The Descriptive Notes editorial team is pleased to announce the publication of a new post in our series on Audiovisual Description.
In "Motion Picture Form/Genre: Using, Choosing, and Musing," Jamie Marie Wagner explores the applications of motion picture form and genre terminology in describing audiovisual archival materials, explaining the differences between different terms and their use in making collection descriptions more useful and accurate.
Read it here: https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2025/07/07/motion-picture-form-genre-using-choosing-and-musing/
Descriptive Notes is the blog of SAA's Description Section, featuring articles related to all aspects of archival description. We are currently soliciting posts for our ongoing series on Audiovisual Description. Individuals attending or presenting at the SAA Annual Meeting this summer may be interested in writing for our rolling Conference Dispatches series (https://saadescription.wordpress.com/category/conference-dispatches/). You can read our submission guidelines here - https://saadescription.wordpress.com/guidelines/ - or email us at saadescription@gmail.com
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Katherine Madison
Lead Editor, Descriptive Notes
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