007 - Motion Picture (R)
MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
2007
Series of still pictures on film, with or without sound, designed to be projected in
rapid succession to produce the optical effect of motion.
Character Positions00 - Category of material m - Motion picture
01 - Specific material designation Special class of motion picture to which the item belongs., e.g., a film reel.
c - Film cartridge
f - Film cassette
r - Film reelIncludes sound track film intended to accompany visual images actually not
present.
u - Unspecified
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
02 - Undefined
Contains blank (#) or a fill character (|).
03 - Color Color characteristics of a motion picture.
b - Black-and-white
c - Multicolored
h - Hand colored
m - Mixed
n - Not applicableColor characteristics are not applicable because the item has no images.
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
04 - Motion picture presentation format Presentation format for motion pictures.
a - Standard sound aperture (reduced frame)Used for non-wide-screen formats.
b - Nonanamorphic (wide-screen)Wide-screen effect without optically compressing the image or requiring the use
of special projection techniques.
c - 3D
d - Anamorphic (wide-screen)
e - Other wide-screen format
f - Standard silent aperture (full frame)35 mm. film on which the exposed picture is approximately the width of the
space between the perforation holes of the frame.
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
05 - Sound on medium or separate Whether the sound is on the item or separate from the item.
# - No sound (silent)
a - Sound on medium
b - Sound separate from medium
u - Unknown
| - No attempt to code
06 - Medium for sound Specific medium used to carry the sound of an item (whether that sound is carried
on the item itself or is in the form of accompanying material) and the type of
sound playback required.
# - No sound (silent)
a - Optical sound track on motion picture film
b - Magnetic sound track on motion picture film
c - Magnetic audio tape in cartridge
d - Sound disc
e - Magnetic audio tape on reel
f - Magnetic audio tape in cassette
g - Optical and magnetic sound track on motion picture film
h - Videotape
i - Videodisc
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
07 - Dimensions Width of a motion picture.
a - Standard 8 mm.
b - Super 8 mm./single 8 mm.
c - 9.5 mm.
d - 16 mm.
e - 28 mm.
f - 35 mm.
g - 70 mm.
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
08 - Configuration of playback channels Configuration of playback channels for the sound portion of a motion picture.
k - MixedMore than one configuration of playback channels is available on a single
motion picture.
m - Monaural
n - Not applicableFilm is silent, has no sound or sound is on separate medium (007/05 contains
b).
q - Quadraphonic, multichannel, or surround
s - Stereophonic
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
09 - Production elements Whether the film is part of a complete production or is a preliminary or
post-production element.
a - WorkprintPrint from the original camera footage which is edited to a fine degree to
achieve the final version.
b - TrimsSections of shots remaining after the desired portions have been incorporated
into the workprint.
c - OuttakesShots discarded in the editing of a film.
d - RushesFirst positive prints from the laboratory of the previous day's shooting.
e - Mixing tracksSeparate sound tracks that are combined for the final film sound track.
f - Title bands/inter-title rollsPrinted captions or titles separated from their corresponding picture.
g - Production rollsVarious types of production elements (film usually wound on cores) before they
are cut and assembled into reels.
n - Not applicable
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
10 - Positive/negative aspect Whether the film is positive or negative.
a - PositiveColors and/or tonal values are the same as the original subject matter.
b - NegativeFor a black-and-white film, tonal values are the opposite of those in the
original subject matter. For a color film, tonal values are the complements of
the original subject matter (e.g., red appears as green in a color
negative).
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
11 - Generation How far away from the original material the item is (e.g., the actual negative
film or original videotape in the camera). Generation data is used to evaluate the
quality of available copies, to make preservation decisions, and to identify
materials available for viewing and research.
d - Duplicate
e - Master
o - Original
r - Reference print/viewing copy
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
12 - Base of film a - Safety base, undetermined
c - Safety base, acetate undetermined
d - Safety base, diacetate
i - Nitrate base
m - Mixed base (nitrate and safety)
n - Not applicableItem does not have a film base, e.g., paper film.
p - Safety base, polyester
r - Safety base, mixedMixed safety base films spliced together, but no nitrate film.
t - Safety base, triacetate
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
13 - Refined categories of color More specific color characteristics of the moving image than are contained in
007/03 (Color).
a - 3 layer color
b - 2 color, single strip
c - Undetermined 2 color
d - Undetermined 3 color
e - 3 strip color
f - 2 strip color
g - Red strip
h - Blue or green strip
i - Cyan strip
j - Magenta strip
k - Yellow strip
l - S E N 2
m - S E N 3
n - Not applicable
p - Sepia tone
q - Other tone
r - Tint
s - Tinted and toned
t - Stencil color
u - Unknown
v - Hand colored
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
14 - Kind of color stock or print Type of color film stock or color print the item represents.
a - Imbibition dye transfer prints
b - Three-layer stock
c - Three layer stock, low fade
d - Duplitized stock
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
z - Other
| - No attempt to code
15 - Deterioration stage Level of deterioration of the motion picture film.
a - None apparent
b - Nitrate: suspicious odor
c - Nitrate: pungent odor
d - Nitrate: brownish, discoloration, fading, dusty
e - Nitrate: sticky
f - Nitrate: frothy, bubbles, blisters
g - Nitrate: congealed
h - Nitrate: powder
k - Non-nitrate: detectable deterioration
l - Non-nitrate: advanced deterioration
m - Non-nitrate: disaster
| - No attempt to code
16 - Completeness Whether or not the item being cataloged is judged to be complete.
c - Complete
i - Incomplete
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
| - No attempt to code
17-22 - Film inspection date Six characters that indicate the most recent film inspection date; the date is
recorded in the pattern ccyymm (century/year/month). A hyphen is used for
any unknown portion of the date. Six fill characters (||||||) are used if no
attempt is made to code these character positions.