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Series
Central Office of Information and Predecessors: Film Production Documents
Catalogue reference: INF 6
What's it about?
INF 6
Documents concerned with the making of films by the GPO Film Unit, 1933 to 1939, the Crown Film Unit, the Colonial Film Unit, the RAF Film Unit, and with films made commercially under the auspices of the Ministry of Information and Central Office...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- INF 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Central Office of Information and Predecessors: Film Production Documents
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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Documents concerned with the making of films by the GPO Film Unit, 1933 to 1939, the Crown Film Unit, the Colonial Film Unit, the RAF Film Unit, and with films made commercially under the auspices of the Ministry of Information and Central Office of Information. The films include those made for 'British Calendar' film magazine and television, and commercial fillers.
The documents extant for the early years are rather sparse but the folders for later years include the following items:
- commissioning letters signed by the writer or contractor concerned
- offer and acceptance of contract
- music licence
- music cue sheet
- commentary
- shot list
- shooting script
- notification of completion
- contracts
- agreements
- compliance with conditions of contract form
The documents in these series were removed for departmental administrative purposes from files in INF 12
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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The National Film archives or the Imperial War Museum holds a copy of most of the films involved.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2553 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1971 Central Office of Information
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9323/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: INF
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Central Office of Information and Predecessors: Film Production Documents
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