Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: MGM Feature continuity script collection
Creator:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Identifier/Call Number: 2408
Physical Description:
68 Linear Feet
34 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1990s
Abstract: This collection consists of continuity scripts for MGM films. Continuity cutting is the way that a film has a continuous flow
between camera angle changes and scene changes. These scripts also help with changing movies for international audiences that
might have different censorship laws.
Language of Material:
English.
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of continuity scripts for MGM films. Continuity cutting is the way that a film has a continuous flow
between camera angle changes and scene changes. These scripts also help with changing movies for international audiences that
might have different censorship laws.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at cin@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of MGM, April 8, 1970.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], MGM feature continuity script collection, Collection no. 2408, Cinematic Arts Library, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion pictures -- Editing -- Archival resources
Scripts
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- Archives