Lytle family film: reel 16. Nativity Movie

Creator

Lytle Family

Identifier

mum00709_hm41_r16

Disclaimer

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Description

Edgewave issues with film causing blurriness, wide shot of group of young white boys and girls gathered around with bicycle, baseball bats, and baseball hats into a close-up shot; close-up of The Christ Child book cover, opening book to picture of baby Jesus in a manger surrounded by animals; close-up shots of boy holding book, girls seated on both sides of him; picture from book of Mary and Joseph; teenage boy and girl dressed as Mary and Joseph walking toward camera, group of boys and girls dressed like Biblical figures acting out being denied a place to stay, dog, Mary and Joseph characters being denied service then retreating into the woods and a wandering road; shot of book page that says The Christ Child and The Babe; teenagers and children acting out manger scene outside of garage dressed as angels and other Biblical characters; book turning pages to The Shepherds page; return to manger scene as kids dressed as shepherds appear; book turns to The Wise Men page; three kids with dog show up to manger scene; Mary and Joseph characters are along at the manger and walk off with the baby Jesus

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Amateur films; Families; Christmas plays -- Mississippi

Relational Format

video recording

Extent

0:07:27

Original Format

8mm (photographic film size)

Original Collection

Home Movie Collection (MUM00709), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries.

Finding Aid

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/finding_aids/5

Rights

In Copyright; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Comments

B-wind color reversal. Kodachrome stock with probable 1954 Kodak date code. Shrunken. Very twisty. Edgewave. Spoking. Perforation damage and occasional tears into image area. Second half is very brittle. Warpage causes image to go in and out of focus. 18 FPS.

A complete shot list is attached below as an additional file.