The Illustrators

Episode of Series “The Storymakers”.
We all know that illustrators make pictures. But are they also story makers? Indeed they are! This program shows how illustrators add to the written word, how pictures tell a story. It is also about the process of making picture books. Features Julie Vivas, Roland Harvey and Jeannie Baker.

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Credits

director

Martin Daley

producer

Janet Bell

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Appears in

Group of items

The Storymakers

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324091

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Illustration of books

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Literature → Children's literature

Literature → Harvey, Roland

Literature → Vivas, Julie, 1947-

People → Harvey, Roland

People → Vivas, Julie, 1947-

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988