The Boy Who Wanted to Make Pictures
Kodak pocket cameras provide the perfect substitute for a budding portrait artist in this early advert based on the drawings of Harold Bateman.
A cartoon advertisement for Kodak demonstrates that their pocket cameras can be perfect for those who don't feel gifted with other artistic talents. With cartoons by H.M. Bateman, famed for his The Man Who... and The Boy Who... newspaper series, animator David Barker brings movement to characters only previously seen in print.
ADVERTISING/ANIMATION. Cartoon advertisement for Kodak pocket cameras.
Cartoons by H.M. Bateman. Animated by David Barker.
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Pioneers of Screen Advertising
Almost from the dawn of film, advertising was a part of the filmgoing experience. This collection showcases some of screen advertising's earliest steps, as companies learnt to mimic the evolving forms of film comedy, drama, documentary and animation with the careful addition of their product as co-star.
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16 videos in this collection
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Rudge-Whitworth - Britain's Best Bicycle
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Girls Packing Soap
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Changing Hues
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Trojan Car Advert
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Mr.........Goes Motoring
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Cinema Commercial - Candy Cushions
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The Tale of the Amp-lion
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The Boy Who Wanted to Make Pictures
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Looking Ahead
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Does Your Wife Know?
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Ransomes Trolley Buses
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Barbara's Secret
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Transporting Loads - With or without Roads
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Sound Advice
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