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007 Motion Picture

007 Nonprojected Graphic 007 Projected Graphic 007 Remote-sensing Image 007 Sound Recording 007 Tactile Material 007 Videorecording 010 LC Control No. 012 Terminal Display 013 Patent Control Information 015 National Bibliography No. 016 National Bibliographic Agency Control No. 017 Copyright/Legal Deposit No. 018 Copyright Article-Fee Code 019 OCLC Control No. Cross-Reference 020 ISBN 022 ISSN 024 Other Standard Identifier 025 Overseas Acquisition No. 026 Fingerprint Identifier 027 STRN 028 Publisher No. 029 Other System Control No. 030 CODEN Designation 031 Musical Incipits Information 032 Postal Registration No. 033 Date/Time/Place of an Event 034 Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data 035 System Control No. 036 Original Study No. 037 Source of Acquisition 040 Cataloging Source 041 Language Code 042 Authentication Code 043 Geographic Area Code 044 Country Code 045 Time Period 046 Special Coded Dates 047 Musical Composition Code 048 Number of Instruments/Voices Code 049 Local Holdings 050-099 Introduction 050 LC Call No. 051 LC Copy, Issue, Offprint Statement 052 Geographic Classification 055 Classification No.-Canada 060 NLM Call Number 061 NLM Copy Statement 066 Character Sets 070 NAL Call No. 071 NAL Copy Statement 072 Subject Category Code 074 GPO Item No. 079 OCLC Master Record Number 080 UDC No. 082 DDC No. 084 Other Classification No. 086 GovDoc Classification No. 088 Report No. 090 Local LC-type Call No. 092 Local Dewey Call No. 096 Local NLM-type Call No. 098 Other Classification Schemes 099 Local Free-Text Call No.

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007  Physical Description Fixed Field (Motion Picture) (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
‡a Category of material  (007/00)  (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b Specific material designation  (007/01)  (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡d Color  (007/03)  (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡e Motion picture presentation format  (007/04)  (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡f Sound on medium or separate  (007/05)  (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡g Medium for sound  (007/06)  (NR) Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡h Dimensions  (007/07)  (NR) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡i Configuration of playback channels  (007/08)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡j Production elements  (007/09)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡k Positive/Negative aspect  (007/10)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡l Generation  (007/11)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡m Base of film  (007/12)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡n Refined categories of color  (007/13)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡o Kind of color stock or print  (007/14)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡p Deterioration stage  (007/15)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡q Completeness  (007/16)  (NR) Optional/Optional
‡r Film inspection date  (007/17–22)  (NR) Optional/Optional


Definition

 The physical characteristics of a motion picture.
VIS

Use field 007 for motion pictures and their accompanying sound characteristics. Use for motion pictures whether published separately or as individual components of a kit.

All formats

007 is valid in all formats so you can code for the physical characteristics of the parts of an item such as accompanying material.

Examples

 Use the following examples as guidelines for entering data in field 007 for motion pictures.
 
007 m ‡ b r ‡ d c ‡ e a ‡ f a ‡ g a ‡ h d ‡ i s
300 2 film reels (170 min.) : ‡ b sd., col. ; ‡ c 16 mm.
500 Stereophonic sound.
007 m ‡ b r ‡ d c ‡ e a ‡ f a ‡ g b ‡ h b
300 1 film reel (10 min.) : ‡ b sd., col. ; ‡ c super 8 mm.
500 Super 8 mm. version has magnetic sound track.
007 m ‡ b r ‡ d c ‡ e a ‡f a ‡ g a ‡ h d
007 m ‡ b r ‡ d c ‡ e a ‡f a ‡ g b ‡ h b
300 1 film reel (14 min.) : ‡ b sd., col. ; ‡ c 16 mm.
500 Also issued in super 8 mm. with magnetic sound.

1st Indicator

 Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

2nd Indicator

 Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

Subfields
‡a Category of material The category of material to which the item belongs is a motion picture, which is defined as a series of still pictures on film, with or without sound, designed to be projected in rapid succession to produce the optical effect of motion.
m Motion picture
‡b Specific material designation A one-character alphabetic code that describes the special class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item belongs (e.g., a film reel). A fill character ( fill character ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this position.
c Film cartridge. Use for film loops enclosed in cartridges. A cartridge is a permanently encased reel of film or tape with ends joined together to form a loop that provides playback without rewinding.
f Film cassette. Use for permanently encased film or tape that runs reel-to-reel.
r Film reel. Use for motion pictures, which are assumed to be reel-to-reel unless otherwise noted. Use also for sound track film that accompanies visual images actually not present.
u Unspecified. The specific material designation is not specified.
z Other. Use for film loops not enclosed in cartridges.
‡d Color The color characteristics of a motion picture.
b Black-and-white. The image is printed or executed in black-and-white.
c Multicolored. Use for multicolor.
h Hand-colored. Use whenever hand-colored information is present. Code h takes precedence over any other code.
m Mixed. The work or collection is a combination of black-and-white, multicolored, hand colored, and/or other images.
n Not applicable. Use if the item has no images.
u Unknown. The color characteristics of the motion picture are not known.
z Other. Use for tones, stains, tints, etc.
‡e Motion picture presentation format Use to indicate whether the motion picture uses a standard or special presentation format. Treat motion pictures as standard nonwide-screen (code a), unless otherwise noted. Codes b, c, d and e apply to wide-screen presentation techniques.
a Standard sound aperture, reduced frame. Use for nonwide-screen formats, including standard sound 35 mm., 16 mm., and super 8 mm.
b Nonanamorphic (wide-screen). Wide-screen formats which achieve the wide-screen effect without optically compressing the image or requiring the use of special projection techniques. The nonanamorphic wide-screen process is primarily associated with 35 mm. and larger film gauges where the image on the film is natural (not optically compressed) and of smaller frame height, which is expanded by projection on a wide screen through the use of normal lenses and the appropriate aperture plate to give the required aspect ratio.
c 3D. Use for films which achieve a three-dimensional effect originally through the use of two projectors which superimpose two images of the film on the screen (usually a wide screen).
d Anamorphic (wide-screen). Films which achieve the wide-screen effect through the use of an image which is optically compressed or squeezed horizontally; it is then expanded to the correct proportions by projection on a side screen with the use of special lenses that give greater magnification laterally than vertically. Introduced and adopted for commercial use in 1953 under the name of Cinemascope, followed by Techniscope (1963), Naturama, Panavision, etc. Also used for 16 mm. film which employs this process.
e Other wide-screen format. Trade names include Cinerama, Cinemiracle, and Circarama. OCLC previously defined code e as other. That definition is obsolete. Use code z.
f Standard silent aperture, full frame. Use for 35mm. film on which the exposed picture is approximately the width of the space between the perforation holes of the frame.
u Unknown. The presentation format of the motion picture is not known.
z Other. Use also for the 70 mm. Imax format.
‡f Sound on medium or separate Use to indicate whether the sound is on the same medium as the film or on a separate medium. Assume that the item has sound and that the sound is on the medium, unless otherwise noted. If the item is silent, do not use subfield ‡f.
a Sound on medium. Sound is on the item.
b Sound separate from medium. Sound is on a separate medium, designed to accompany the images (e.g., a cassette).
u Unknown. The presence or absence of sound on the item is not known.
‡g Medium for sound Use to indicate the medium used to carry the sound. Generally, 16 mm. films have optical sound tracks and 8 mm. films have magnetic sound tracks. Assume sound on tape to be magnetic. A brown or copper strip on the film indicates a magnetic sound track. Use codes c through f for films in which the sound is separate. If the item is silent, do not use subfield ‡g.
a Optical sound track on motion picture film. Sound to accompany a motion picture is carried on an optical track that is part of the film.
b Magnetic sound track on motion picture film. Sound to accompany a motion picture is carried on a separate magnetic sound tracks.
c Magnetic audio tape in cartridge. Accompanying sound is carried on a magnetic audio tape cartridge.
d Sound disc. Sound to accompany an item is carried on a sound disc. Sound discs include 7, 10, 12 in. vinyl phonograph records and 4 3/4 in. compact discs.
e Magnetic audio tape on reel. Sound to accompany an item is carried on a reel of magnetic audio tape.
f Magnetic audio tape in cassette. Sound to accompany an item is carried on a cassette of magnetic audio tape.
g Optical and magnetic sound track on motion picture film. Sound to accompany a motion picture is carried on both an optical and magnetic track.
h Videotape. Sound to accompany an item is included as part of a videotape. Videotape is not ordinarily used to record only sound.
i Videodisc. Sound to accompany an item is included as part of a videodisc.
u Unknown. The medium for sound is not known.
z Other. A medium of sound for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡h Dimensions Used to indicate the widths of films.
a Standard 8 mm. The width of the motion picture is standard 8mm.
b Super 8 mm./single 8 mm. The width of the motion picture film is super 8 mm.
c 9.5 mm. The width of the motion picture film is 9.5 mm.
d 16 mm. The width of the motion picture film is 16 mm.
e 28 mm. The width of the motion picture film is 28 mm.
f 35 mm. The width of the motion picture film is 35 mm.
g 70 mm. The width of the motion picture film is 70 mm.
u Unknown. The dimensions are not known.
z Other. Dimensions for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡i Configuration of playback channels Use to indicate the number of sound reproduction channels the motion picture film is designed to support. Code should match information in the physical description or in a note.
k Mixed. Use for more than one type of sound on a single item.
m Monaural. Use for one channel.
n Not applicable. Use if the item is silent or sound is separate.
q Multichannel, surround, or quadraphonic. The sound portion of a motion picture is configured to be played back or more than 2 channels.
s Stereophonic. Use of two channels.
u Unknown. The configuration of sound playback channels is not known.
z Other. A configuration of playback channels for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡j Production elements Archival use only. Use to indicate a type of film material that is either part of a complete production, a preliminary element, or is a post-production element. If more than one element applies, code for the predominant element.
a Work print. A print from the original camera footage that is edited to achieve a final version.
b Trims. Sections of shots remaining after selections have been incorporated into a workprint.
c Outtakes. Discarded shots.
d Rushes. First positive print of a previous day's shooting.
e Mixing tracks. Separate sound tracks that are combined for the final film sound track.
f Title bands/inter-title rolls. Printed captions or titles separated from their corresponding pictures.
g Production rolls. Various types of production elements before they are cut and assembled into reels.
n Not applicable. Use if the term is not a production element.
z Other. Production elements for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡k Positive/Negative aspect Archival use only. Use to indicate whether the item is on positive or negative motion picture film.
a Positive. A film in which the colors and/or tonal values are the same as the subject matter.
b Negative. For black-and-white film, the tonal values are the opposite of the original subject matter. For color film, they are the complements of the original subject.
n Not applicable. Use if the item does not have a film emulsion.
u Unknown. The positive/negative aspect of the film is not known.
z Other. A positive/negative aspect for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡l Generation Archival use only. Use to indicate the generation of the motion picture film.
d Duplicate. Usually negative and referred to as a dupe neg, and is a reproduction of the original picture or sound track.
e Master. Usually positive and referred to as a master positive. It is a specially prepared positive print made from an earlier generation negative film and used for the preparation of duplicate negatives rather than for projection. Normally considered as second generation material.
o Original. Usually negative. It is film exposed in a camera and thus of better quality than any subsequent generation or derivative.
r Reference print/viewing copy. A reference print (ref print) that is defined technically as a release print which has been approved by the producer and director of a film.
u Unknown. The generation stage of the film is not known.
z Other. The generation stage for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡m Base of film Archival use only. Use to indicate the base of the motion picture film.
a Safety base, undetermined. A safety base film whose type has not been identified.
c Safety base, acetate undetermined. An acetate safety base film whose exact type cannot be determined, i.e., where it is unknown if the type is diacetate or triacetate.
d Safety base, diacetate. A cellulose nitrate film base.
i Nitrate base. A combination cellulose nitrate film base.
m Mixed base, nitrate and safety. A combination of nitrate and safety base fm.
n Not applicable. The item does not have a film base, e.g., paper.
p Safety base, polyester. A film base made of a synthetic resin (e.g., estar).
r Safety base, mixed. Mixed safety base films spliced together, but no nitrate film.
t Safety base, triacetate. A cellulose triacetate film base. Cellulose triacetate is a high acetal compound with very low flammability and slow burning characteristics.
u Unknown. The base of the film is not known.
z Other. A film base for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡n Refined categories of color Archival use only. Use to indicate the type of color of the motion picture film. If more than one element applies, code for the predominant process. If no single process predominates, use code z.
a 3 layer color. Film with three layers of emulsion: cyan, magenta, and yellow. Each layer is sensitive to its own primary color.
b 2 color, single strip. A color system in which a single strip of film was exposed with pairs of images by means of a beam-splitter prism.
c Undetermined 2 color. A system of color reproduction, which cannot be specifically identified, in which the visible spectrum is divided either into blue and red regions or into green and red regions for recording and presentation.
d Undetermined 3 color. A system of color reproduction, which cannot be specifically identified, in which the visible spectrum is divided into three sections, normally red, green, and blue, for the purposes of recording and presentation.
e 3 strip color. A color system in which three color-separation negatives were produced on black-and-white film.
f 2 strip color. A color system in which two strips of film, one to record red light and one to record blue, were run through the camera simultaneously and exposed through the base of the front piece of film.
g Red strip. In the Cinecolor process, the color separation record of blue-green light which prints as red. In the Super Cinecolor process, the color separation record of green light which prints as magenta (called "red" by Cinecolor). In the two-color Technicolor process, the color separation record of green light which prints as red.
h Blue or green strip. In the Cinecolor process and the Super Cinecolor process, the blue strip is the color separation record of red light which prints as blue-green (called "blue" by Cinecolor). In the two-color Technicolor process, the green strip is the color separation record of magenta-red light which prints as green.
i Cyan strip. A color separation record of red light which prints as cyan.
j Magenta strip. A color separation record of green light which prints as magenta.
k Yellow strip. A color separation record of blue light which prints as yellow.
l S E N 2 (Successive Exposure Negative, 2 color). A successive exposure negative 2.
m S E N 3 (Successive Exposure Negative, 3 color). A successive exposure negative 3.
n Not applicable. Use if the item is not a color film.
p Sepia tone. A sepia tone which is a conversion of a black-and-white image in silver to sepia (a brownish grey to dark olive brown) by metallic compounds.
q Other tone. Color created by chemically altering the color, for example, uranium produces red, or increasing the brilliance of a print.
r Tint. Indicates a tint.
s Tinted and toned. Color has been added to a film by using a tinted base and a toned emulsion.
t Stencil color. Color is added using stencils, one cut for each color.
u Unknown. The refined category of color is not known.
v Hand-colored. The image produced by a photographic process is hand colored.
z Other. Color characteristics for which none of the other codes is appropriate, such as when no single color process is predominant.
‡o Kind of color stock or print Archival use only. Use to indicate the type of color film stock or color print of the motion picture film.
a Imbibition dye transfer prints. Film color prints created by the transfer of two or more differently colored dye images to a single strip of blank film.
b 3 layer stock. Color film stock with three layers of emulsion: cyan, magenta and yellow.
c 3 layer stock, low fade. Color film stock with three layers of emulsion: cyan, magenta and yellow.
d Duplitized stock. Color print stock with emulsion on both sides.
n Not applicable. Use if the item is not a color film.
u Unknown. The type of color film stock is not known.
z Other. A type of color film stock for which none of the other codes is appropriate.
‡p Deterioration stage Archival use only. Use to indicate the level of deterioration of the motion picture film. Use codes b through h for nitrate deterioration. If more than one element applies, code for the most serious condition. (Codes b through h are listed from least to most serious.) Use codes k through m to indicate deterioration of nonnitrate materials (e.g., safety film).
a None apparent. No deterioration is apparent on either nitrate or non-nitrate motion picture film.
b Nitrate-suspicious odor. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
c Nitrate-pungent odor. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
d Nitrate-brownish, discoloration, fading, dusty. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
e Nitrate-sticky. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
f Nitrate-frothy, bubbles, blisters. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
g Nitrate congealed. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
h Nitrate-powder. Used for recording nitrate deterioration.
k Nonnitrate-detectable deterioration (diacetate odor). Used to record deterioration of non-nitrate materials (safety film, etc.).
l Nonnitrate-advanced deterioration. Used to record deterioration of non-nitrate materials (safety film, etc.).
m Nonnitrate-disaster. Used to record deterioration of non-nitrate materials (safety film, etc.).
‡q Completeness Archival use only. Use to indicate whether the film in a motion picture collection is complete.
c Complete. The item being cataloged is judged to be complete.
i Incomplete. The item being cataloged is judged to be incomplete.
n Not applicable. Use if it is impossible to determine completeness (e.g., home movies, unidentified footage, and outtakes).
u Unknown. The completeness of the item is not known.
‡r Film inspection date Archival use only. Use for a six-character date in the form, YYYYMM. YYYY is the year, MM the month. If any portion of the date is unknown, enter hyphens.
Inspection Date Enter
September 1981 198109
1986 1986--

Printing

 Field 007 does not print.

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