This film was made during the Board for Anthropological Research (BAR) expedition to Yuendumu, Northern Territory during 13 August - 1 September 1951.

'In the Beginning: An Aboriginal Creation Story' is a final film production documenting aspects of aboriginal art, ceremony, dreaming tracks and creation stories.

Locations: Yuendumu, Ngama, Yukiuta, Mt Liebig, Macdonnell Ranges (Northern Territory) and Winbarku / Mount Webb (Western Australia).

Script/Director: CP Mountford (AA 228)
Cinematographer: J Campbell Dobbie
Narration: FS Johnson
Produced by: The University of Adelaide, BAR

Tindale Tribes: Ngalia

The South Australian Museum Archives Master Preservation Tape (AA 346/9/15/2/8) is a new Digital Interpositive consisting of (AA 346/9/15/2/3-4). Duration 10 minutes 55 seconds.

The original master copies of this film were processed in the BAR Film Catalogue as C#2.

1. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. MASTER POSITIVE PRINT
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
2. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SOUND MASTER POSITIVE
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
3. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SOUND MASTER NEGATIVE
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
4. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. DUPLICATE POSITIVE
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
5. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SCREENING PRINT, COPY 1
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
6. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SCREENING PRINT, COPY 2
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
7. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. SCREENING PRINT, COPY 3
   Characteristics: 16mm, colour, silent, 525ft.
   
   
8. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. MASTER PRESERVATION COPY
   Format: SP Betacam
   Duration: 10 min 55 sec
   Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/3-4
   
   
9. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. DUBBING / LOAN COPY
   Format: Digital Betacam
   Duration: 10 min 55 sec
   Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
   Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/8
   
   
10. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. PRESERVATION DVD 1 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/8
    
    
11. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. PRESERVATION DVD 2
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/8
    
    
12. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. ACCESS DVD 3 [TIME CODED]
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/10
    
    
13. 'IN THE BEGINNING: AN ABORIGINAL CREATION STORY,' 1951. ACCESS DVD 4
    Format: DVD
    Duration: 10 min 55 sec
    Transfer Date: 1/07/2006
    Generation: Copy of AA 346/9/15/2/11
    
    

• 'Copy of Journal made on Expedition to Yuendumu, Central Australia. 13 August - 1st September 1951. By Norman B Tindale.' (AA 338/4/30). Typescript copy with annotations.
  
  
• NB Tindale Expedition to Central Australia, 1951, Supplementary papers (AA 338/2/40)
  
  
• BAR Film Catalogue of the colour films C1-C11 (AA 346/9/27/14).