The Kingdom of Humour

Australia, 2003

Film Australian animation

The armies of the Kingdom of Humour - Satire, Toilet, Camp and the Absurd among others - battle it out for the prize of the world’s greatest joke.

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Credits

creator

James Mackenzie

Duration

00:05:06:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2003

Appears in

Group of items

RMIT AIM Collection 2003

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1006418

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Animation → Hand drawn

Comedy

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

SP Betacam; Master

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

Digital Betacam; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

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