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Extent:

4.58 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Date:

1979-1989

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of video elements (1 inch magnetic, 3/4 inch U-matic, VHS), 1/4 inch audiotape, and 16mm film documenting seven productions. The 1986 production "Looking at Earth" (also known as the "Radar Show") was a companion show to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition with the same name. The exhibit was concerned with shuttle radar imaging, and looked at the history of aerial and orbital views of the Earth, from camera-carrying pigeons to aircraft to satellites. "The Reel Jungle," 1988, was a companion film to the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Exhibition, "Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure," which showed the myths and misconceptions that artists and filmmakers have created about tropical rainforests. The film won a 1989 CINE Golden Eagle Award. "Mirrors on the Universe: The MMT Story," 1979, documented the construction of the Multiple Mirror Telescope and its potential for scientific discovery. "Museums and Community," 1988, was a video released by the Office of Museum Programs, which was produced by the Smithsonian Kellogg Project in Museum Education to show how museums can become more involved in their communities. "Enter Life," a 1986 animated film, accompanied the National Museum of Natural History exhibition "The Earliest Traces of Life." The exhibition and film showed the critical stages thought to be involved in the establishment of living things on our planet based on Kenneth McCarn Towe's assessment of possible scenarios and probable hazards early life on Earth may have encountered. "Communication: It's More Than Sound," 1982, was a training film for guards, information desk personnel, and docents for assisting hearing-impaired visitors. "Phone Philm," 1976, was a companion film to the National Museum of American History exhibition "Person to Person" in the Electricity Hall that marked the 100th anniversary of the telephone.

Restrictions:

Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.

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Radar  Search this

Rain forests  Search this

Telescopes  Search this

Smithsonian Kellogg Project  Search this

Hearing impaired  Search this

Telephone  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Videotapes

Motion pictures (visual works)

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-132, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 02-132

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Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa02-132

Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Video recordings

Videotapes

Date:

1988

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of audio and video recordings created during the production of the video, "The Reel Jungle." "The Reel Jungle," 1988, was a companion film to the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service exhibition, "Tropical Rainforests: A Disappearing Treasure," which showed the myths and misconceptions that artists and filmmakers have created about tropical rainforests. The film won a 1989 CINE Golden Eagle Award. Materials include film transfers, mix, narration, master, safety master, protection master, and 8-track.

Restrictions:

Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:

Rain forests  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Genre/Form:

Audiotapes

Video recordings

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-206, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions

Identifier:

Accession 06-206

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Productions

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa06-206

Extent:

4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures

Manuscripts

Architectural drawings

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Videotapes

Date:

circa 1985-1990

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of the records of Lee Woodman-Cioffi, Audio-Visual Production Specialist for the Office of Telecommunications (OTC), 1985- . The records pertain to the Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC) orientation and interactive touch program; OTC productions, such as "Biodiversity Teleconference," "Diversity Endangered," and "The Reel Jungle;" and development of a Research at the Smithsonian interactive program on "Behind the Scenes Research at the Smithsonian," which did not get funded. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; interactive video, theater, and shooting edit logs; video scripts; design concepts for the VIARC orientation and interactive touch program; budgetary information; personal research notes; blueprints for the Visitor Center; production proposals; preliminary and master tape shot lists for thirty second video segments; color code lists for Betacams; shoot permissions (release forms); and photographs of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI).

Topic:

Interactive multimedia  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Motion pictures -- Production and direction  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Genre/Form:

Brochures

Manuscripts

Architectural drawings

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-070, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 94-070

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa94-070

Extent:

3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Brochures

Manuscripts

Drawings

Videotapes

Date:

circa 1988-1993

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of the records of Lee Woodman-Cioffi, Audio-Visual Production Specialist for the Office of Telecommunications (OTC), 1985- . Materials include correspondence, memoranda, scripts, and notes documenting OTC audio-visual productions such as "Downhome & Uptown Blues," "Diversity Endangered," "Buried Mirror," "Crow Affair," "Montserrat," "Reel Jungle," and "Science in American Life." In addition there are slides, budgetary information, program designs, and contracts.

Topic:

Intellectual property  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Video recordings -- Production and direction  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Documentary videos  Search this

Genre/Form:

Brochures

Manuscripts

Drawings

Videotapes

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-010, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Production Records

Identifier:

Accession 97-010

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Production Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa97-010