Astonishing sitcom-style sponsored film encouraging increased consumption of electricity by an ever-increasing number of appliances.
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A high school senior learns how and where to ask a girl for a date, where to take her for a good time, and how to avoid spending too much money or being bored by commercialized amusements.
UntitledLonely housewife in 1950's suburbia needs the freedom of a low priced Ford to avoid being a prisoner in her own home. (The Prelinger Archives are a source of educational material, mainly ordered by theme, giving a vision of the dark side, the underbelly, perhaps naive of the American dream and the America that is often hidden behind the media curtain.)
UntitledProliferation of outdoor advertising billboards through Chicago and the methods of analyzing potential advertising sites. This part explains the strategy behind the placement of outdoor media. (The Prelinger Archives are a source of educational material, mainly ordered by theme, giving a vision of the dark side, the underbelly, perhaps naive of the American dream and the America that is ten hidden behind the media curtain).
UntitledResponse to September 11th, Film Clips commissioned Academy Award winning filmmaker Chuck Workman to create a 3-minute montage from the history of cinema celebrating the spirit of America. Presented as a gift from the entertainment community to America. It played more than 10.000 screens throughout the USA. Episode 1 "The Pilot". 28', American School Counselor Association, USA. 2002. Designed to encourage students to explore issues such as: Making a Difference, Teamwork, Race Relations, Mutual Understanding, Generosity, Tolerance, and Human Rights. Episode 2 "The Spirit of America". 28', American School Counselor Association, USA. 2002. Designed to encourage students to explore the common character traits underlying American Patriotism such as: Solidarity, Integrity, Freedom, Dissent, and Responsibility with a study guide written by The American School Counselor Association.. 28' American School Counselor Association, USA. 2002.
Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)Remarkable, surreal industrial film promoting "Atarax," a tranquilizer, and asserting how "ataraxic medicines" can help us all to achieve the relaxed state we long for. (The Prelinger Archives are a source of educational material, mainly ordered by theme, giving a vision of the dark side, the underbelly, perhaps naive of the American dream and the America that is often hidden behind the media curtain.)
UntitledPromotional newsreel containing a variety of Chevrolet-centric stories.
UntitledPublicity of the Golden Age of Television in the U.S.. From the Diamond Library.
UntitledSuburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow?
UntitledWilliam Burroughs giving thanks for the goods that will be consumed on Thanksgiving day: "Thank you for conspiracies and hypocrisies, thank you for a world where it is forbidden to talk, thank you for the turkey destined to be digested by American stomachs, thank you for a blessed nation".
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