A graphic record of moving pictures from the first glimmer in the mind of men to the film as we know it today, and maybe as we will know it tomorrow. A cartoon based on facts, it depicts the cave artist; the invention of the motion picture camera; the silent era to the talkies; the impact of television; and the motion picture industry’s effort to combat it by widening the screen and eventually evolving a circular screen. Credits include: animation by Harold Whitaker, John Smith; story by John Halas, Nicholas Spargo; photography by Bill Taylor, Roy Turk; music by Jack King and commentary by Maurice Denham.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321347
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)