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G. Examples of records containing core elements in the different levels of hierarchy

These include examples of feature films, a documentary, a short fiction film, a home movie, a television series and episode, and an aggregate television DVD and episode. It is recognised that field names in different institutions’ systems will not necessarily use identical terms to those of the core concepts or this manual (see Core elements of description). Some may also have multiple occurrences and multiple fields connected with each element, whilst others may use few or no field names. Some institutions may also have additional fields and data for in-house needs. The following examples reflect some of these possible differences.

G.1 Example 1. Feature film in 3-level, 2-level and 1-level hierarchies

Example 1 depicts 3-level, 2-level and 1 level model hierarchies (see Elements of description across Works, Variants, Manifestations, and Items) for the same film.

In this first example, as an initial illustration,  the corresponding data of the core concepts has the same matching colours as used in the list below, and the core concept term is also given in italics and square brackets alongside the most equivalent field name.

Fields and data in black are additional elements and data, that also mainly correspond with the wider Attributes, Elements and Relationships stipulated in CEN EN 15907 and found at Moving Image Works, Moving Image Manifestations, and Moving Image Items.

Core concepts (Core elements of description)

Title
Series/Serial
Cast
Credits
Country of reference
Original format
Original Length
Original duration
Language
Year of reference
Identifier
Subject/genre/form
Content description

3-Level Hierarchy Model

WORK
Title [Title] Title type
The Ladykillers Original
The Lady killers Help search
Filmographic level: Monographic
Production country [Country of reference] : United Kingdom
Date(s) [Year of reference] Date type
1955 Copyright
1955-12 Release
Category [Form]: Fiction Genre [Subject/Genre]: Comedy, Crime
Synopsis: A gang of train robbers hide out at the lodgings of one of them, posing as an amateur string quartet. The innocent and upright elderly lady who owns the house is used by them, and is an inadvertent catalyst for their plans unravelling and the gang turning on each other.
On-screen credit Name [Credits]
Directed by Mackendrick, Alexander
Production Company Ealing Studios
A Production by Balcon, Michael
Associate Producer Holt, Seth
Unite Production Manager Peers, David
Production Supervisor Mason, Hal
Assistant Director Pevsner, Tom
[Assistant Director (2nd)] Meadows, John
[Assistant Director (3rd)] Birkett, Michael
Continuity Manheim, Felicia
Story and Screenplay by Rose, William
Director of Photography Heller, Otto
Technicolor Colour Consultant Bridge, Joan
Camera Operator Waterson, Chic (as Waterson, Chick)
[Focus Puller] Parslow, Ray
[Clapper Loader] Bryce, Alan
[Stills] Hanscomb, Harold
Special Effects Pearson, Syd (as Pearson, Sydney)
Editor Harris, Jack
Assistant Editor Aldous, Harry
[Assistant Editor (2nd)] Clark, Jim
[Assistant Editor (2nd)] Clark, Robin
Art Director Morahan, Jim
[Assistant Art Director] Davey, Bert
[Draughtsman] Shampan, Jack
Scenic Artist Robinson, W. Simpson
Costume Designer Mendleson, Anthony
Make-up Garfath, Alec (as Garfath, Alex)
Hairstyles Martin, Daphne
Music Composed by Cary, Tristram
Played by The Sinfonia of London
Conducted by Mathieson, Dock
Recordist Wilkins, Leo
Sound Supervisor Dalby, Stephen (as Dalby, Steven)
[Sound Assistant] Fairbairn, Harry
[Boom Operator] Wortham, Don
Sound Editor Stone, Gordon
Character Name [Cast]
Professor Marcus Guinness, Alec
Major Courtney Parker, Cecil
Louis Harvey Lom, Herbert
Harry Robinson Sellers, Peter
One-Round Lawson Green, Danny
police superintendent Warner, Jack
Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce Johnson, Katie
police sergeant Stainton, Philip
barrow boy Howerd, Frankie
[pavement artist] Sharp, Len
[left luggage clerk] Goodwin, Harold
[cab driver] Connor, Kenneth
[junkman] Griffiths, Fred
[Amelia] Kerry, Evelyn
[Hypatia] Burls, Hélène
[old lady] Hodgson, Phoebe
[Lettice] Martin, Edie
[Scotland Yard man] Melford, Jack
[constable] Moore, Robert
[nervous man] Rudling, John
[large lady] Brindley, Madge
[Miss Pringle] Griffiths, Lucy
[second cab driver] Kydd, Sam
[policeman] Wilson, Neil
[constable in station] Roberts, Ewan
[burglar] Corcoran, Michael
[cast] Roberts, Lynne
[cast] John, Anthony
[cast] Robb, Sandra
[cast] Johns, Stratford
[cast] Ayres, Janet
[cast] Evans, Peter
[cast] Green, Kevin
[cast] Hart, Janet
[cast] Pike, Colin
[Identifier] Identification number W-35195
[Identifier] EIDR identifier 10.5240/1C59-EFCF-AAF0-F735-71AB-H
Event: Production – Date: 1955 Location(s): Frederica Street, Islington, London N7 -- Cheney Road, Kings Cross, London NW1
Relationships: Parts title
M-34312 The Ladykillers
MANIFESTATION
[Identifier] Identification number: M-34312
Title [Title] Title type
The Ladykillers Original
Manifestation type: Theatrical (main country of origin)
Language [Language] Usage
English Dialogue (original)
[Original format] General Format: Film Specific Format: 35mm
Colour Colour system: Technicolor Sound
[Original duration] Running time – 97 minutes [Original length] Length: 8142 feet
Event: Release - Release Country: United Kingdom Date: 1955-12
Distributor: Rank
Relationships:
Part of title Parts title
35195 The Ladykillers C-88339 The Ladykillers
ITEM
Title Title type
The Lady killers Original
Physical Description: Colour Positive Status: Master
Item type: Film Base: Safety Gauge: 35mm Colour Colour system: Technicolor Sound Sound system: VA Bilateral Stock: Kodak
Language: English Usage: Dialogue
Number of cans/cassettes: 5 Number of Reels: 10 Total footage: 7981 feet
Institution record identification number: C-88339
Can identification number: 61470E
Access conditions: Restricted access to preserved film
Emulsion condition: New
Observations: No sound on main and end titles; scratches on first 20 ft of reel 5
Current location: XYZ203040 Home location: BKS102030
Event type: Inspection Movement number: 3 Reason: Perforation inspection
Date: 1968-10-02
Event type: Preservation Treatment: Damaged perforations on reels 2 and 7 repaired
Treatment date: 1968-10-05 Technician: Joe Bloggs
Event type: Acquisition Donor: FIAF Acquisition Date: 1959-09-03
Relationships:
Part of title
M-34312 The Ladykillers

2-Level Hierarchy model

WORK
Title [Title] Title type
The Ladykillers Original
The Lady killers Help search
Work type: Film Filmographic level: Monographic
Production country [Country of reference] : United Kingdom
Date(s) [Year of reference] Date type
1955 Copyright
1955-12 Release
Category [Form]: Fiction Genre [Subject/Genre]: Comedy, Crime
Synopsis [Content Description]: A gang of train robbers hide out at the lodgings of one of them, posing as an amateur string quartet. The innocent and upright elderly lady who owns the house is used by them, and is an inadvertent catalyst for their plans unravelling and the gang turning on each other.
On-screen credit Name [Credits]
Directed by Mackendrick, Alexander
Production Company Ealing Studios
A Production by Balcon, Michael
Associate Producer Holt, Seth
Unite Production Manager Peers, David
Production Supervisor Mason, Hal
Assistant Director Pevsner, Tom
[Assistant Director (2nd)] Meadows, John
[Assistant Director (3rd)] Birkett, Michael
Continuity Manheim, Felicia
Story and Screenplay by Rose, William
Director of Photography Heller, Otto
Technicolor Colour Consultant Bridge, Joan
Camera Operator Waterson, Chic (as Waterson, Chick)
[Focus Puller] Parslow, Ray
[Clapper Loader] Bryce, Alan
[Stills] Hanscomb, Harold
Special Effects Pearson, Syd (as Pearson, Sydney)
Editor Harris, Jack
Assistant Editor Aldous, Harry
[Assistant Editor (2nd)] Clark, Jim
[Assistant Editor (2nd)] Clark, Robin
Art Director Morahan, Jim
[Assistant Art Director] Davey, Bert
[Draughtsman] Shampan, Jack
Scenic Artist Robinson, W. Simpson
Costume Designer Mendleson, Anthony
Make-up Garfath, Alec (as Garfath, Alex)
Hairstyles Martin, Daphne
Music Composed by Cary, Tristram
Played by The Sinfonia of London
Conducted by Mathieson, Dock
Recordist Wilkins, Leo
Sound Supervisor Dalby, Stephen (as Dalby, Steven)
[Sound Assistant] Fairbairn, Harry
[Boom Operator] Wortham, Don
Sound Editor Stone, Gordon
Character Name [Cast]
Professor Marcus Guinness, Alec
Major Courtney Parker, Cecil
Louis Harvey Lom, Herbert
Harry Robinson Sellers, Peter
One-Round Lawson Green, Danny
police superintendent Warner, Jack
Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce Johnson, Katie
police sergeant Stainton, Philip
barrow boy Howerd, Frankie
[pavement artist] Sharp, Len
[left luggage clerk] Goodwin, Harold
[cab driver] Connor, Kenneth
[junkman] Griffiths, Fred
[Amelia] Kerry, Evelyn
[Hypatia] Burls, Hélène
[old lady] Hodgson, Phoebe
[Lettice] Martin, Edie
[Scotland Yard man] Melford, Jack
[constable] Moore, Robert
[nervous man] Rudling, John
[large lady] Brindley, Madge
[Miss Pringle] Griffiths, Lucy
[second cab driver] Kydd, Sam
[policeman] Wilson, Neil
[constable in station] Roberts, Ewan
[burglar] Corcoran, Michael
[cast] Roberts, Lynne
[cast] John, Anthony
[cast] Robb, Sandra
[cast] Johns, Stratford
[cast] Ayres, Janet
[cast] Evans, Peter
[cast] Green, Kevin
[cast] Hart, Janet
[cast] Pike, Colin
[Identifier] Identification number W-35195
[Identifier] EIDR identifier 10.5240/1C59-EFCF-AAF0-F735-71AB-H
Event: Production – Date: 1955 Location(s): Frederica Street, Islington, London N7 -- Cheney Road, Kings Cross, London NW1
Relationships: Parts title
C-88339 The Ladykillers
MANIFESTATION/ITEM
Institution record identification number: C-88339
Can identification number: 61470E
Title Title type
The Ladykillers Original
The Lady killers Help search
Manifestation type: Theatrical (main country of origin)
Event: Release - Release Country: United Kingdom Date: 1955-12
Distributor: Rank
Language [Language] Usage
English Dialogue (original)
[Original duration] Running time – 97 minutes [Original length] Length: 8142 feet
Number of cans/cassettes: 5 Number of Reels: 10 Total footage: 7981 feet
Physical Description: Colour Positive Status Master
Item type: Film [Original format] Base: Safety Gauge: 35mm Colour Colour system: Technicolor Sound Sound system: VA Bilateral Stock: Kodak
Access conditions: Restricted access to preserved film
Emulsion: New
Observations: No sound on main and end titles; scratches on first 20 ft of reel 5
Current location: XYZ203040 Home location: BKS102030
Event type: Inspection Movement number: 3 Reason: Perforation inspection Date: 1968-10-02
Event type: Preservation Treatment: Damaged perforations on reels 2 and 7 repaired Treatment date: 1968-10-05 Technician: Joe Bloggs
Event type: Acquisition Donor: FIAF Acquisition Date: 1959-09-03
Relationships:
Part of title
W-35195 The Ladykillers

1-Level Hierarchy model

Title [Title] Title type
The Ladykillers Original
The Lady killers Help search
Work type: Film Filmographic level: Monographic
Production country [Country of reference]: United Kingdom
Date(s) [Year of reference] Date type
1955 Copyright
1955-12 Release
Category [Form]: Fiction Genre [Subject/Genre]: Comedy, Crime
Synopsis [Content description]: A gang of train robbers hide out at the lodgings of one of them, posing as an amateur string quartet. The innocent and upright elderly lady who owns the house is used by them, and is an inadvertent catalyst for their plans unravelling and the gang turning on each other.
On-screen credit Name [Credits]
Directed by Mackendrick, Alexander
Production Company Ealing Studios
A Production by Balcon, Michael
Associate Producer Holt, Seth
Unite Production Manager Peers, David
Production Supervisor Mason, Hal
Assistant Director Pevsner, Tom
[Assistant Director (2nd)] Meadows, John
[Assistant Director (3rd)] Birkett, Michael
Continuity Manheim, Felicia
Story and Screenplay by Rose, William
Director of Photography Heller, Otto
Technicolor Colour Consultant Bridge, Joan
Camera Operator Waterson, Chic (as Waterson, Chick)
[Focus Puller] Parslow, Ray
[Clapper Loader] Bryce, Alan
[Stills] Hanscomb, Harold
Special Effects Pearson, Syd (as Pearson, Sydney)
Editor Harris, Jack
Assistant Editor Aldous, Harry
[Assistant Editor (2nd)] Clark, Jim
[Assistant Editor (2nd)] Clark, Robin
Art Director Morahan, Jim
[Assistant Art Director] Davey, Bert
[Draughtsman] Shampan, Jack
Scenic Artist Robinson, W. Simpson
Costume Designer Mendleson, Anthony
Make-up Garfath, Alec (as Garfath, Alex)
Hairstyles Martin, Daphne
Music Composed by Cary, Tristram
Played by The Sinfonia of London
Conducted by Mathieson, Dock
Recordist Wilkins, Leo
Sound Supervisor Dalby, Stephen (as Dalby, Steven)
[Sound Assistant] Fairbairn, Harry
[Boom Operator] Wortham, Don
Sound Editor Stone, Gordon
Character Name [Cast]
Professor Marcus Guinness, Alec
Major Courtney Parker, Cecil
Louis Harvey Lom, Herbert
Harry Robinson Sellers, Peter
One-Round Lawson Green, Danny
police superintendent Warner, Jack
Mrs. Louisa Wilberforce Johnson, Katie
police sergeant Stainton, Philip
barrow boy Howerd, Frankie
[pavement artist] Sharp, Len
[left luggage clerk] Goodwin, Harold
[cab driver] Connor, Kenneth
[junkman] Griffiths, Fred
[Amelia] Kerry, Evelyn
[Hypatia] Burls, Hélène
[old lady] Hodgson, Phoebe
[Lettice] Martin, Edie
[Scotland Yard man] Melford, Jack
[constable] Moore, Robert
[nervous man] Rudling, John
[large lady] Brindley, Madge
[Miss Pringle] Griffiths, Lucy
[second cab driver] Kydd, Sam
[policeman] Wilson, Neil
[constable in station] Roberts, Ewan
[burglar] Corcoran, Michael
[cast] Roberts, Lynne
[cast] John, Anthony
[cast] Robb, Sandra
[cast] Johns, Stratford
[cast] Ayres, Janet
[cast] Evans, Peter
[cast] Green, Kevin
[cast] Hart, Janet
[cast] Pike, Colin
[Identifier] EIDR identifier 10.5240/1C59-EFCF-AAF0-F735-71AB-H
[Identifier] Institution record identification number: C-88339
[Identifier] Can identification number: 61470E
Event: Production – Date: 1955 Location(s): Frederica Street, Islington, London N7 Cheney Road, Kings Cross, London NW1
Release Country: United Kingdom Release Date: 1955-12
Theatrical release (in country of origin)
[Original duration] Running time – 97 minutes [Original length] Length (original footage): 8142 feet
Number of cans/cassettes: 5 Number of Reels: 10 Total footage: 7981 feet
Physical Description: Colour Positive Status: Master Item type: Film [Original format] Base: Safety Gauge: 35mm Colour Colour system: Technicolor Sound Sound system: VA Bilateral Stock: Kodak
Language [Language]: English Usage: Dialogue (original)
Access conditions: Restricted access to preserved film
Emulsion condition: New
Observations: No sound on main and end titles; scratches on first 20 ft of reel 5
Current location: XYZ203040 Home location: BKS102030
Event type: Inspection Movement number: 3 Reason: Perforation inspection
Date: 1968-10-02
Event type: Preservation Treatment: Damaged perforations on reels 2 and 7 repaired
Treatment date: 1968-10-05 Technician: Joe Bloggs
Event type: Acquisition Donor: FIAF Acquisition Date: 1959-09-03