Rosamund John (Silkin)

[…]hly disapproved of the theatre. We had a cinema quite nearby the high school that I went to and we were firmly told that we were never to look at the stills outside the theatre. However this woman very craftily suggested to the headmistress that it would be a good idea if she trained us to go onto a[…]

Len Lawrence

[…]; the labs were only busy when the studio was busy – they didn’t do any release printing; he was laid off a few times; Dot Dooley; Jack Dooley (still photographer); 16 months at Stoll; lived in Richmond during this period.00:14:20 – 00:26:15 He got the job in 1933 and left after they had a fire at S[…]

BEHP Newsletter #3.final__0

[…] summer ’s day out.AUDIO Arthur Evans (156) a movie   stills photographer   from 1935 to c 1970, with experience at Denham, […]

Draft Member etc criteria June 2017

British Entertainment History Project Draft criteria: Members, Volunteers, Community Members Supporters For thirty years we have generally referred to anyone […]

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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