Turnok, Kaye, Carrasqueiro - EUscreen content selection policy @EUscreen Mykonos

EUscreen Content Selection Policy

WP3 Information and AccessRoyal Holloway University of London

RHUL

presented by Linda and Luís of BUFVC

Mykonos 23 June 2010

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

http://www.euscreen.eu/




A Guide to Content Selection

• Content Selection Policy

– Historical Topics

– Comparative Virtual Exhibitions

– Content Provider Virtual Exhibition

• Objective: understand the different types of content required and how much of which

• This will inform your workflow


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Historical TopicsComparative Virtual ExhibitionsCP Virtual Exhibition


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If a content provider is unable to contribute 5% for each topic this must be discussed with the BUFVC


Historical TopicsGenre

Content should reflect the widest range of programme genres that content providers can make available.Some topics might lend themselves better to some genres

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Historical TopicsTime Period

Ensure that content is selected across the whole time period of your collection.


Historical Topics

Arts and Culture National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events

Disasters Politics and Economics

Education Religion and Belief

Environment and Nature Society and Social Issues

Health Transportation, Science and Technology

Lifestyle and Consumerism Wars and Conflict

The Media Work and Production


Historical Topics1. Arts and Culture

2. Disasters

3. Education

4. Environment and Nature

5. Health

6. Lifestyle and Consumerism

7. The Media

8. National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events

9. Politics and Economics

10. Religion and Belief

11. Society and Social Issues

12. Transportation, Science and Technology

13. Wars and conflict

14. Work and production

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WOMEN: EQUAL PAY ACTSeries Title: Lunchtime News

Channel: ITVDate: 26/05/1995Broadcast at: 13:00


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NATIONAL FRONTSeries Title: News At Ten



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DIANA: FLORAL TRIBUTESSeries Title: News at Ten



Comparative Virtual Exhibitions

• Two comparative themes to be developed.• Content providers to supply 5% of their overall

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• Content to be supported by a range of contextual information – including still images, documentation and text.

• Each theme will involve a small curatorial team who will help select content and then source/commission write textual content to support theme.

• Do not repeat content...



• Examples

–Eastern versus Western European coverage of selected events

–Television history–e.g. Inventing Europe

http://www.inventingeurope.eu/invent/exhibits/show/europeinterrupted/europes








Timeline to decide topics Comparative Virtual Exhibitions

• July 2010:– RHUL to set up Comparative VE Working Group within EUscreen

– Anyone interested to e-mail Sian Barber - [email protected]. – Devise potential themes

• July/August/September:– Consult with content providers on• Suitability of themes

• How to select content in collaboration

– Consult with potential stakeholders and contributor communities on• Desirability of themes• Availability/willingness to produce written content

• September 2010:– Decide and report on themes

– Onward workflow and timescale– Set up curatorial team for each comparative theme


mailto:[email protected]


Content Provider Virtual Exhibitions

• Content providers to supply 20% of their overall contribution to CP Virtual Exhibition.

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• You know your content better than anyone!

• Content Providers to select their own content for their own exhibition

• Exhibitions to reflect Content Providers’ own interests and archival strengths

• Content to be supported by a range of contextual information – including still images, documentation and text!

• Do not repeat content



• e.g. a national broadcaster may tell its own story

• e.g. celebrities travelling through transport hubs

• any footage that does not fit the 14 historical topics

• if your holdings are very heavy on one topic and you wish to explore it in depth

• a shop window for your archive


Content Selection• For questions regarding the content selection policy

please contact either:

Sian Barber, [email protected]

Rob Turnock, RHUL (WP3 Leader)[email protected]!




