Richard Dennison papers, films and video recordings

MLMSS 10745

fonds

1994-1995

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Moving Images

402831

0.48 metres of textual and graphic material (3 boxes) includes 2 boxes of VHS tapes

Richard Dennison is an Australian producer and director of documentary films. In 1994-1995 he produced ‘Bushfire: animal rescue’, a 51 minute documentary film on the devastation caused by the January 1994 Sydney bushfires.

References: Compiled from the collection

Richard Dennison papers, films and video recordings concerning the documentary film Bushfire: Animal Rescue, 1994-1995

BOX 1

1 folder of papers, 1994-1995, including:
Index of VHS viewing tapes and cross references to Betacam masters used in the production of ‘Bushfires’
‘Bushfires’ index by subject: a list of 24 subject categories including Aboriginal Australian burning practices, Tim Flannery interview content, fires and firefighting, native animal rescue and care, species detail, conservation etc.
‘Bushfires’ sample roll: 1 of 18. A detailed shot list with time code of Roll Q only
Annotated scripts including Channel 4 version, 3 April 1995; preliminary treatment; ABC version, 11 April 1995
Research material and references, including script research and pre-production notes; details of archival footage research, including costs and sources
Itineraries of film shoots
Handwritten log notes to archival footage
Correspondence with Channel Four Television, including photocopied newscuttings relating to ‘Bushfires’
Tim Flannery transcript, 12 October 1994

1 folder of papers, 1994-1995, including:
‘Bushfires’: index by sequence
’Bushfires’: index by subject
Handwritten detailed shot list of tapes A-R.

BOX 2–4 MOTION PICTURES

1 VHS video cassette of the final copy of Bushfire: Animal Rescue, 1995 (Removed for digitisation 12/2/2020)
2 DATs, audio interview with Tim Flannery
23 VHS AND SVHS video cassettes; viewing copies
6 negative and positive 16mm films (3 films removed for the MP project 4/10/2018)
70 Betacam camera original master tapes including sound

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