Assorted Uru behind-the-scenes footage [miniDV], September 20–24, 2003
Scope and Contents
This collection includes over 200 videotapes and audio recordings from the history of Cyan and the Myst series. The videos are primarily from the production of Riven: The Sequel to Myst, including raw camera footage and composite tests from the filming of the live-action portions of the game, developer interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage used in "The Making of Riven" documentary. The tapes also include footage from other Myst-related projects, along with footage from general Cyan history, such as news appearances and industry presentations.
Several tapes also include footage of other video games released during the time Riven was development, presumably from Cyan's market research. Some videos that were irrelevant to the history of Cyan were digitized but omitted from this collection.
Dates
- September 20–24, 2003
Creator
- Cyan, Inc (Developer, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Select materials (currently, related to work by Cyan's quality-assurance subsidiary CYANtest) were restricted after reviewing the footage with Cyan legal. Closed access to these materials may be provided to individual researchers at the discretion of the Video Game History Foundation library staff.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.60 Terabytes
Language of Materials
English
Historical Note
This tape includes footage of singer Tasha Koontz delivering an impromptu performance of the Gallery theme from Uru.
Processing Information
Note from digitization vendor: "multiple captures created and merged to create a single better file; frame 536 contains a bad overwrite error (this is where a tape contained previously recorded material and when new content was recorded over it, the camcorder failed to fully overwrite a frame/partial frame) this was recorded into the original recording and cannot be resolved."
Creator
- Cyan, Inc (Developer, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository