A Smattering of spots

Why some people enjoy television commercials. Imaginative use of the art of animated drawings and musical scoring make these fourteen “spots” immensely amusing. Includes five award winners. Written, designed and scored by A. Babbit, De. Elliott, T. Farlow, S. Freburg, A. Gillespie, R. Guidi, B. Hawinks, J. Hubley, W. Littlejohn, D. Ellington.

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production company

Storyboard

Duration

00:10:28:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009923

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising - Awards

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising

Animation

Comedy

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative thinking

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Imagination

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1950

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