Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Container	Title
	Dagon Note: Film directed by Stuart Gordon, script by Dennis Paoli from stories by H.P. Lovecraft, produced by Castelau Producciones, released in Spain, 2001 October 31; United States video release, 2002 July 23. The film was first proposed (as “Shadow over Innsmouth”) in 1985, and preparatory work on script, design, budget, location research, and schedule was done in 1988, but the film was not then completed. The project was revived again in 1998 and produced in Spain in 2000-2001.
	Script
Box 59 Folder 5	H.P. Lovecraft, “The Shadow over Innsmouth” Scope and Content Note: Web printout; photocopy of published version.
Box 59 Folder 6	Title page of a script, dated 1985 May 10 Note: Originally in envelope labeled “Cover Sheet.”
Box 59 Folder 6	Letter from Brian Yuzna to Dennis Paoli, 1985 May 30, with photocopy of check for $1,000 for the script Note: Originally in envelope labeled “Cover Sheet.”
Box 59 Folder 7	“H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon” / screenplay by Dennis Paoli [...], 1985 May 10 Quantity: Typescript Note: “Dagon, 1985 May 10” on spine.
Box 59 Folder 8	Two treatments entitled “The Shadow over Innsmouth,” one dated 1988 March 22 Note: Including annotated copy.
Box 59 Folder 9	Script revisions, 1988 April 25
Box 59 Folder 9	Notes in response to the revised script, 1988 May
Box 59 Folder 10	Correspondence, 1991-1992 Scope and Content Note: Rejection letters from MGM and Largo Entertainment.
Box 59 Folder 11	Treatments Scope and Content Note “Dagon, adapted from the stories of H.P. Lovecraft, by Dennis Paoli,” undated, but faxed 1999 April 14 “H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon, a treatment for a feature film by Dennis Paoli,” undated (both the 1999 version)
Box 59 Folder 12	“H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon, A Screenplay by Dennis Paoli,” undated Quantity: Typescript (1999 version) with a few handwritten emendations
Box 59 Folder 13	“Spanish Rewrite,” 1999 September 3 Quantity: 2 typescripts
Box 60 Folder 1	“Children of Dagon” / by Dennis Paoli, 2000 June 12 Quantity: Typescript with handwritten emendations Scope and Content Note: Includes folded cover sheet from identical copy, marked: “H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon, screenplay by Dennis Paoli [...] Registered WGAE, 2000 June 14.” Note: “2000 June 14, Dagon, first draft-original” on spine.
Box 60 Folder 2	“Children of Dagon, by Dennis Paoli, 2000 June 21” Scope and Content Note: Typescript of screenplay with correspondence between Stuart Gordon and Dennis Paoli.
Box 60 Folder 3	“H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon, screenplay by Dennis Paoli” Quantity: Typescript with handwritten emendations Note: Originally in envelope labeled “Dagon, 2000 August 10,” with “10” crossed out and “3rd” substituted.
Box 60 Folder 4	“H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon” / by Dennis Paoli, Castelao Productions, S.A., [...] 2000 August 10 Quantity: Typescript
Box 60 Folder 5	Comments on the script, 2000
	Production, 1988
	Research
Box 60 Folder 6	Photocopies and web printouts of articles on Dagon worship, H.P. Lovecraft, fish
Box 60 Folder 7	Louise Armstrong, Kiss Daddy Goodnight: A Speak-out on Incest (New York, Hawthorn, 1978) Quantity: Photocopy
Box 60 Folder 8	Carolyn Ellis, Fisher Folk, Two Communities on Chesapeake Bay (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1986) Quantity: Photocopy
	Location research, 1988 Note: See also Box 96 and Photographs.
Box 60 Folder 9	Articles, maps and correspondence regarding Altoona and Anacortes, Washington Note: Originally in folder labeled “Skamokawa, Washington-Information”
Box 60 Folder 10	“California, Film Location Information” Scope and Content Note: Maps and guide books and filming guides to potential locations in California.
Box 61 Folder 1	“Oregon/Washington Location Information” Scope and Content Note: Maps and guides to potential locations in Washington and Oregon.
Box 96 Folder 1	Location photographs mounted on heavy paper and card
	Legal
Box 61 Folder 2	Deal Memo, 1988
	Design Note: See also Box 96.
Box 61 Folder 3	Concept correspondence, 1988 Scope and Content Note: Drawings and photographs by Bernie Wrightson, John Zane, Dick Smith, and others.
Box 61 Folder 4	Character concepts, 1988
Box 61 Folder 5	Character concepts by Rick Brophy and Kames Cummings, 1988 February 2
Box 61 Folder 6	Photocopies of concept artwork by Peter von Sholly, undated
Box 96 Folder 2	Numbered originals
Box 96 Folder 3	Unnumbered originals
	Storyboards
Box 61 Folder 7-8	Storyboards for , 1988 production Note: Originally in hanging file labeled “Storyboards.”
Box 61 Folder 9	Extra Storyboards
Box 86 Folder 9	Originals, 2000 production
	Make-up and Special Effects
Box 61 Folder 10	Breakdowns, bids, and résumés of technical personnel, 1988
	Breakdown, 1988
Box 61 Folder 11	First Breakdown, 1988 April 25
Box 62 Folder 1	Breakdown Pages
Box 62 Folder 2	“Lastest Breakdown,” 1988 April 27
	Budget
Box 62 Folder 3	Walker Stuart Budget, 1988 March 28
Box 62 Folder 4	General
Box 62 Folder 5	Six week budget
Box 62 Folder 6	Seven week budget
Box 62 Folder 7	Eight week budget
Box 62 Folder 8	Nine week budget
Box 62 Folder 9	Schedules, 1988 Scope and Content Note: Nine week schedule.
Box 62 Folder 10	Correspondence, 1985-1989
Box 62 Folder 11	Pictures from Stuart Gordon's office walls, 1988
	Cast and Crew
Box 62 Folder 12	Lists of prospects, résumés and casting photos, 1988
Box 62 Folder 13	Crew résumés and lists, 1988 Scope and Content Note Director (Stuart Gordon) Art director Costume designers Dance troupes Directors of photography Writers Miscellaneous
Box 62 Folder 14	Clean Casting Lists, 1988
Box 62 Folder 15	Stuart Gordon's production binder, 1988 Scope and Content Note Break Down Budget Cash Flow Bank Balance Day/Day 8 Week Board Script Note: Originally in ring binder with separators so labeled.
Box 86 Folder 10	Stuart Gordon's spiral-bound notebook, with schedule dated 2000 August 21, notes and sketches
Box 63 Folder 1	Clippings regarding collapse of the , 1988 production
Box 63 Folder 2	Marty Kline cartoon on the failure of the , 1988 production Note: Originally in envelope labeled “Marty Kline Innsmouth Cartoon Original.”
	Production, 2000
	Research
	Locations
Box 63 Folder 3	“Dagon/Scouted Locations” Scope and Content Note: Brochure on Vigo, Spain.
	Legal
Box 63 Folder 4	“Copyright,” 1998 Scope and Content Note: Correspondence regarding copyright to the H.P. Lovecraft story.
Box 63 Folder 5	Peter Newman, 2001-2002 Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, 2001-2002, regarding Newman's claim to own rights to the script dating to the 1988 production.
Box 63 Folder 6	“Deal Memo”
Box 63 Folder 7	Stuart Gordon's contract, 1999-2000 Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, drafts, 1999-2000.
Box 63 Folder 8	Correspondence regarding Stuart Gordon's payment as director
	Design
	Concept drawings by Richard Raaphorst, 1999 Note: Photocopies except for the first folder.
Box 63 Folder 9	“Richard Raaphorst Originals”
Box 63 Folder 10	“Dagon Squid People Conceptual Art”
Box 63 Folder 11	“Dagon Townfolk Concept Art”
Box 63 Folder 12	“Dagon Barbara Conceptual Art”
Box 63 Folder 13	“Dagon Grandpa Conceptual Art”
Box 63 Folder 14	“Dagon Monolith Conceptual Art”
Box 63 Folder 15	“Dagon Final Scene, Richard Raaphorst, 2000 August 21”
Box 63 Folder 16	“Dagon Uxia Conceptual Art”
Box 63 Folder 17	“Dagon Conceptual Art”
Box 63 Folder 18	Richard Raaphorst album Note: Inscribed “To my friend Stuart Gordon, Greets and take care, Richard Raaphorst.”
Box 63 Folder 19	Drawings of fish-people, et cetera, many signed “Sandoval” Quantity: Color photocopies
	Storyboards
Box 63 Folder 20	Set of black-and-white photocopied storyboards with Stuart Gordon's name on the cover; color photocopy storyboards of opening Note: Originally in envelope labeled “Dagon Story Boards.”
Box 63 Folder 21	CG Storyboards: photocopies and originals Note: Originally in folder labeled “CG Storyboards, originals.”
Box 63 Folder 22	Storyboards, 2000 August 10
Box 64 Folder 1	Storyboards, 2000 September 27-28
Box 64 Folder 2	Correspondence, 1998 December 17-1999 August 4
Box 64 Folder 3	Casting, 1999 Scope and Content Note Correspondence Résumés Lists
Box 64 Folder 4	Stuart Gordon's production binder, 2000-2001 Scope and Content Note Post-production schedule Contact list Marked up script Schedule (in Spanish) Day Out of Days Costa Brava meteorological data Budgets
Box 64 Folder 5	Spanish visa requirements; proof of Spanish residency
Box 64 Folder 6	Personnel, maps, schedules for Calella and Galicia shoots, 2001 November-December
Box 64 Folder 7	Miscellaneous correspondence about the production
Box 64 Folder 8	Correspondence received during the production about other matters (where relevant separated to other projects)
	Post-Production
	Music
Box 64 Folder 9	Pages of score by Carlos Cases, correspondence, résumés of Carles Cases and Carlos Núñez
Box 64 Folder 10	Inserts
Box 64 Folder 11	CG work Scope and Content Note Schedule List of scenes Cast list Storyboards (originals) Notes Credit lists for titles Note: Originally in folder labeled “C.G.”.
Box 64 Folder 12	Dubbing script Note: Originally in folder labeled “Dagon Mix.”
	Distribution
Box 64 Folder 13	Correspondence
	Publicity
Box 64 Folder 14	Design for flyers
Box 64 Folder 15	Two Spanish-language souvenir programs
Box 96 Folder 4	Spanish poster
	Festivals and other Special Screenings
Box 64 Folder 16	United States Scope and Content Note Chicago, Illinois, Fantastic Film festival, 2002 June New York City, New York, Anthology Film Archives, 2002 May Los Angeles, California, American Cinematheque, 2002 May-June Olympia, Washington, 2002 October Seattle, Washington, Northwest Film Forum, 2002 June
Box 64 Folder 17	International Scope and Content Note Leeds, England, 2002 October Barcelona, Spain, Sitges, 2001 October
	Clippings
Box 65 Folder 1	United States trade press
Box 65 Folder 2	United States lay press
Box 65 Folder 3	Spanish release Scope and Content Note: Distributor's clippings book.
Box 65 Folder 4	Spanish release Scope and Content Note: Loose clippings.
Box 86 Folder 11	Spanish release Scope and Content Note: Loose clippings.
Box 65 Folder 5	Web