This is a recorded message [Widescreen]

Canada, 1973

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Made up of hundreds of cut-out colour ads projected in fragmented, rapid succession, this animated film without words takes a critical look at the conditioning process that underlies consumerism in our world of materialism. Seductive advertising is seen as the main motivating force in shaping the desires, the needs and, to a large degree, the lives of modern men and women.

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Credits

producer

Pierre Moretti

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Jean Bedard

Duration

00:10:10:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010823

Language

English

Subject categories

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

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumer behavior

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer behavior

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Materialism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Canada

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conditioned response

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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