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ABC Natural History footage goes Wild!
Footage from the ABC’s amazing natural history collection is currently featuring in a new exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world examines how animals are affected by climate change and human activity, and what we can to do protect these native treasures.
The museum first contacted the Melbourne office in early 2009 with a long list of animal species they wanted to include in the exhibition. Given our vast collection of outtakes from numerous award-winning ABC natural history programs and our expertise in the area, we were well equipped to meet the museum’s brief.
From quolls to bandicoots to emperor penguins, the ABC Library Sales team were delighted to supply the museum with over 10 minutes of ABC footage of Australian animals and the environments they inhabit.
The exhibition is currently showing in the Science and Life Gallery at the Melbourne Museum.
Rare Footage on YouTube
Take a look at the Entertainment on ABC YouTube page and discover a collection of rare ABC music and blooper footage available free to the public for the first time.
Over the past 2 years ABC Library sales has been uploading footage with an extensive collection now online including GTK (1969 – 1971 and 1972 – 1975); Music Television, interviews and rare ABC TV archival footage from the last four decades of Australian music television; as well as Bloopers and Oddities from the archives.
All clips featured within these playlists are available for license through ABC Library Sales.
New Look Countdown Site
The new-look Countdown site launched late last year. With a brand new look and design, the site is now easier to navigate and gives users access to a wide range of archival video clips and photo galleries – with new content added to the site each week. Members of the site can also post comments, join in forum discussions, upload their own Countdown photos and enter competitions. Check it out at www.countdown.com.au
ABC Footage on the Move
- The AC/DC new release Backtracks collection, features a rare second version of ‘Long Way To the Top’ as performed on Countdown.
- If you caught the 2009 ARIA Awards, you would have seen a great deal of ABC clips utilised in the Hall of Fame ceremony.
- In case you missed it, January was Rage’s annual retro fest! Feature throughout the month-long celebration of retro fantastic music were lots of rare Flashez & GTK clips.
- Our good friends at Reelin’ In The Years used ABC footage in their recent British Invasion DVD releases. Check them out here: http://www.reelinintheyears.com/dvd_releases/
The 80’s Are Back at the Powerhouse!
A lot happened in the Eighties. The Azaria Chamberlain case, the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the Challenger tragedy made world headlines. The Rainbow Warrior was bombed and Prince Charles made Diana Spencer his wife.
Re-visit the moments that defined a decade at The 80’s Are Back exhibition at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum.
And whilst the decade did see tragedy, the Eighties can be seen as one of the most colourful of modern times – particularly musically. ABC Library Sales worked in conjunction with the curators of the exhibition to supply stock footage from the ABC archives, including Pseudo Echo performing live on Countdown, as well as the Countdown Music and Video Awards from 1986 where Brian Canham beat Michael Hutchence for Most Popular Male Performer.
The ABC Library Sales Rage music video clip collection was also utilised. Classic 80’s video clips such as Karma Chameleon (Culture Club), Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cindi Lauper) and Burning down the House (Talking Heads) all feature in this exhibition. Also featured are clothing and props from the era, including the boots and jacket worn by Brian Canham on Countdown as well as the puppets from Rubbery Figures.
The 80’s Are Back is open until late 2010 at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
ABC Archives offers high quality science footage to program makers
30/11/2009
ABC Science has personality
The ABC has always worked with the superstars of local science broadcasting. The earliest was Professor Julius Sumner Miller who moved from the US to Australia and began working on a groundbreaking series called ‘Why Is it so?’. This catchphrase still rings a loud bell with everyone who grew up in Australia in the last decades of black and white TV.
Our more recent relationships are with respected broadcasters such as Dr Karl (Kruszelnicki) who (amongst his many talents) answers questions on seemingly inexplicable science phenomena. Dr Robyn Williams has hosted The Science Show, Ockham's Razor and In Conversation on ABC radio and Dr Norman Swan produces the ABC radio program The Health Report bringing rigour to the latest developments in the area of health sciences.
Exclusive footage of 20,000 year old human footprints
19/10/2009
ABC Black Saturday bushfire footage in upcoming productions
19/10/2009
High Definition footage of the Great Barrier Reef added to collection
14/10/2009
ABC contributes to telling the story of an Australian cinematographic classic
14/10/2009
ABC News Online still images now available
11/08/2009
Does licensed AP Archive news material count as 'QAPE'?
11/08/2009
Rare Lou Reed footage for new 70s punk rock doco
A new documentary from Richard Lowenstein that looks at Melbourne’s hedonistic 70’s punk rock scene has used rare music footage from the ABC archives. Simon Kain gives us the low down.
11/08/2009The Museum of Australian Democracy is now open
The new Museum of Australian Democracy, housed in the Old Parliament House in Canberra, is officially open. Elizabeth Ellis talks about the ABC content which is featured:
22/07/2009AP Archive at your finger tips
We recently sent out a message to remind you of our established relationship with AP Archives (Associated Press Television Archive). We can provide the full world of news content on one licence and with one quote. Check out the HTML email here.
23/06/2009Contact wins Australian Documentary Prize at Sydney Film Festival
The indigenous documentary, Contact, is a joint winner of the Foxtel Australian Documentary Prize at the Sydney Film Festival. It shares top honours with A Good Man.
28/02/2009Winner of the ABC Buzz Award at AIDC
ABC Library Sales attended the Australian International Documentary Conference and sponsored the first Buzz Award to recognise the documentary generating the most interest at the event.
10/02/2009ABC sponsors The Buzz award at AIDC
ABC Library Sales is proudly sponsoring The Buzz Award and recognising the project generating the most interest and widely considered a must see at the Australian International Documentary Conference in Adelaide from 18 – 20 February 2009.
10/02/2009Rare footage of folk singer Pete Seeger set for new DVD
ABC Archives has unearthed incredibly rare concert footage of legendary folk singer Pete Seeger’s 1963 Australian tour which is being mastered onto a new double DVD.
10/02/2009Review of the CIRCA multimedia project at the National Museum
Our Library Sales consultant Elizabeth Ellis visited the National Museum of Australia recently for the official launch of the CIRCA film project which she has worked on since early 2006. She gives her review here.
15/12/2008ABC Bloopers on YouTube
See hilarious on air gaffes and amusing stuff ups from your favourite ABC shows, recently unearthed from our archive, on the dedicated ABC Entertainment channel on YouTube.
15/12/2008Academy Award-winning animators use ABC commentary
ABC Library Sales is proud to have contributed some ‘ambiance’ to the new claymation feature film, Mary & Max, produced by Oscar winners Adam Elliot and Melanie Coombs from Melodrama Pictures (Harvey Krumpet).
15/12/2008See us at AIDC
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in February is just around the corner, and ABC Library Sales will be there!
15/12/2008Stunning Natural History collection added to our library
ABC Library Sales has recently acquired the rights to the spectacular natural history footage collection from multi-award winning cinematographer and producer, David Warth.
15/12/2008Uncovering the ABC's Rugby League footage
We’ve previously told you about Sales Consultant Elizabeth Ellis preparing the definitive list of our Rugby League material in preparation for the Centenary Year of Rugby League.
28/08/2008Australian Centre for Moving Images uses ABC footage
The Australian Centre for Moving Images is re-designing its permanent exhibition.
28/08/2008Exciting times as ABC News goes Tapeless
The ABC’s Melbourne Newsroom is leading the way by jettisoning physical tape stock, as they trial a new tapeless system.
28/08/2008GTK footage in Hollywood Blockbuster
Footage from the ABC’s GTK program from the 70s appears in Martin Scorsese’s recent film, Shine A Light, on The Rolling Stones.
28/08/2008Our one-stop “content shop”
In recent changes at ABC Commercial, Library Sales and Non-Theatric Sales have merged to create a one-stop “content shop” for our broad range of clients.
28/08/2008Select footage added to catalogue
Library Sales is always scouting around to take on representations of quality footage that we know there is a demand for. Three recent representations are:
28/08/2008The ABC’s archives – a treasure trove of material
The ABCs archives are a treasure trove of great footage, and we are constantly coming across fascinating material.
28/08/2008Veteran ABC Researcher retires after 35 years and we welcome a new team member
After 35 years, our Melbourne-based Library Sales guru, Barrie Beckwith has decided to file away the digi beta’s in favour of the “good life”, retiring in May.
02/04/2008ABC's Rugby League Collection
If you are a sports fan like me, then you’ll agree that the next twelve months are going to be very exciting for us. Australia celebrates 100 years of Rugby League this year. ABC TV broadcast Rugby League matches from 1960s until 1995 which has expanded our already extensive sports collection.
02/04/2008Australian War Memorial - Conflicts 1945 to today
This is the War Memorial’s newest gallery which looks at the conflicts and peace keeping missions from 1945 up until the current day.
02/04/2008Library Sales has a new researcher!
I am very excited to welcome the newest addition to the Library Sales research team. Beth Shepherd started her journey by working at the ABC Shop part-time whilst she was studying. After working in the shop for 2 years, she then moved into Non-Theatric Sales in 2004. After travelling overseas, she returned to the ABC in 2007 and began researching for Library Sales.
02/04/2008Library Sales now dubbing to DVCPRO and HD CAM!
The Library Sales in-house dubbing facility has recently acquired some new state of the art dubbing machines.
02/04/2008Melbourne Cricket Club Museum - The National Sports Museum exhibitions
The National Sports Museum opened last month at the MCG. It contains a variety of exhibitions ranging from ‘Backyard to Baggy Green’, ‘Armchair Footy’ and ‘Spirit of Sport’ to name a few.
02/04/2008National Museum of Australia: CIRCA – Australian Journeys
The National Museum of Australia's Circa theatre, re-opening early in 2008 after being refurbished, will take visitors on a unique journey through history from deep time to contemporary Australia.
02/04/2008Powerhouse Museum Acquires Norman Gunston Jacket
In recent news, Garry McDonald has donated his famous Norman Gunston jacket to the Powerhouse Museum.
04/12/2007ABC Footage tells the History of Radio
Thanks for Listening: the History of Australian Radio was produced by Graham McNeice productions for the History Channel. The four-part series premiered on 18 November 2007.
04/12/2007AP Archive
AP Archive, the video archive of the Associated Press, one of the world’s most distinguished news footage collections has been represented by the ABC in Australasia and South East Asia since 1996. We hold a significant selection of their material in our Sydney office and can organise for material to be sent from London.
04/12/2007Great Australian Albums
ABC footage was heavily featured in the fantastic SBS series ‘Great Australian Albums’ (now out on DVD).
04/12/2007Jack Egan’s Cricket Legacy
Sadly, one of Australia’s great commentators on the game of Cricket passed away earlier this year.
Jack Egan had worked closely with ABC Sport and ABC Archives over the years. He spent many hours in the ABC archives cataloguing the ABC cricket archive from 1958-79, the years when the ABC had exclusive rights to the television coverage of cricket in Australia.
Music – FLASHEZ clips
Ray Burgess, Australian musician and TV Presenter, who was the principal host of the late 1970’s ABC youth culture program FLASHEZ has very generously donated 4 full episodes of the series to the ABC.
