staff and outside researchers. Appointment to visit.
7 days 24 hours
Procedure: Viewing on VHS, Umatic, CD-ROM. Less than 24 hours for access to masters.
Description: Contemporary and archival collection ranging from material specially shot for stock footage (real time and time altered) and out-takes from productions to vintage newsreels, feature films and commercials. The electronic library contains more than two million scenes catalogued by a unique object and relational database. Queries can be made on the content of image, the patterns, colours, texture and shapes of image objects, related layout and position information as well as keywords. Images are available in all formats including MPEG and JPEG for use in all mediums including CD-ROM. Stills, sound effects and music are also supplied. Fully computerized. Rate card and catalogue available electronically.
Foreign Offices: Represented by Front Line in Japan.
ORIGINAL FILMVIDEO LIBRARY
P.O. Box 3457, Anaheim, CA 92803, USA
Contacts: Ronnie L. James
Subjects: Classic films, advertising, trailers, television, animation.
16mm, 35mm.
Research: By staff only.
Mon-Fri 10:00 to 16:00
Procedure: Viewing tapes available for small fee. All prints on site.
Description: Over 10 000 original rare 16mm and 35mm prints of vintage TV shows dating mainly from 1948 to 1970 and mostly produced by US companies. Many legendary talents rediscovered in forgotten or undocumented appearances on television, from Gloria Swanson to Richard Burton. Also thousands of TV commercials, movie preview trailers and other shorts. Transfers from prints can be made on site to VHS and Umatic via the Elmo TRV-16G system. Addi...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Listing by country
- Listing by subject
- National archives
- Indexes
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