All the right stuff

Canada, 1997

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Join Brendan as he spends $200 of his disposable birthday cash on clothes, music and entertainment. He is just one of a large group that is an image marketers dream; young, impressionable, earning money from a low paying service job with money to burn. Whilst working his way in and out of well known brand name shops, he, as well as other teenagers, shop owners and adults, discuss the impact of advertising on them, how it influences their sense of being and consumer purchasing. They also share their thoughts for their future.

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Credits

director

Connie Littlefield

producer

Mike Mahoney

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1997

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

317909

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Social aspects

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media and children

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer behavior

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth as consumers

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Conduct of life

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Conduct of life

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth as consumers

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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