The National Archives YouTube channel has TONS of great films up. Many in 720p.
All public domain. On 8/2/16 11:08 PM, "Adam Hyman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Patrick for taking the two minutes and finding that. I should have > as well; didn't even cross my mind. It's nice that the NA might be posting > these. On 8/2/16 11:52 AM, "Patrick Friel" <[email protected]> > wrote: >FYI: GRAND CENTRAL MARKET is on YouTube @ 720p, uploaded by the > National >Archives. > >Searching for "U.S. Information Agency" on YouTube > draws over 1700 results >(though those would need to be checked to see which > are actually USIA >films). > >Patrick Friel > > > >On 8/2/16 12:23 PM, "Adam > Hyman" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Directed by William Hale - sorry > forgot his name. > >On 8/2/16 10:11 AM, "Adam >> Hyman" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>For another angle, one film to look at >> is "Grand Central Market" > (1963) >>who also directed a film on the Watts >> Towers, filmed by Haskell > Wexler, >>edited by Mel Sloan and visible as a >> shopper at the eponymous > market in >>downtown LA is Lelia Goldoni, star of >> Cassevetes's SHADOWS, who > was >>friends with Wexler I believe. Distributed by >> USIA, not available to > be >>seen in the US for 25 years, and now available at >> the National > Archives >>(and I have a file). It isn't on-the-nose propaganda, >> but uses > the tools >>of verité documentary to show the market, with the subtext >> of > how people >>of multiple backgrounds and ethnicities are able to come >> > together >>peacefully in the grand American world of commerce. >> >>The > best >> resource to see the films is the National Archives of the > United >>States, the >> College Park branch, where copies of most or all of > the USIA >>films went to be >> > archived. >>https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/ >> >>For example, if > you >> type in Grand Central Market, they have two listings. >>I happen to > know from >> ordering it that one of those copies doesn't exist >>anymore, but > they have >> one. Those identfiers are the info you need. They >>are not > available online, >> unless someone has posted it on YouTube. They >>are all > public domain. Ignore >> the year of creation (which relates to when >>it was > deposited at the NA), but >> you can see >>Creator: U.S. Information Agency. > 1982-10/1/1999 >> >>Here are >> these two listings: >> >>GRAND CENTRAL >> > MARKET >><https://catalog.archives.gov/id/50048?&sp=%7B%22q%22%3A%22Grand%20Ce > n >> > tral >>% >>20Market%22%2C%22rows%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22tabType%22%3A%22all%22%2C% > 22 >> > facet >>% >>22%3A%22true%22%2C%22facet.fields%22%3A%22oldScope%2Clevel%2Cmater > ia >> > lsType >>% >>2CfileFormat%2ClocationIds%2CdateRangeFacet%22%2C%22highlight%22% > 3A >> %22true >>% >>22%7D&sr=0> >>From RG: 306 >>Moving Images Relating to > U.S. Domestic >> and International Activities >>PORTRAYS ACTIVITY IN A LOS > ANGELES, CA. FOOD >> STORE - GRAND CENTRAL MARKET. >>SHOWS VENDORS, > REPRESENTING THE MELTING POT >> THAT IS AMERICA, SELLING THEIR >>WARES TO > PEOPLE >>National Archives Identifier: >> 50048 Local Identifier: 306.3714 > Creator: >>U.S. Information Agency. >> 1982-10/1/1999 >> >> > <https://catalog.archives.gov/> >>GRAND CENTRAL >> > MARKET >><https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47130?&sp=%7B%22q%22%3A%22Grand%20Ce > n >> > tral >>% >>20Market%22%2C%22rows%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22tabType%22%3A%22all%22%2C% > 22 >> > facet >>% >>22%3A%22true%22%2C%22facet.fields%22%3A%22oldScope%2Clevel%2Cmater > ia >> > lsType >>% >>2CfileFormat%2ClocationIds%2CdateRangeFacet%22%2C%22highlight%22% > 3A >> %22true >>% >>22%7D&sr=1> >>From RG: 306 >>Moving Images Relating to > U.S. Domestic >> and International Activities >>PORTRAYS ACTIVITY IN A LOS > ANGELES, CA. FOOD >> STORE - GRAND CENTRAL MARKET. >>SHOWS VENDORS, > REPRESENTING THE MELTING POT >> THAT IS AMERICA, SELLING THEIR >>WARES TO > PEOPLE >>National Archives Identifier: >> 47130 Local Identifier: 306.346 > Creator: >>U.S. Information Agency. >> 1982-10/1/1999 >> >> >>You can also > search on >>U.S. Information Agency. >> 8/1/1953-3/27/1978 >>This gives you > thousands of listings. Limit it to motion >> pictures, etc. >> >>Best > regards, >> >>Adam Hyman >>Los Angeles >> Filmforum >> >> >> >> >>On 7/31/16 > 5:17 AM, "Mark Webber" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>Dear > Ben >>> >>>You might want to speak to Malcolm Le Grice - he >> worked with the > USIA and >>>American Embassy to organise several screenings in >> London in > the early >>>1970s, until they reached a point where he felt that he >> could > no longer >>>collaborate with them. These events included the Whitneys, >> > Oskar >>>Fischinger, Stan Vanderkbeek and Lillian Schwartz. >>> >>>Email me > off >> list if you¹d like Malcolm¹s contact details. >>> >>>Mark >>> >>>> > Date: Fri, 29 >> Jul 2016 13:13:03 -0400 >>>> From: Ben Ogrodnik > <[email protected]> >>>> >> Subject: [Frameworks] leads for research on > USIA and avant-garde film? >>>> >> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I'm interested in > conducting a bit of research on the >> film-related >>>> activities of the > United States Information Agency (USIA) >> during the >>>>1960s >>>> and > 1970s. >>>> >>>> I am curious about the range of >> film projects and > filmmakers promoted >>>>by >>>> USIA (for example, the 1959 >> *Glimpses of > the USA* project by Charles >>>>and >>>> Ray Eames), as well as the >> regions > of the world where such films were >>>> toured during USIA's existence. >> > Anyone know of an archive or resource >>>>that >>>> might direct me toward > this >> information ? >>>> >>>> Alternatively, if anyone can point me to > scholarly >> articles on USIA and >>>>its >>>> forays into independent > filmmaking and >> exhibitions, I'd be most >>>> appreciative. >>>> >>>> > Thanks in advance! >>>> >> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> Ben >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ben > Ogrodnik >>>> PhD student >>>> K. >> Leroy Irvis Fellow >>>> Department of > Film Studies // History of Art and >> Architecture >>>> University of > Pittsburgh >>>> >> > [email protected] >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>FrameW > ork >> s mailing >> > list >>>[email protected] >>>https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com > /l >> > istinfo/frameworks >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>F > rame >> Works mailing >> > list >>[email protected] >>https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/l > is >> > tinfo/frameworks > > >_______________________________________________ >FrameWo > rks >> mailing >> > list >[email protected] >https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/lis > ti >> > nfo/frameworks > > > >_______________________________________________ >FrameWo > rks mailing > list >[email protected] >https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/lis > tinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks > mailing > list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listi > nfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
