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Animation
Artefacts relating to the making of animation and special effects,
from concept to final production.
Image credit: Animation cel of Napoleon from Animal Farm 1954-1955 (The Halas
and Batchelor Collection Ltd)
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Cinema
The means of presentation of moving images to audiences,
both public and private, including buildings and their design,
and equipment used to show them.
Image credit: 35mm projector for the Urban-Smith Kinemacolor process, 1908-1915
(National Media Museum)
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Documents
Possibly the widest category, this includes production and business documents,
publicity materials, personal papers and printed material for all screen media.
Image credit: British Parammount News address books, 1940s (BUFVC)
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Film-making
Equipment related to the production of analogue and digital moving images,
both professional and amateur.
Image credit: Technicolor three-strip camera, 1932 (National Media Museum)
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Installations
Artwork and light show presentations, and the equipment used to present them.
Image credit: NPG 6526 Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield by Tom Phillips
Computer-processed drawings and video, 1999-2000 Commissioned
by the National Portrait Gallery, 2000. © National Portrait
Gallery, London.
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Projection & Viewing
All non-film and non-video projection systems.
Image credit: Hand-painted magic lantern slide, 19th century (National Media
Museum)
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Sets & Costumes
Sets, costumes, designs and props created for film and television production.
Image credit: Roy Ashton sketch for the Hammer film The Kiss of the Vampire,
1963 (National Media Museum)
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Sound
Equipment and other artefacts related to sound recording and reproduction
for screen media.
Image credit: Sound Mixing Desk (BUFVC)
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Toys & Games
A wide ranging category covering the history of home
entertainment from stereoscopes
and optical toys to film and TV ephemera and video games.
Image credit: British Movietonews newsreel trivia game, 1980s (BUFVC)
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TV, Video & Digital
Equipment related to the production and dissemination of
television and video programmes,
both professional and amateur.
Image credit: Bush TV22 television receiver, c.1952 (National Media Museum)
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