A selection of publicity clips mounted together in one film to show techniques of NFB animators. As in ‘Hors d’oeuvre’, these films were produced originally for Government Agencies, to carry a message to the public about fire, water, traffic safety and mailing early for Christmas. Punctuated with adroit sound effects, each clip drives home its message humorously and succinctly.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008594
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Publicity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)