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Accession 05-234

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications

Productions, 1992-1994

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Title:Productions
Dates:1992-1994
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 05-234
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of video elements created during the production of "Masters of Silver" and "Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protection at the Smithsonian Institution." Completed in 1992, "Masters of Silver" (12:47) was produced to accompany a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services show of the handwrought silver of Englishman Omar Ramsden, active in London from the turn of the century until 1939. "Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protection at the Smithsonian Institution" was produced in 1993 for the Smithsonian National Associates Program, Contributing Membership. Materials include original camera footage (for "Masters of Silver" only), narration, edited masters, protection master (for "Rescue in the Wild" only), and prints. Formats include Betacam, Betacam SP, D-2, 3/4" U-matic, and VHS.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of video elements created during the production of "Masters of Silver" and "Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protection at the Smithsonian Institution." Completed in 1992, "Masters of Silver" (12:47) was produced to accompany a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services show of the handwrought silver of Englishman Omar Ramsden, active in London from the turn of the century until 1939. "Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protection at the Smithsonian Institution" was produced in 1993 for the Smithsonian National Associates Program, Contributing Membership. Materials include original camera footage (for "Masters of Silver" only), narration, edited masters, protection master (for "Rescue in the Wild" only), and prints. Formats include Betacam, Betacam SP, D-2, 3/4" U-matic, and VHS. Copies of "Rescue in the Wild" and "Masters of Silver" are available in the Reference Library.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-234, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

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Container List

Box 1

Masters of Silver

Tape #1 - Christopher Lawrence, First Process, Start of Interview, 4/18/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #2 - Christopher Lawrence, Interview Continued, Betacam SP

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Tape #3 - Christopher Lawrence, End of Interview, Demonstration at Vice, 4/18/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #4 - Christopher Lawrence, Hammering Brass, Mace, 4/18/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #5 - Christopher Lawrence, Mace, Filing at Workbench, 4/18/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #6 - Christopher Lawrence, Drawings, Forge, Exterior, 4/18/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #7 - Exteriors - Southhead-on-Sea, London (Guards, Horse Guards Parade, Cadogan's Square, Neo-Gothic Houses), Betacam SP

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Tape #8 - Exteriors - Longdon (Cadogan Square, St Dunstan's Priory, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Edwardian Houses, Prince Albert Halls, Victorian Buildings), Betacam SP

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Tape #9 - Exteriors - London, 4/20/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #10 - Goldsmiths' Hall, Leslie Durbin/Ernest Wright, Betacam SP

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Tape #11 - Goldsmiths' Hall, Leslie Durbin/Ernest Wright, 4/21/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #12 - Goldsmiths' Hall, David Beasley, 4/21/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #13 - Goldsmiths' Hall, David Beasley, 4/21/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #14 - Goldsmiths' Hall, David Beasley, 4/21/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #15 - Eric Turner, Victoria and Albert Museum, 4/22/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #16 - Eric Turner, Victoria and Albert Museum, 4/22/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #17 - 4/28/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #18 - Interview with SITES Curator, 4/28/1992, Betacam SP

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Tape #19 - IMC, Betacam SP

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Tape #20 - IMC, Photos, Betacam SP

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Narration, All Takes, 5/14/1992, Betacam

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Open Caption Edited Master, 12:47, 5/30/1992, D-2

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Edited Master, 12:47, 5/19/1992, D-2

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Print, 12:38, 5/15/1992, VHS

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Print, 3/4" U-matic

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Print, 12:47, 6/8/1992, PAL, VHS

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Print, 5/19/1992, VHS

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Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protection at the Smithsonian Institution

Narration, 4/1/1993, Betacam SP

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Protection Master, 7:19, 4/7/1993 (Dub Date 6/14/1994), Betacam SP

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Box 2

Edited Master (Needs Color Correction), 10:20, 8/24/1992, D-2

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Edited Master, 7:19, 4/7/1993 (Sweetened 4/8/1993), D-2

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Color-Corrected, 10:20, 8/24/1992, D-2

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Print, Open-Captioned, 7:19, 6/10/1993, VHS

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Print, VHS (3 videotapes)

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Masters of Silver and Rescue in the Wild: Endangered Species and Habitat Protection at the Smithsonian Institution

Open Caption Edited Master, 20:04, 5/3/1993, D-2 (both titles on 1 videotape)

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