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- 1993-2001 (Creation)
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1 item, 13 folders
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This series contains drafts and notes. The screenplay for Snowdrop, with the working title of 'Little black dress', was not commissioned. Sheartson wrote it and it was taken up by Julie Money and Michael Cook. After disagreements between Shearston and Adelphi Films, the screenplay rights were bought by Julie Money and Michael Cook with Jeff Truman as the final writer of what became the film Envy. This film is also know as The new girlfriend. This series includes drafts of the various working titles, correspondence, and reviews.
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Box 22
Folders 2-5: Drafts of working titles ('Snowdrop' and 'Little black dress'), typescript, with amendments, Feb 1994 to Apr 1994
Item 1: VHS with copy of Snowdrop trailer - final edit, 12 Feb 1994
Box 23
Folder 1: Typescript and handwritten notes, second draft, trailer script ‘Little Black Dress’, 1993
Folder 2: Partial revised drafts ‘Little Black Dress’, 1993
Folder 3: First draft 'Snowdrop', typescript, Jul 1993
Folder 4: Outline for 'Snowdrop', handwritten, undated
Folder 5: First and second drafts of 'Shirt'[working title for 'Snowdrop'?], Apr 1983. Working notes, original scene breakdown for 'Snowdrop', 1993?.
Folder 6: Correspondence, writers agreement, reviews regarding 'Envy' [previously titled 'Snowdrop'], 1994 to 2001
Folder 7: Substitute scenes for 'Snowdrop', typescript, Jun 1994
Folder 8: Second draft of 'Snowdrop', Sep 1993
Folder 9: Revised second draft of 'Snowdrop', Oct 1993
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- English
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VHS with copy of Snowdrop trailer - final edit, 12 Feb 1994
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Box 22 Folders 2-5, Item 1; Box 23 Folders 1-9.
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Created, Linda Justo, 8-Oct-2019