[The McNeill Family Films, No. 5 - Holidays and Birthdays, 1984-1985]

Primary view of object titled '[The McNeill Family Films, No. 5 - Holidays and Birthdays, 1984-1985]'. captions transcript

Description

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays and holidays. The film begins with Brandy and another child dressed as Garfield and a Care Bear for Halloween (00:00-01:45) for Halloween 1984. Footage of Thanksgiving 1984 includes Pam with her daughter Brandy and guests seated around the dining table for dinner (01:45-02:57). Christmas 1984 features footage of stockings and presents under the tree including a large doll house. There is an extended close up sequence of the interior of the doll house and its contents including a mini Monopoly board game. Brandy opens presents … continued below

Physical Description

1 film (34 min.) : si., col. ; standard 8 mm.

Creation Information

McNeill 1984-10/1985.

Context

This video is part of the collection entitled: Spotlight on North Texas and was provided by the UNT Media Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 72 times. More information about this video can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this video or its content.

Cinematographer

Donor

Audiences

Check out our Resources for Educators Site! We've identified this video as a primary source within our collections. Researchers, educators, and students may find this video useful in their work.

Provided By

UNT Media Library

The Media Library contains the UNT Libraries' nonprint, audiovisual collections. The mission of the UNT Media Library is to support the instructional and research needs of UNT faculty, staff, and students by collecting, maintaining, and providing access to media materials that represent all academic disciplines and all genres of film.

About | Browse this Partner

Contact Us

Corrections Questions

What

Descriptive information to help identify this video. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Portal.

Titles

  • Main Title: [The McNeill Family Films, No. 5 - Holidays and Birthdays, 1984-1985]
  • Added Title: Case Label: McNeill 1980s film, reel 1, rolls 1-8
  • Added Title: Item Label: McNeill reel 1, C. 18 Nov., T. 19 Nov.

Description

This home movie documents the daily lives and activities of the McNeill Family including birthdays and holidays. The film begins with Brandy and another child dressed as Garfield and a Care Bear for Halloween (00:00-01:45) for Halloween 1984. Footage of Thanksgiving 1984 includes Pam with her daughter Brandy and guests seated around the dining table for dinner (01:45-02:57). Christmas 1984 features footage of stockings and presents under the tree including a large doll house. There is an extended close up sequence of the interior of the doll house and its contents including a mini Monopoly board game. Brandy opens presents including a Cabbage Patch Doll and guests sit down for Christmas dinner (02:57 - 09:43). Brandy then celebrates her birthday with a Cabbage Patch themed party. She opens presents, blows candles out on her cake, and opens presents including a box from Russell's Department store (09:43-14:28). There are then three different segments of Easter footage featuring Brandy showing off her basket full of Easter Eggs in a backyard, holding a basket and pinwheel in a windy field, and posing in an Easter dress (14:28-18:02). There is then footage of unidentified friends or family members posing in front of a home (18:02-19:02). Pam and her husband bring their new son home from the hospital and footage includes the couple and their daughter Brandy interacting with the newest member of the family (19:02-25:55). Footage also includes family members interacting with dogs and a puppy, brandy riding a bicycle and playing on a swing set, and her brother in a playpen (27:16-30:24). For Halloween 1985, Brandy dressed as Rainbow Brite poses for the camera with a boy dressed as Skeletor and another boy in an unidentified costume (30:24-32:40). The film ends with Brandy and her new baby brother at home (32:40-34:00).

Physical Description

1 film (34 min.) : si., col. ; standard 8 mm.

Notes

A portion of the original material has been restricted from the streaming version due to privacy concerns. The University of North Texas retains the unedited digital video and access to these items may be granted upon request. Please contact the UNT Media Library for additional information.

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this video in the Portal or other systems.

Collections

This video is part of the following collection of related materials.

Spotlight on North Texas

Digitized materials from "Spotlight on North Texas," a community history and regional media preservation project, include home movies, television news footage, and photographs that document activities in the state of Texas and beyond. This project was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage grant program.

About | Browse this Collection

What responsibilities do I have when using this video?

Digital Files

When

Dates and time periods associated with this video.

Creation Date

  • 1984-10/1985

Covered Time Period

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Dec. 16, 2016, 7:14 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • April 5, 2017, 5:12 p.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this video last used?

Yesterday: 0
Past 30 days: 2
Total Uses: 72
More Statistics

Interact With This Video

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Watch This Video

Primary view of object titled '[The McNeill Family Films, No. 5 - Holidays and Birthdays, 1984-1985]'.

Citations, Rights, Re-Use

Links for Robots

Helpful links in machine-readable formats.

Archival Resource Key (ARK)

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Metadata Formats

Images

WebVTT

URLs

Stats

McNeill. [The McNeill Family Films, No. 5 - Holidays and Birthdays, 1984-1985], video, 1984-10/1985; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc942609/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Media Library.

Back to Top of Screen