File MS 454/1/29 - ‘Ben Hur’

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MS 454/1/29

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‘Ben Hur’

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  • 2008 (Creation)

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5 volumes and 1 electronic folder

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(1934-2013)

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(1) Draft screenplay, ‘Ben Hur … based on the novel by Lew Wallace Second Night: acts two, three, four and five’, nd
(2) Screenplay ‘based on the novel by Lew Wallace’ acts four, five and six, seven, nd
(3) Screenplay ‘based on the novel by Lew Wallace’ acts two and three, nd
(4) ‘Ben Hur second draft’, nd
(5) ‘Ben Hur 2nd draft screenplay’, acts two to seven, nd
(6) Benhurarchive folder of electronic documents:
ROMESCENES.pdf Untitled screenplay, nd
Director'sVisionBen.doc ‘Director’s Vision Ben Hur’ notes, nd
Ben Hur research.doc ‘Info on the Jews in Judea according to James Carrol’s book Constantine’s Sword’, nd
Settings – Jerusalem.doc ‘The Settings’. Notes on the Roman history of Jerusalem, nd
benhurtitle1.doc Title page of The First Night story outline, nd
benhurtitle2.doc Title page of The Second Night story outline, nd
SeptBenHurNotes.doc ‘Andrea, as threatened, here are my [Sharp’s] notes on the draft’, nd
BenHurNotes.doc ‘Andrea, as threatened, here are my [Sharp’s] notes on the draft’, nd
GENERAL BEN HUR NOTES.doc ‘General Notes for Rewrite on BEN HUR’, nd
Structure change idea-Ben Hur-Document2.doc ‘Structure Change Idea/BEN BUR’ [sic] showing numbered list of notes on scenes, nd
BHmiracle.pdf Untitled, possible revisions of act seven, Night Two, nd
BenHurscene.doc First Night scenes outline, nd
broad notes_BEN HUR.doc ‘Ben Hur: Collection of general notes from Alchemy & Frank Konigsberg’, nd
Bhnotes.rtf Notes on characters and their motivation, nd
Bhconditioning.rtf Notes on Ben Hur and family in street, nd
notes to draft 3.rtf Notes on draft addressed to Andrea, nd
BenHur.doc ‘First Night’ screenplay, acts one to seven, nd
BenHur2.doc ‘Second Night’ screenplay, acts one to seven, nd
BEN-HUR-091900-Night 1.pdf ‘Ben Hur based on the novel by Lew Wallace Peter Pruce Night One’, nd
BEN-HUR-091900-Night 2.pdf ‘Ben Hur based on the novel by Lew Wallace Peter Pruce Night Two’, nd
BH-5&6.pdf Untitled screenplay acts four to seven, nd
XtianOverallBenN-1&2.doc ‘Ben Hur Nights 1&2 4th Draft Christian Duguay Overall Notes’, nd
Ben HurXtianN-1&2.doc ‘Ben Hur Script Notes’, 3 March 2008
BenHur1.pdf ‘Ben Hur A Screenplay …. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace First Draft 1 May 2008’
BenHur2.pdf ‘Ben-Hur (Night Two)… based on the novel by Lew Wallace’ first draft, 28 May 2008
night 1 revisions chrono6.20.08.doc Ben Hur Night 1, 1st draft, scene outlines, 30 May 2008
BenHurNightTwoNotesChrono2ndDraftAug4.doc ‘Ben Hur, Night 1, 2nd Draft character motivation notes emerging from July 29th to August 2nd meetings’, 2008
BenHurNightOneNotesChrono2ndDraftAug4.doc 'Ben Hur, Night 2, 2nd Draft Scene notes emerging from July 29th to August 2nd meetings', 2008
BHNightOneAugust08.pdf ‘Ben Hur (First Night) …. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Third Draft 31 August 2008’
BHNightTwoAugust08.pdf ‘Ben Hur (Second Night) … Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Third Draft 31 August 2008’
1BenHurSeptember212088.pdf ‘Ben Hur (First Night) A Screenplay … Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Fourth Draft 21 September 2008’
2BenHurSeptember212008.pdf ‘Ben Hur (Second Night) A Screenplay …Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Fourth Draft 21 September 2008’
BENHURNOV08NIGHT2.pdf Screenplay ‘Ben Hur the Second Night … Fifth Draft November 2008’
BENHURNOV08NIGHT1.pdf Screenplay ‘Ben Hur The First Night… Fifth Draft 11 December 2008’
Sharp BEN HUR 8.doc Invoice to monies due Alan Sharp for writing Ben Hur, February 2009
Sharp BEN HUR.pdf Contract between Sharp and Alchemy Television Group Ltd, March 2008
BENHURNight1ShootingPINKSall.pdf ‘Ben Hur The First Night A Screenplay … Based On The Novel By Lew Wallace Shooting Script 21st April 2009 With Pink Amendments 30th April 2009’
Ben-Hur Color Strips.pdf Scenes spreadsheet, nd
BenHuractorprofiles.doc

animation

book reviews

director profiles

documentaries

experimental.doc ‘Getting It Right the Second Time Adapting Ben-Hur for the Screen By Gordon Thomas’ [partial download from web page], nd

fdr and .fdx documents [inaccessible]
#1Aug.Ben Hur.fdr; #2BenHurAug.fdr; 1BenHurAugust312008.fdr; 1BenHurSeptember212008.fdr; 1BenHurSeptember212008.fdx; 2BenHurAugust312008.fdr; 2BenHurSeptember212008.fdr; 239.vRgeMessage; 241.vRgeMessage; BEN HUR Night 2 MERGED 5&6 [readable with Notepad]; BenHur-Scene Report.fdr; BenHur copy.fdr; BenHur.fdr; BenHur1 copy.fdr; BenHur1.fdr; BENHUR1july(original).fdr; BENHUR1july.fdr; BENHUR1STJULY2; BENHUR1STJULY15; BenHur2.fdr; BENHUR2JULY.fdr; BenHura.fdr; BenHurFirstNight6thNOTES.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1rev1.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2red.fdr; BENHURNIGHT1APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2MAR31rev.fdr; BENHURNOV08NIGHT1.fdr;BENHURNOV08NIGHT2.fdr; BH-5&6.fdr; bhdocumentA.fdr; BHmiracle.fdr; BHNightOneAugust08.fdr; BHNightTwoAugust08.fdr; BenHurFirstNight6thNOTES.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1rev1.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2red.fdr; BENHURNIGHT1APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2MAR31rev.fdr; Hurcuts.fdr; Hurscenes.fdr; MYBENHUR.fdr; ROMESCENES.fdr

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