A Smattering of spots

United States, 1950

Film
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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.

Credits

production company

Storyboard

Language

English

Duration

00:10:28:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

28628

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV â†’ Advertising - Awards

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV â†’ Television advertising

Animation

Comedy

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools â†’ Creative ability

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools â†’ Creative thinking

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools â†’ Imagination

Magic, Occult & Supernatural â†’ Imagination

Short films

Short films â†’ Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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