TARSIA HOUSE
Director's Screening Room · 105-Second Narrative Short Film · For Museums, Historical Societies, Universities, Libraries, and Religious and Cultural Institutions

Every object deserves a next home.

When an object leaves your collection, what matters most is that it goes somewhere it will be valued, while funding the care of the treasures you keep. Upload your items, offer peers first look, and put proceeds back into your mission.

Tarsia House · Every Object Deserves a Next Home (Full Eight-Scene Narrative Cut)
35mm Archival and Gallery Short Film · 16:9 Widescreen · 1080p HD · 01:45 (105 Seconds) · Confident Female Voiceover, 35mm B-Roll Continuity, and Logo VIII Closing Slate
Director's Shooting Script and Behavioral Architecture

Eight Scenes, 105 Seconds: From Museum Vault to Next Home

Crafted with Caldini's storytelling principles, each scene below can be screened individually or watched seamlessly in the 105-second master film above.

Scene 01 · 0:00 to 0:14 (14 Seconds)

The Hidden Vault

Persuasion Principle: Contrast and Shared Values

Quiet, dimly lit basement storage vault at The Newark Museum of Art. Rows of steel shelving hold thousands of historical objects. A curator gently lifts a c. 1910 Fulper Pottery Glazed Stoneware Bowl (1954.012.001) and glances toward a c. 1680 Chased Silver Gilt Tankard (1969.088.014).

"In the quiet vaults of museums, historical societies, universities, libraries, and religious institutions, thousands of remarkable objects wait in the dark. Not because they lack beauty, but because a collection can hold three of the same bowl while lacking the funds to care for the treasures on display."
On-Screen Text: The Newark Museum of Art · Founded 1909
Scene 02 · 0:16 to 0:26 (12 Seconds)

The Steward’s Dilemma

Persuasion Principle: Empathy and Friction Removal

Close-up on the curator and registrar at a wooden worktable looking at old yellowed paper index cards alongside a spreadsheet and phone photos. Soft morning light enters the archival study room.

"When an object leaves your collection, what matters most is that it goes somewhere it will be valued, while funding the care of the treasures you keep."
On-Screen Text: Every object deserves a next home.
Scene 03 · 0:26 to 0:40 (14 Seconds)

Simple Catalog Import, Software Optional

Persuasion Principle: Authority and Safety

The registrar opens Tarsia House (2. Catalog Import), drops in a simple spreadsheet, and snaps a phone photo of a paper ledger card. The multi-object Batch Import Table populates cleanly with checkboxes, marking the Fulper Bowl (1954.012.001) and Silver Tankard (1969.088.014) as Cleared while safely holding back restricted items.

"With Tarsia House, you bring in your items however you keep them: a PastPerfect export, a simple spreadsheet, or phone photos of paper index cards. Donor files are screened automatically, and your team chooses which cleared items move forward."
On-Screen Text: 2. Catalog Import · Upload Anything, Software Optional
Scene 04 · 0:40 to 0:52 (12 Seconds)

Two-Step Sign-Off and Locked Proceeds

Persuasion Principle: Commitment and Consistency

Screen 3 (3. Approval Record). The registrar signs as Preparer, and the Museum Director selects the peer window duration from their Collections Management Policy and co-signs as Approver under Board Resolution #2026-10-A, locking proceeds to The Newark Museum of Art Direct Collection Care Fund.

"One staff member prepares the packet and an authorized officer signs off, locking every dollar of net proceeds directly into caring for the collection."
On-Screen Text: 3. Approval Record · Board Resolution #2026-10-A · Direct Collection Care
Scene 05 · 0:52 to 1:06 (14 Seconds)

First Look for Fellow Institutions

Persuasion Principle: Unity and Reciprocity

Transition to Screen 4 (4. Institutions First Gallery). At a fellow museum, a curator searches colonial metalwork and sees an AI collection-scope match for the c. 1680 Chased Silver Gilt Tankard (1969.088.014), requesting a peer transfer ($1,200 Peer Transfer · 0% Fee on Institutional Gift or Swap).

"Before anything opens to the public, fellow museums, universities, and historical societies receive first look in the Institutions First Gallery. Here, the 1680 silver tankard is matched to a peer museum's colonial metalwork study collection and transferred directly between institutions."
On-Screen Text: 4. Institutions First Gallery · c. 1680 Chased Silver Gilt Tankard · Peer Transfer
Scene 06 · 1:06 to 1:20 (14 Seconds)

Welcomed by a Collector Who Cares

Persuasion Principle: Liking and Social Proof

Warm afternoon light in a collector's study. On Screen 5 (5. Collector’s Gallery), a collector passionate about American ceramics sees the c. 1910 Fulper Pottery Glazed Stoneware Bowl (1954.012.001) matched to her profile ($220 · Proceeds to Direct Collection Care) and clicks through to Screen 6 (6. The Object and Its Story).

"Once the peer window closes, unclaimed works enter the Collector’s Gallery. A collector who loves early New Jersey ceramics discovers the 1910 Fulper stoneware bowl, matched to her profile and past collection interests."
On-Screen Text: 5. Collector’s Gallery · c. 1910 Fulper Pottery Glazed Stoneware Bowl
Scene 07 · 1:20 to 1:33 (13 Seconds)

The Object and Its Story Lives On

Persuasion Principle: Tangible Authority and Legacy

The collector unboxes the Fulper Pottery Glazed Stoneware Bowl and places it on a sunlit shelf beside its printed, gold-embossed Official Certificate of Provenance (Cert. ID · TR-2026-NMOA-012 · Former Acc. 1954.012.001) bearing The Newark Museum of Art mark and the Tarsia House Opus Sectile interlocking stone seal.

"Every piece arrives with its signed Certificate of Provenance, carrying the museum's history, its former accession number, and its unbroken chain of custody into its next home."
On-Screen Text: 6. The Object and Its Story · Certificate ID TR-2026-NMOA-012
Scene 08 · 1:33 to 1:45 (12 Seconds)

Mission Fulfilled Back at the Museum

Persuasion Principle: Completion Loop

Back at The Newark Museum of Art, a conservator in a bright conservation studio carefully cleans and re-houses a fragile historic textile using funds from the Direct Collection Care Fund, while Screen 1 (1. Museum Home) shows storage space reclaimed and proceeds returned to the collection. Fade to the Tarsia House Opus Sectile Provenance Chain logo on Gallery Alabaster (#FAF8F5).

"And back at the museum, the space and the proceeds go right back to conserving the treasures that stay. Tarsia House. Upload your items, offer peers first look, and put proceeds back into your mission."
On-Screen Text: TARSIA HOUSE · Every object deserves a next home.
NMOA 1909 The Newark Museum of Art · Founded 1909 · 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ
Cast of Objects in the Film

Two Distinct Galleries, Six Distinct Museum Objects

In keeping with our project specification, objects in the Institutions First Gallery are completely distinct from objects in the Collector's Gallery. Switch between the two galleries below to inspect the exact objects featured in our film.

Scene 07 and 08 Closing Seal · Logo VIII

The Opus Sectile Provenance Chain

Our closing scenes rest on the interlocking stone lozenges of Logo VIII in Obsidian Ink (#141413) and Subtle Champagne Stone (#857153). Each Official Certificate of Provenance links the originating museum, its signed board resolution, the completed peer-institution window, and the next steward in one permanent record.

Featured Certificates in Film · TR-2026-NMOA-088 (Acc. 1969.088.014) and TR-2026-NMOA-012 (Acc. 1954.012.001)
OFFICIAL SEAL
PALETTE I · LOGO VIII