A compilation of four excellent short films; two from The National Film Board of Canada and two from Will Vinton who pioneered clay animation. “Hot Stuff” (Canada, 1972, 10 min.): An award winning animated film about fire as the servant of man. “The Ride” (Canada, 1963, 7 min.): A slapstick comedy about a chauffeur for an eccentric tycoon chasing a runaway sled. “Dinosaur” (U.S., 1980, 14 min.): A clay animated interpretation of how earth existed before man. “Rip Van Winkle” (U.S., 1979, 29 min.) An adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic tale of a man who would rather tell stories than work in the fields.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
32791
Language
English
Subject categories
Adaptations
Animals & Wildlife → Dinosaurs
Animation
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Animation → Clay animation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire
Comedy
Comedy → Slapstick comedies
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature - Film and video adaptations
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)