Identity Crisis production board used by Director Melvin Van Peebles

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A production board for the movie Identity Crisis, used by Director Melvin Van Peebles. The production board is a plain black leather bound folio that unfolds into eight panels. Each panel has a pocket with a window that holds a piece of paper related to the film production. The pages are arranged left to right. The first page is a grid sheet with yellow and blue lines. The lines and columns have has been filled in with handwritten blue ink with notes regarding scenes and locations for the characters: Yves, Sebastian, Sue, Narish, Chilly, and Max. Handwritten and blue ink text bottom right corner of the page reads [DAY 5 / MON - APRIL 18]. The second page is a grid sheet with yellow, blue, black, and white lines.

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