Definition

The embodiment of a moving image Work/Variant. Manifestations include all analogue, digital and online media. Manifestation information can include a description of what the particular Manifestation should ideally contain, regardless of the Items held in the archive. For example: The original release running time of a film is 1:30:00, but the Item held at the archive is missing footage so is shorter.

8.1 Moving Image Manifestations

A Manifestation possesses common characteristics with respect to shared intellectual content and physical format, e.g., releases, broadcasts, etc.

It may be whole or incomplete or a fragment.

A Manifestation is not exclusively bound to a single Work/Variant, since it can be an aggregate for reasons connected to the publication, to the commercial release, or for mere convenience. A Manifestation can therefore be associated or linked to more than one Work/Variant, where an institution’s system allows.

For Aggregate Manifestations see Aggregates (Compilations, Multi-component productions).