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TimestampOrganization NameOrganization Website Organization AddressContact PersonContact phone numberContact emailWhat is your role in the collection?Does your organization have space to host the workshop or can you arrange for a space to host the workshop? Ideally, the space would accommodate 25-30 people where participants work around 4 tables, as well as other tables for collection items. Can the collection be easily/safely transported to a workspace if necessary?Can you cover costs such as refreshments and supplies (such as labels or needed boxes) or collaborate on getting donations for these items?Can you recruit local participants for the workshop, such as staff, colleagues from other organizations, volunteers, members, students, or film/video makers?Roughly how many items would you say are in the collection?Can you provide a rough breakdown of items by format?If yes, what types of formats are in your collection? (Check all that apply)If known, please provide a brief description of the collection(s), such as the content and the types of materials (raw footage, finished edited works, documentation of events, home movies, etc.):To what degree has the collection been processed already? What documentation about the collection exists, if any, such as paper lists, spreadsheets, databases, etc.?Generally, what condition do the materials appear to be in?Do you have plans for the collection after the workshop? Please explain:Other comments or questions?
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9/14/2021 12:40:43Crowing Rooster Artscrowingrooster.org100 Lafayette St, Ste 602, New York, NY 10013Marie Lascu212-334-6260marie@corwingrooster.orgArchivistYesYesYesYes4,000 - 5,000YesAudio: Compact Cassettes, Standard Size, Audio: Open reel-to-reel (1/2 inch, 1/4 inch), Audio: OTHER..., Video: VHS, Video: Betacam, BetacamSP, Video: 3/4 inch U-matic, UmaticSP, Video: MiniDV, Video: 8mm (Video, Hi8, Digital8), Video: OTHER..., Film: 16mmThe bulk of the media content is related to multiple documentary shoots in Haiti between 1990 - 2004, with raw footage shot on 16mm film and Hi8 video and transfers to 3/4 inch U-matic and Betacam SP for tape to tape editing before the implementation of digital format editing via Final Cut Pro 7. Finished edited works are on multiple broadcast formats, primarily 3/4 inch U-matic and Betacam, with the occasional 2" Quad and D2 tape. Other raw footage formats also include MiniDV, DVCam with some accompanying audio on DAT and 1/4 inch open reel.Roughly 3000 items have been inventoried in an Excel spreadsheet, with 3/4 of those items entered into a FileMaker Pro 14 database with minimal cataloging.Material seem in relatively good condition, with minimal dust on items stored in the main work office and no signs of mold or visible sticky shed on items stored in the main office or pulled from offsite storage. Films in offsite storage are beginning to exhibit vinegar smell, but no physical signs of decay.Once material is fully digitized, there are plans to reuse raw materials to create new documentaries. To date, the archive remains internal due to security concerns by the primary content creator and owner.Will there be coffee?
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