Selling of the female image

A study of the image of women as projected by commercial advertising and daytime television.

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Collection

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Credits

producer

Carole Kostanich

production company

AFTRS

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315520

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising

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

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Soap operas

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women in television

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Drama

Drama → Soap operas

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising

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

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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Australia, 1977