A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 1983
Original Title:
A Sign is a Fine Investment
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Arts Council of Great Britain
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 46
Documentary on advertising. Investigates the way work has disappeared from advertising images, and traces the phenomenon through archive advertising films from 1897 to 1960. Places advertising in the context of historical events and everyday life, archive material being juxtaposed with contemporary images.
Additional Photography:
Erika Stevenson
Art Direction:
Phoebe De Gaye
Camera Operator:
Clive Tickner
Director:
Judith Williamson
Editor:
Brand Thumim
Trevor Williamson
Executive Producer:
Rodney Wilson
Music:
Steve Shearsby
Sound Editor:
Sarah Vickers
Sound Recordist:
John Anderton
David John
Still Photographer:
Clive Frost
Writer:
Judith Williamson
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