Wartime Savings campaign publicity created by film artist Norman McLaren. Symbolic figures, drawn directly on film stock move and dance against a simple painted background. The music is from a recording of “Pinetop Boogie”, played by Albert Ammons. The technique of Vitacolour was used, a three-colour process now obsolete.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016506
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Economic conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)