2009 Archive

Clips & Footage

Alan Bradshaw (AP Archive)

Paul Gardner for Thriller in Manila

Restoration of Kinora Reels From Circa 1911

Production Company:

The R&A Archive/Blue Post Production

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

Kinora reels were based on the same principles as the Mutoscope. Patented by the Lumiere brothers in 1896, they were first marketed in Britain in 1902 as a moving image system for home use. Each reel held up to 640 images and ran for about 30 seconds. The marketing of Kinora reels in 1911 stressed their use for studying sporting techniques and particularly those of golfers. When shown in sequence, the three restored George Duncan reels represent one of the earliest forms of golf instruction by moving images currently known. This makes them immensely significant to golf and film historians. Reason for Submission: A special rig with a rostrum camera was built to hold the Kinora reel safely. Each individual slide of each reel was then photographed at high resolution. These photographs were treated as frames of video and arranged into the correct order to produce approximately 30 seconds of footage for each reel. The images then went through the painstaking processes of stabilisation and frame-by-frame digital restoration. This restoration project has made it possible for a wide public to view these reels with a pictorial quality not seen since the early 20th century.

CBC/Radio-Canada Digital Archives (Website)

Producer(s):

Paul Gorbould

Footage Archive Researcher:

John Corcelli, Deb Lindsey

Archival Sources:

CBC/Radio-Canada Visual Resources Library, CBC/Radio-Canada Radio Archives, CBC/Radio-Canada Moving Image Library, CBC/Radio-Canada Image Research Library, CBC/Radio-Canada Records and Information Management

Production Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, la sociactac Radio-Canada

Country of Production:

Canada

Synopsis

The CBC/Radio-Canada Digital Archives Website is a comprehensive collection of 12,000 online television and radio clips that highlight the events, issues and people that have shaped Canada. From political showdowns to legendary artists to natural disasters, this bilingual (English and French) site draws from over 70 years of CBC/Radio-Canada programming and is constantly updated by teams of journalists, archivists and technicians in Toronto and Montreal. Featuring original educational tools, the site attracts up to 500,000 unique monthly visitors and has become a leading source of history in classrooms across Canada. The site requires no registration and access is free. Reason for Submission: Established in 2002 and relaunched with a new look and more tools in March 2008, CBC/Radio-Canada Digital Archives offers unprecedented access to Canada's audio-visual heritage using a combination of multimedia techniques. A large player delivers streaming media that starts automatically, and a new scrolling clip feature traces the chronological development of a story. Interactive features like 'My Archives' encourage users to relish in the historical record by bookmarking clips and sharing their memories through a commenting tool. Committed to accessibility, the site allows visitors with limited vision to modify text size to suit their needs.

Of Time and the City

Director:

Terence Davies

Producer(s):

Sol Papadopoulos

Footage Archive Researcher:

Jim Anderson, Dom O'Keefe

Archival Sources:

ITN, BBC Motion Gallery, North West Film Archive

Production Company:

Hurricane Films Ltd

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

British film director Terence Davies returns to the town he grew up in to create a love song and a eulogy to his birthplace - Liverpool. Reason for Submission: The film has attracted plaudits and praise from the critics since it's preview in Cannes in May 2008. Since it is constructed of 80% archive footage an entry seemed appropriate.

Mysteries in the Archives

Director:

Serge Viallet

Producer(s):

Florence Fanelli

Production Company:

Ina

Country of Production:

France

Synopsis

Marseille, Tuesday October 9th 1934. King Alexander I of Yugoslavia arrives in the Port of Marseille for an official visit to France. Several minutes later, he is shot point-blank and killed by a Croatian nationalist opposed to his regime. The close up filming of an assassination was a first in the history of cinema. The footage revealed serious lapses in security. Why so many? Why were the cameramen able to get so close to film the dying king? What became of their footage?

Jay-Z (Intro Film at Glastonbury Festival)

Director:

Ben Caron

Footage Archive Researcher:

James RM Hunt

Archival Sources:

ITN Source, AP Archive, BBC Motion Gallery, PA Photos, Mirrorpix

Production Company:

Princess Productions

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

When Jay-Z was confirmed to perform at Glastonbury there was a furor in the press, particularly from Noel Gallagher from Oasis. He said hip hop would never work at Glastonbury. We were contracted to make a You-Tube type archive mash up to introduce Jay-Z just before he came on stage. It was to give the illusion that world leaders and celebrities were commenting on the decision, inter cut with Noel's comments from BBC Radio and talking heads we filmed ourselves. It was a remarkable success. Reason for Submission: From initial idea to delivering the film took three days. Straight to master for the archive materials, over 20 hours of footage and about three hours sleep a night! It was edited over a period of 24 hours direct into an on-line. It subsequently made international headlines all over the world. "There's a gripping intro film that juxtaposes Noel Gallagher's pronouncements of doom regarding the rapper's suitability for Glastonbury and there's no denying its rabble-rousing qualities" - The Guardian "Jay-Z's intro tape was great, wasn't it? Noel can take it, they're tough fellas, aren't they? They used to work on a building site, didn't they?" - Michael Eavis.

Nokia: Days (Advert)

Director:

Dave Masters

Producer(s):

Adam Doherty

Footage Archive Researcher:

Fleur Clackson

Archival Sources:

Getty Images, BBC Motion Gallery, ITN Source, Thought Equity, Framepool

Production Company:

Jack Morton Worldwide

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

"Days" encapsulates Nokia's vision of Connecting People through new and better technologies. It tells a story of days of change: days that can be challenging and revolutionary, days that lead to outcomes that are hard to predict at the time, but which and when the dust has settled leave us better, smarter, more in tune with our world, and closer to one another. It argues that another day of change is upon us, but this time we have the tools and the knowledge to choose what tomorrow will look like. It invites us to 'seize the day'. Reason for Submission: The film has a big message. It needed to be visually compelling and resonate deeply with the audience. This was partly achieved through the use of unusual or rarely-seen footage from the archive, both historical and current. We deliberately sought a mixture of 'light and dark' footage in order to paint a realistic picture of our world. The resulting tableaux or montage takes the viewer on a journey that is reflective, contemplative, sometimes unsettling, and ultimately uplifting. Exploring the archive allowed us to convey a predominantly cerebral message in a way that packed an emotional punch.

Graham Hill (Driven)

Director:

Mark Craig

Producer(s):

Mark Craig

Footage Archive Researcher:

Mark Craig, Hannah Rees

Archival Sources:

BBC, ITN Source/Pathe, National Motor Museum (Beaulieu), Tony Maylam, Bette Hill

Production Company:

Mark Stewart Productions

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

An intimate, comprehensive and entertaining portrait of one of Britain's greatest racing drivers. Graham Hill achieved the unique feat of winning the Formula 1 World Championship, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans 24 hour race - the 'triple crown' of motor racing - which no one has equaled since. He also won the Monaco Grand Prix a record 5 times. Away from the circuit, he was a comical and irrepressible free spirit, synonymous of an era when sex was safe - and motor racing was dangerous! Reason for Submission: Portraying the achievements of our long-dead principal character would have been untenable without a great palette of archive to work from. The range of material unearthed during this production included long-lost BBC tapes that even they didn't have copies of, out-take rushes from past productions, family home movies, as well as a number of commercial libraries. We believe these have all been creatively utilized to create a rich tapestry on screen that not only vividly captures the essence of a sporting legend, but crucially also, the arena in which he performed, and the spirit of the times he lived in.

Clever Monkeys

Director:

Mark Fletcher

Producer(s):

Mark Fletcher

Footage Archive Researcher:

Mark Fletcher

Archival Sources:

BBC NHU Archive

Production Company:

BBC NHU

Country of Production:

Worldwide

Synopsis

David Attenborough opens our eyes to a monkey world filled with intelligence, love, sadness, empathy, language, lying, social manipulation, stress, and humour. In a wonderful romp through the monkey world, the latest science is used to trace back how we look after our children, our feelings about life and death, the roots of farming and warfare, murder, morality and trust. Attenborough invites us to see monkeys not as animals, 'but more like rediscovered relatives'. The monkeys themselves are always engaging, whether collecting medicine, breaking their own rules, getting depressed, or using boulders to crack open nuts in time to a Viennese waltz. This was described by Attenborough himself, after recorded his commentary, as 'an instant classic.' This film is full of disturbing new science, yet it renews our faith in ourselves. We are not just distrustful and manipulative, but love our babies, and have a burning desire to understand and improve our world. We can be proud of being clever monkeys. Reason for Submission: This captivating and informative programme was created using 100% archive footage, it told a compelling and contemporary story.

The Thirties in Colour

Director:

Kate Misrahi

Producer(s):

Kate Misrahi

Footage Archive Researcher:

Rebecca Hickie

Archival Sources:

Hall Clovis Archive c/o UCLA, David Glick Archive c/o Allen Hepner, Jacob Herz Archive c/o Steven Spielberg Film & Video Archive - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Benjamin Gasul Home Movies c/o Steven Spielberg Film & Video Archive - Unit

Production Company:

BBC Vision (Factual Arts)

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

The 1930s were a Golden Age for international travel. Wealthier travellers recorded their experiences by using the new colour film technologies. Their home movies captured- often unintentionally -defining moments as European nations were about to plunged into The Second World War. This episode of the series features colour films by travelling amateur film-makers in Europe - including footage shot of Berlin streets decked in red swastikas during the Olympic Games; rare pictures of the Jewish quarter in Warsaw just weeks before the Nazi invasion; and in London, tourists wearing gas masks amid fears of bombing raids by the German Luftwaffe. Reason for Submission: Further series of Archive programmes on BBC4 drawing together rarely viewed or unseen material, and contextualising it with interviews with experts and relatives of the archive sources on the era represented.

The Great British Sunday

Producer(s):

Elaine Shepherd

Footage Archive Researcher:

Sophie Milland

Archival Sources:

BBC Archive, ITN Source, BFI,COI,Granada International

Production Company:

BBC Entertainment and Events Productions

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

The story of the British Sunday as told by comedian Sean Lock. Wall to wall archive with comedy voice over, the programme is a tribute to a world of window shopping, lunchtime strippers, meeting the relatives - in short, the mind-numbing boredom Sunday could once offer. Reason for Submission: The production was tasked with coming up with unusual footage, archive which hadn't been seen before. They came up with 60' of rivetting, funny and bizarre examples of Sundays past which manage to conjure up a past life that seemed both familiar and alien. Working closely with the comedy team, the production created a truly unique take on Sundays and archive programming.

The Unseen Alistair Cooke

Director:

Rachel Jardine

Producer(s):

Rachel Jardine

Footage Archive Researcher:

Carmen Locke

Archival Sources:

Estate of Alistair Cooke, Footage Farm, John Byrne Cooke, Broad Reach Enterprises Inc, ITN Source/British Pathe News

Production Company:

BBC Bristol Factual

Country of Production:

UK

Synopsis

Marking the 2008 centenary of Alistair Cooke's birth, this documentary is a revealing portrait of one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th Century. Cooke's story is told through his extraordinary 8mm home movies shot from 1933 onwards and a chance to see America as Cooke first saw it. Some of the most fascinating material was filmed during his close friendship with Charlie Chaplin, and is among the most candid footage ever shot of the star. Using Cooke's own words and interviews with family and close friends - including legendary actress Lauren Bacall - we discover the unseen Alistair Cooke. Reason for Submission: The Unseen Alistair Cooke uses newly discovered home movie archive shot by Cooke. The narrative of the film was led by this archive, allowing us to explore unusual areas of Cooke's biography, and connect the visual 'raw material' with his later journalistic work. There is testimony from many of those who themselves appear in the movies. A sympathetic graphic frame was devised, allowing 4x3 material to be shown without cropping. Library footage from BBC and outside suppliers was integrated with material from Cooke and his son, but the graphic frames help to distinguish material shot by Cooke from other footage.

The Night James Brown Saved Boston

Director:

David Leaf

Producer(s):

Arlene Wszalek, David Leaf, Eric Kulberg, Morgan Neville

Footage Archive Researcher:

Eric Kulberg, Jim McDonnell

Archival Sources:

WGBH Media Library and Archives, ABC News Video Source, NBC News, Dick Clark Media Archives, Universal Media Inc

Production Company:

David Leaf Productions

Country of Production:

USA

Synopsis

April 5th 1968. It's the day after the assassination of Dr. King. America's inner cities are on fire, and Boston officials hope that James Brown can help quiet their city. This documentary focuses on Brown's extraordinary, history-making concert at the Boston Garden, putting events of that day into the context of the times, and, from the inside, telling the dramatic story of what happened that night, spotlighting this crucible moment in Brown's life. Up to that moment, James Brown had been a great artist, a successful businessman, a civil rights activist and an American patriot. On April 5, 1968, he became a hero. Reason for Submission: When David Leaf came to us and asked us to help produce and head up the archive research and handle the clearances, we didn't hesitate. This was a real story I could relate to as I saw James Brown perform many times while in college in the early 60s in Washington, D.C. and subsequently directed him in a television special in the fall of 1968, encouraging young people to go back to school. We wanted to find footage and audio elements that accurately portrayed what happened that day in Boston and elsewhere during those awful days following Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination. In the process, we found materials that had not been seen or heard since they were created in 1988. We are very proud of this film and the responses we have received from those who lived in those times.

102 Minutes that Changed America

Producer(s):

Nicole Rittenmeyer

Footage Archive Researcher:

Nicole Rittenmeyer, Katie Deutsch

Archival Sources:

BBC Motion Gallery, CNN Imagesource, ABC News Videosource, Evan Fairbanks, NY1

Production Company:

Siskel Jacobs Productions

Country of Production:

USA

Synopsis

New York City, September 11th, 2001. The morning everything changed. Despite the horror and incomprehensibility of what they witnessed, people around the city knew they had a responsibility to document what they saw. They reached for their cameras. "102 Minutes that Changed America" features original footage from more than 100 amateur and professional sources. The sights and sounds of that morning- from the time of the first plane's impact into One World Trade Center at 8:48a.m. until the eventual collapse of both buildings 102 minutes later- have been meticulously woven together, and are presented without narration or commentary. The result is an intensely emotional and immersive documentary that faithfully preserves the morning of 9/11 as it happened, and as it was experienced by those who were there. It is an evocative, authentic, and reverential memorial to one of the most cataclysmic events in world history. Reason for Submission: This project was completely 100% reliant on the source material recorded inside New York by people who witnessed September 11th firsthand. As Source libraries were an important element to this film, the moments woven together by the numerous amateurs was the glue that held this project together. It is the experience relived through these peoples spoken thoughts and quick movements that flow with this moment in time.