Sunbeam (K)

An animated rhyme using beautifull cell animation including airbrush techniques - “What’s at the top of a sunbeam”.

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Credits

director

Paul Vester

production company

Arts Council of Great Britain

Christian Gordon Productions

Speedy Cartoons

Duration

00:04:18:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016657

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children's films - Great Britain

Literature → Nursery rhymes

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1980

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