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An advertisement for the Marx-A-Power Giant Bulldozer toy in which an offscreen narrator describes the power of the product over shots of the toy bulldozing through logs and towing a wagon with three children. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Colorforms "Dinosaur Kit" movable picture graphics book in which an animated boy and his talking dog discuss the product after encountering a dinosaur on a safari. The boy narrates over live-action footage of kids moving around the graphics within the book and sings a jingle. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Marx's Miss Seventeen dolls in which an offscreen male vocalist sings a jingle and a narrator describes the size and accessories of the toy over shots of the dolls posed in various settings. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Sony cassette recorders in which a waiter tucks the product in his pocket to record orders from customers at a noisy table. An offscreen male narrator describes the features of the recorder as the waiter places the product in the kitchen for the chefs to playback the orders. A woman at the table claims that her order is incorrect, prompting the waiter to begin playing her audio on the recorder back to her. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Straw Hat Pizza Palace in California in which an offscreen male narrator urges the viewer to notice the employee uniforms and decor of a Straw Hat restaurant over a close-up time-lapse shot of a pizza baking in an oven. The narrator states that the viewer is only seeing the pizza because Straw Hat is "really in business for only one reason." One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Celotex insulation and roofing in which a man dressed as a roof describes how he withstands various elements like weather, animals, and climbers. An offscreen male narrator states that Celotex specializes in everything "from floors to walls to ceilings to roofs." One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Elmer's Glue-All in which a narrator demonstrates the adhesive strength of the product by applying it to a set of wooden beams and then pulling the beams apart with construction equipment. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Barney's department store in which an offscreen male narrator praises the influence of the British on men's fashion over a montage of historical images of British men in vests, Chesterfield coats, blazers, trench coats, and cardigans. The narrator extols Barney's as the men's store best continuing this tradition over a shot of a contemporary man in a suit. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
A public service announcement from the Anti-Defamation League in which a white man rants to the camera about his hatred for other (unnamed) groups, races, and religions. An offscreen narrator states that anyone who is not bothered by the man's statements is a bigot, while those who are disturbed are true Americans. An ending title card states that "prejudice is something America can do without." One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Levi's clothing in which animated cowboys on horseback ride around a countryside holding long thread lines above their heads while a jingle plays. An offscreen male narrator describes how Levi's maintains a tough "blue jean spirit" through all of its products, and the camera pulls back to reveal the cowboys are riding over a pair of jeans and creating stitch lines with their paths. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for the WSBK-TV station in Boston in which shots of workers preparing a baseball stadium, viewers turning on their TV sets, and TV production teams getting ready in their studios are edited rapidly to music. A pitcher for the Boston Red Sox begins the game as onscreen text displays "Keep Your Sox On." One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
A public service announcement from the East Lost Angeles Health Task Force in which EMTs load a man on a stretcher into an ambulance following a car crash. An offscreen narrator states that "drunk drivers get carried away" and a telephone number appears onscreen. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Kodak's Trimlite Instamatic camera in which Ebenezer Scrooge looks for a gift for Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim on Christmas morning. A store clerk explains to Scrooge the features of the Kodak camera, prompting Scrooge to purchase several of them for his friends and for himself. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement from Exxon in commemoration of the 1976 U.S. bicentennial, in which an offscreen male narrator describes how an Arkansas country boy grew up to be Major League Baseball pitcher Jay "Dizzy" Dean. A scene of a boy pitching a baseball into basket in his backyard accompanies the narration. One of the winners of the 1976 Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Molson Canadian Lager Beer in which a brass band enters the Molson beer factory. The tuba player gets stuck entering the doors and chases the rest of the band through the factory. The tuba player accidentally ends up on a truck which drives away at the end of the commercial, as the slogan, "It's the FRIENDLY lager" is spoken and displayed
An advertisement for Belvedere cigarettes in which a male narrator tells a man that Belvedere is including a coupon in some packs of cigarettes. The man is folding up his coupon into a paper airplane while talking to the narrator telling him he smokes the cigarettes because he likes them. At the end of the commercial the man throws his paper airplane out the window while yelling "...just look at the baby fly!"
Lee Hansen, a young horror writer who is struggling creatively, has recurring dreams of an odd abandoned house. In his dreams, he sees prophetic visions of the deaths of his loved ones. Where does the dream end and reality begin?
An advertisement for Prestone spray de-icer in which a male narrator alerts viewers to be cautious and use spray de-icer to ensure safety. A police officer hold his hand up, then a woman models how to use the spray de-icer on her frozen car.
An advertisement for Firestone tires in which a man in an old car struggles to get his car out of the snow as his wife looks out through a window. A male narrator talks about the difficulty of old tires. Then a modern car is seen driving easily though snow. The narrator talks about the product's new features.
An advertisement for Delco car batteries in which a group of men in a fire station are woken to the sound of an alarm and quickly get on their firetrucks and leave. The camera turns to a man in a suit with a microphone speaks about the importance of reliable Delco automotive batteries.
An advertisement for Delco-Remy electrical car parts in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, asks and animated driver if he's ever thought about his car as an instruments. The car magically turns into a trombone, a saxophone, and a piano before breaking. The narrator talks about the need for a Spring tune up and then discusses the Delco products.
An advertisement for Dupont Telar Anti-freeze in which a male narrator talks about the product while an animation of a car drives around and gets filled up with Telar. A jingle is heard announcing, "never, never, never again drain anti-freeze from your car again!"
An advertisement for General Tires in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the safety risk of poor tires. The camera pans over a junkyard full of cars damaged by crashes. The narrator talks about the safety and durability of General Dual 90 tires as a family drives around on an interstate highway.
An advertisement for J-Wax automotive wax in which a male narrator talks about the beautiful luster of a car when it's waxed. Various cars are waxed and seen protected during rainstorms.
An advertisement for Prestone Anti-Freeze in which a man interviews Ken Purdy, car expert, outside a racetrack. Ken Purdy calmly talk about the chemical make-up of anti-freeze and the need to drain radiators.
An advertisement for General Tire service in which an animated doctor, in the likeness of Albert Einstein, diagnoses the various ailments of all five tires on a car. Then he recommends people go to General Tire for their tire servicing needs.
Discusses how the size, shape, and location of the land mass of the United States accounts for our country's growth to a world power. Features a brief travelogue of the United States.
Shows the relationship of the Constitution to the issue of prior restraint on freedom of expression. Presents the case of Burstyn v. Wilson challenging the constitutionality of New York State's film censorship system and Cantwell v. Connecticut involving questions of freedom of speech and religion. Discusses the questions pertaining to freedom of speech when multiplied via recordings or film, and how the claims of free expression can be weighed against claims for local, state, or federal protection.
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Depicts Michael McClure, an experimental poet who has written in many styles, and Brother Antoninus, a Dominican lay brother who is distinguished as a poet because of his unique combination of poetry reading and dramatic encounters with his audiences. Touches upon McClure's use of hallucinogenic drugs for achieving poetry that speaks directly out of the emotions and his experimental system of developing poetry through the use of words printed on cards which are shuffled to create poems at random. Places the viewer in the audience during one of Brother Antoninus' celebrated readings.
Describes the fundamental relationships existing between music, staging, and words in the successful and meaningful production of an opera. Stresses the importance, on the part of the stage director and the actors, of understanding the language of the music in arriving at staging procedures. Shows correct and incorrect examples of fitting stage movement to the music using selections from Don Giovanni, Faust, and Carmen. (WQED) Kinescope.
Tells the Japanese legend about a cedar tree which stands in front of the temple in Nara, Japan. The tree is said to be the spot where an old and grieving mother found her grow son who had been carried away by a hawk while he was still an infant. Illustrates the story using Japanese brush painting techniques. Shows how to paint a hawk.
Mr. Goldovsky discusses his basic philosophy of the Opera in English and demonstrates his production techniques with excerpts from Rigoletto, and his own personal story of the need for the broader concept and acceptance of opera.
Tells and illustrates the Japanese legend of a beautiful princess and the part she plays in making Mt. Fuji a volcano. Demonstrates the brush painting techniques used to paint Mt. Fuji.
This is the tale of the historical Japanese figure, Lord Nobunaga Oda, an impoverished Samurai. The Samurai’s clever wife finds a way to help her husband obtain a beautiful stallion. Mr. Mikami demonstrates the steps involved in drawing a horse.
Continues the painting shown in THE CROSS. Shows the addition of the rope to the painting, binding "The Man of Sorrows" to the cross. "The process of further developing and finishing the surface of the painting has begun. (KETC) Kinescope.
Dr. Wriston discusses his views on education for positions in management and administration. He outlines the problems of administering a university, and what makes a good administrator. Concludes by providing recommendations for improving education in the United States, and how to solve the problem of quality and quantity in education. Hosted by Dr. Henry M. Wriston, former President of Brown University and Chairman of the American Assembly. His guests are John S. Millis, President of Western Reserve University and Edward Green, Executive Assistant to the President of Westinghouse Airbrake Corporation.
Dr. Parran reviews the changes in Public Health Service during his years as United States Surgeon General. He discusses the breakthrough in the control of venereal disease, how the Roosevelt Administration brought a new concept to public healthand the changing ideas of the American people toward health programs. Concludes by pointing out the effect of World War II on public health service.
Dr. Wriston is interviewed by Edward Green, executive assistant to the President on the Westinghouse Air Brake Corporation, and Dr. Joseph Zasloff, professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Wriston discusses his life-long interest in the State Department. His interest grew while he was a graduate student at Harvard. He traces the State Department from the time of George Washington to the present. He claims the department had little serious responsibility before World War I, that in past years the Foreign Service was a corps of independently wealthy elite, and that now the United States had an extraordinarily well-trained foreign service. However, according to Dr. Wriston, the idea of a Foreign Service Institute to train diplomats as thoroughly as the military academies train military man, is a good one which has been poorly executed.
Dr. Parran discusses the problems involved in setting up a graduate school of public health. After World War II, the AW Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust sought an opportunity to aid public health. The decision was made to form a graduate school of public health at the University of Pittsburgh, containing facilities to train students, a research center, and a free outpatient clinic for welfare cases. Dr. Parran talks of his problems in setting up the school, forming a faculty, settling problems arising from conflicting philosophies, and other facets of establishing the school.
Dr. Wriston discusses diplomacy as practiced in a democracy. He explains the importance of public opinion as an influence in foreign policy and how communications media have aided in public understanding. Presents views on maintaining continuity of foreign policy under changing administrations. Concludes by pointing out the various problems involved in planning foreign policy. Hosted by Dr. Henry M. Wriston, former President of Brown University and Chairman of the American Assembly.
Dr. Parran reviews the growth of international health programs during the past twenty-five years. He discusses the work of the League of Nations, U.S. plans for improving health in South America, relief agencies in Europe following World War II, and public health in the Soviet Union. Presents his views on cooperative assistance programs in underdeveloped countries, technical aid, and training programs.
Former US Surgeon General Dr. Thomas Parran discusses his history as a medical doctor working for the United States department of health. Included are stories on his family background, experiences at medical school, and time as a public health worker where he was involved in stopping outbreaks of smallpox, typhus, and syphilis. Dr. Parran is interviewed by Adolph Schmidt, Roger James Crabtree, and Emory Bacon.
Mr. Ormandy discusses, with his guests, the duties and responsibilities of the music director. Explains the problems of programming, personnel changes in the orchestra, keeping standards, placement of instruments, and the importance of the conductor. he also expresses his views concerning the relationships between the conductor and orchestra, and the duties of the music critic in America today.
Dr. Wriston discusses the development and changes in America's foreign service program. Points out how World War II and pressing national problems brought neglect to the foreign service area.
