The opening pitch of the television salesman pretty well establishes the tone of this pithy animation film: a solid-state model guarantees high-quality entertainment. TV Sale is an entertaining, incisive and horrifying satire on some of the material that is disgorged via the “boob tube.” Programs are designed around the product, not the spectator.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011239
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Marketing channels
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Influence
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Commercial products
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Marketing channels
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Power (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)