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The BP video library holds a broad and unique range of broadcast quality videos and films produced for BP, as well as around 8,500 associated rushes tapes used in the making of these programmes.
The library features an extensive range of both archive and recent footage from around the world. Whilst there is a specific focus on the petrochemicals industry, there is also a great deal of high-quality global footage of a wide variety of topics including engineering and solar energy; as well as general cityscapes, landscapes, landmarks, transport, and industry.
On location. The Oscar-winning short 'Giuseppina'
With rare footage dating back as far as 1915, the archive includes the Oscar-winning short film 'Giuseppina', TV commercials, the BBC 2 Trade Test films produced by BP (that include 'The Home Made Car') and a series entitled ‘Oil Review’ which has a wide variety of oil-related and everyday footage from the 1950s
'The Ultimate fuel launch', 2003
'The Home Made Car', 1963,
directed by James Hill
Television companies who have recently used the BP video library include the BBC, Channel Four, TWI, NHK, Bloomberg and CNN.
This video material is available to TV and video programme makers, subject to certain copyright conditions and including royalty payments where appropriate.
