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There are still some places available on the forthcoming course at
The British Universities Film & Video Council
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LOCATING MOVING IMAGE ARCHIVES AND FOOTAGE SOURCES
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WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL 2002
at the BUFVC, 77 Wells Street, London W1
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This course is designed to give an introduction to staff undertaking film
and television research - either for film, television or multimedia
production or for academic study. It will also aid librarians or lecturers
seeking to reference programmes and clips for use in teaching.
The course gives
* an introduction to film and television collections in the UK;
* information sources and services;
* searching the Web for film and television sources;
* copyright - including educational exceptions.
The practicalities of using footage are covered with sessions
* on the characteristics of film and videotape;
* film gauges and components;
* videotape formats;
* finding transfer facilities;
* using a Steenbeck viewing table.
Guest speakers discuss 'Film Research from an Industry Perspective' and
'Negotiating with a Film Archive'.
The Council has close links with film and television archives, and produces
the Researcher's Guide Online and The Researcher's Guide: Film, Television,
Radio & Related Documentation Collections in the UK. It also holds the
databases of the MAP-TV Guide to European Film and Television Collections,
the British Universities Newsreel Project, the AVANCE database of
educational audio-visual materials, and the Television Index. (Many of the
BUFVC databases are accessible online at bufvc.ac.uk).
Cost per person, per course, including light lunch and refreshments:
GBP120 (GBP102.13 + VAT); member's rate GBP100.00 (GBP85.11 + VAT).
The British Universities Film & Video Council exists to promote the
production, study and use of moving images in education and research.
Itruns a regular programme of one-day courses.
For more information or to book for this course see
our website www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses/index.html
(booking forms are available on the website)
or contact:
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Sandra Houlton
Courses & Publicity Officer
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British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street LONDON W1T 3QJ
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7393 1504
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7393 1555
Website: www.bufvc.ac.uk
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Details on BUFVC regular one day courses are online at
www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses/index.html
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