Bill Cotton

BILL COTTON JRRestricted copyright and pUblication only with writtenpermissionInterviewed by John Taylor, with Stephen Peet and Alan LawsonBill Cotton Jr was born on 23 April 1928, educatedArdingnye College, SussexSIDE 1, TAPE 1John Taylor: Your father started working with the band early on, before […]

Frances Cockburn

Margaret Thompson  0:11  The copyright of this recording is vested in the ACTT history project we're interviewing Francis Cockburn I spell the name C O C K B U R N, who started life in the film industry as an editor became a producer and finally information officer interviewer is Margaret […]

Roy Parkinson

[…] can then do a budget, x number of people, or if it's a location picture you have to allow for costs on location, hotels, feeding etc., and with your accountant you can work out then what should be the actual cost of the picture in what is called below the line. SC: Please define that for the s[…]

Edward Dryhurst

[…]oy Fowler: How did you - you discounted their contract?Eddie Dryhurst: No, we had to find about five thousand pounds and we got an introduction to an accountant in Lancashire, in Oldham of all places, a man called Granville Mills who eventually coughed up the money, through his clients I suppose. He[…]

Dicky Leeman

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Jill Craigie

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Myextractcopy

1.1.1#Digitising#and#consolidating#existing#information#The#main#tasks#include:#•#Digitising'and'uploading'existing'interviews:#Due#to#the#upload#limits#on#Vimeo#and#issues#with#quality#of#digitised#recordings,#this#task#is#currently#being#carried#out#exclusively#by#Mike#Dick.###•#Collecting'and'digitising'existing'transcripts:#This#task#is#being#led#by#David#Sharp#Where#conversion#to#OCR#format#is#difficult,#this#is#best#done#using#Adobe#Acrobat.#Alison#Bancroft#has#a#copy,#and#others#may#also#have#access#to#the#full#programme.#Once#transcripts#are#digitised#and#available#in#OCR#format,#they#can#be#uploaded#by#any#project#member#with#appropriate#permissions.#•#Filling'gaps'in'existing'data:#this#includes#photographs,#and#additional#information#from#the#physical#archive#and#online#research.#Data#can#be#collected#by#anyone#and#uploaded#by#any#project#member#with#appropriate#permissions.#•#New'transcriptions'of'existing'interviews:#Transcriptions#can#be#carried#out#by#anyone#using#interviews#published#on#the#website.#Use#of#Speechmatics#tests#is#proving#successful#and#may#help#to#speed#the#process.#New#transcripts#can#be#uploaded#by#any#project#member#with#appropriate#permissions.#•#Resolving'issues'with'existing'data'fields:#The#best#ways#of#recording#data#from#the#physical#archive#(i.e.#interview#formats)#are#evolving#as#work#with#the#physical#archive#progresses.#Taxonomies#need#review.#In#particular,#the#work#area/craft/role#taxonomy#needs#urgent#review.##•#An#interviewer’s#manual#needs#to#be#written.#2.'MEMBERSHIP'AND'PERMISSIONS'Criteria#for#BEHP#mebership#and#joining#procedures#need#to#be#reviewed#and#agreed#by#the#Management#Committee#for#two#main#reasons:#•#Now#the#BEHP#is#formally#constituted,#all#members#have#voting#rights#and#the#BEHP#is#now#more#accountable#to#official#members,#and#open#to#legal#challenge#on#governance#and#administrative#matters.#What#conditions#need#to#be#met#for#someone#to#become#a#member?#•#BEHP#members#have#rights#of#acces#to#additional#information#and#actions#on#the#website,#and#this#right#needs#to#be#accompanied#by#appropriate#terms#and#condiUtions.#At#the#moment#only#BEHP#members#should#have#access#to#the#members#pages.#Is#there#a#need#for#a#category#of#users#who#are#not#BEHP#members,#but#who#are#given#access#to#the#database#on#specific#terms.#Comment'[David'Sha1]:'Request#for#others#inside#the#team#and#possibly#externals#(eg#Dan#Thurley)#to#upload.#Also#=#what#if#the#BFI#agreed#to#directly#upload#copies#of#"our"#material#to#our#website?#Context#is#reUlaunch#of#BFI#Mediatheque#(2.0)#soon#and#their#desire#to#add#audio#and#other#content.#Comment'[David'Sha2]:'No#"e".#Comment'[David'Sha3]:'Need#to#update#and#edit#rules#for#transcription#and#clarify#formats.#As#I#edit#transcripts#I’m#developing#more#"rules".##Comment'[David'Sha4]:'#Need#to#utilise#worktable#to#prevent#duplication#of#effort#Need#clarity#as#to#process#maybe#need#to#extend#range#of#item#types#to#include#interview#notes#as#interim#content#until#transcript#has#been#created.#Comment'[David'Sha5]:'Need#to#ensure#preUupload#guidelines#are#are#followed#and#transcription#format#adhered#to.#Comment'[David'Sha6]:'Based#on#existing#protocols#where#they#exist.#Eg#paperwork#held#on#production#hub.#Comment'[David'Sha7]:'Ty 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p o# •#Management'Committee:'This#role#has#been#given#to#all#members#of#the#ManUagement#Committee#who#are#members#on#the#website.#It#gives#access#to#addiUtional#information#and#a#Management#discussion#forum.#See#https://historyproUject.org.uk/behpUmanagement#for#a#current#list#of#members#with#this#permission.##•#Site'Management:#This#role#is#under#development.#It#will#allow#others#to#take#on#core#website#management#tasks.#All#site#management#is#currently#carried#out#by#Alison#Bancroft.##•#Sysadmin:#Full#control#over#all#aspects#of#the#system,#including#set#up#of#MemUber#accounts.#All#system#admin#is#currently#carried#out#by#Alison#Bancroft.####
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