NRS-16007 | Video, audio and film productions [Department of Health]

This series consists of video and audio tapes and films for educational and training purposes which were produced co-operatively by the NSW Department of Public Health and the NSW Film and Television Office.The series includes both master and copy versions of productions which were contracted out to commercial production companies to script, shoot and edit.Productions created in the 1970s and 1980s used 16mm [millimetre] film as well as a variety of video and audio magnetic tape formats.The formats comprise of 1-inch videotape, U-matic, Betacam SP and VHS tapes. Audio files consist of DAT (Digital Audio Tape) and audio cassettes. There are also floppy disks with training and production notes.The films encompass a range of topics which include ageing, neonatal health, pathology, programs to stop smoking, cancer therapy, post-traumatic amnesia, youth issues, disability awareness, immunisation, Aboriginal health and mental health.A proportion of the tapes consist of captioned video for the hard of hearing and subtitled video in various languages in order to communicate health messages to the wider community.The series contains ancillary material such as Edit Decision Lists (EDLs), scripts and training guidelines, and release forms, contracts and licences for locations, actors and music.In many instances all the material related to a specific production has been given a unique ‘VT’ number in order to keep all pre and post-production assets together.

本系列藏品包含用于教育与培训用途的录像带、录音带及胶片，由新南威尔士州公共卫生部（NSW Department of Public Health）与新南威尔士州影视办公室（NSW Film and Television Office）联合制作。
本系列涵盖作品的母版与拷贝版本，相关作品均外包给商业制作公司完成脚本撰写、拍摄与剪辑工作。
本系列作品创作于20世纪70年代与80年代，载体包括16毫米胶片，以及多种磁录像带与磁录音带格式，具体涵盖1英寸录像带（1-inch videotape）、U-matic录像带、Betacam SP格式录像带、VHS录像带。音频载体包含数字音频磁带（DAT, Digital Audio Tape）与录音盒带。此外还存有记录培训与制作相关笔记的软盘。
本系列作品涵盖多元主题，包括老龄化、新生儿健康、病理学、戒烟项目、癌症治疗、创伤后失忆症、青年议题、残疾认知、免疫接种、原住民健康及心理健康。
部分录像带配有面向听障人士的内嵌字幕视频，以及多语言字幕视频，以便向更广泛的社区群体传递健康相关信息。
本系列还包含辅助资料，如编辑决策列表（EDLs, Edit Decision Lists）、脚本与培训指南，以及场地、演员及音乐相关的授权书、合同与许可文件。
在多数场景下，与特定作品相关的所有资料均被赋予唯一的"VT"编号，以将前期与后期制作的全部资产整合归类。