National Archives and Creative Video receive award

            The National Archives is taking a forward thinking approach to the growing challenge of preserving our digital history by developing the Electronic Records Archive.

         They needed a video, under 7 minutes in length, to explain the incredible amount of electronic data that would have to be preserved as well as the varying formats they are documented in. This production would eventually be shown oversees to diplomats, scientists, and archivists. It would even be used by the Archivist of the United States to inform the President of the United States about the challenge ahead during a meeting on Air Force One.

             Creative Video teamed up with Multimedia Communications Corporation in delivering the National Archives a video to explain that challenge as well as the Electronic Records Archive as the solution. Interviews were recorded in the DVC-Pro 50 format at both the College Park and National Mall branches of the National Archives, as well as on the green screen stage of Creative Video. Having the opportunity to artistically capture the rotunda of the National Archives where the Declaration of Independence is housed was an amazing experience for the videographers and producers involved.

             The editing of the piece was preformed on a Media 100 suite which has since been upgraded to the versatile Media 100 HD system. The National Records Archive needed two versions, one without open captioning and one with open captioning, on their final authored DVD, as well as a link to their website. Eventually, thousands of DVDs were duplicated in house using our DVD Studio Pro authoring system, Bravo printer and Primera Duplicator.