This playful short film set to music, is a tribute to people posing for the camera. A remix of home movies and short works in the ACMI Collection featuring families, fashion models and even a dog, all striking a pose for the camera. On a fashion catwalk, in a parade, on a photoshoot, in a factory or outdoor setting or just the back yard, fashionistas and family folk put their best foot forward from the 1940s to 1970s.
ACMI gratefully acknowledge the following donors and creators in the compilation of this work: Dried Fruits Australia, Karen Wootton, Elenor Peach, Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Jenny & Owen Peake, Tony Agapitos and Ivan Gaal.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003475
Language
No spoken word
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Parades
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion design
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy