The Printing industry

Demonstrates the four methods of printing -letterpress, lithograph, gravure and silkscreen and pre-production stages such as typesetting, and composing of type, proofing and the plate making. Also how to go about getting a job in the industry.

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Credits

director

Neville Dickson

production company

IAV Films

Duration

00:10:23:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314483

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Printing

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Vocational guidance

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1960

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