SHELL FILM UNIT

Description: The Shell Film Unit was set up in 1934, and was the most highly regarded documentary unit based within a private corporation, with key figures from the British documentary film industry central to its output. The archive contains copies of films made for Shell companies globally, as well as videos from the mid 1980s onwards. Most of the films made during the war when the Shell Film Unit was working for the Ministry of Information are held by the Imperial War Museum.
Website: http://www.shell.com
Keywords: Gas; Geology; Aviation; Tankers (ships); Energy; Oil Petroleum industries
Access: No public access to the film archive.
Facilities: DVD copies of some of the titles available for purchase on request; some films can be licensed.
Charges: Charges for research, facilities and handling for broadcast productions, charges for educational purposes on request.
Copyright: All films and videos are Shell copyright. Copyright advice available. Copyright adviser: Jane Poynor.

Video/Film: Video: 500 hours. Documentary, science and education, in-house productions not for general release.
Video components: VHS Video, hi-band U-Matic, lo-band U-Matic, Beta/Beta-SP, 1-inch Video, D2.
Film: 200 hours. 60% colour film, 40% black and white film. Documentary, science and education, in-house productions not for general release.
Film components: 16mm, 35mm, positive film, negative film, fine grain print, effects mix, final mix.

Other information: Post-production scripts of most of the films included are available.
Conservation policy: To keep most finished productions, and current rushes for unspecified time; then rushes are destroyed.

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