Episode of Series “Nature of Work”.
This film examines the inroads of automation on whole areas of satisfaction and reward in work, as exemplified in the story of a craftsman who finds his carefully acquired manual skills displaced by a machine. (Award: Stockholm)
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ACMI Identifier
009887
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee morale
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Job satisfaction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manual labor
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work environment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Workmanship
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artisans
Crafts & Visual Arts → Workmanship
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automation - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industrial relations - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Employees - Effect of technological innovations on
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)