Summary
Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd, 16mm motion picture Television Commercial for the Kodak Brownie Starlet Camera, 1960s.
A 16mm motion film in original packaging. The film features a 60 second advertisement for the Kodak Starlet camera (MM135404). The film was produced by Senior Film Productions for Berry Currie Advertising who were commissioned by Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd in the 1960s. It was originally housed in a Senior Film box on its original transparent orange plastic reel.
This film is part of the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.
Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.
Physical Description
16mm cellulose acetate motion picture film; B&W; Television commercial (TVC); Film was originally stored on a transparent orange plastic reel (to be disposed of) and a square cardboard Senior Film Productions Pty Ltd box.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, Ms. Kate Metcalf - Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 2005
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Acknowledgement
Courtesy of Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd.
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Organisation Depicted
Kodak (Australasia) Pty Ltd, 173 - 199 Elizabeth Street, Coburg, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s
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Agent
Berry Currie Advertising (VIC.) Pty Ltd, 252 Collins Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s
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Producer
Senior Film Productions Pty Ltd, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s
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Inscriptions
Box, top front (inside eye symbol), printed, red and white ink: 'Senior / Film / Productions / PTY. LTD. / 88 ACLAND ST., ST. KILDA / MELBOURNE PHONE 94 2427 Box, centre front, printed, grey ink: 'PRODUCT: CAPTION:' / (grid) 'KEY No.: LENGTH: / AGENCY:' / (in relief) 'RELEASE PRINT' Box, bottom front, handwritten, blue ink: 'KODAK STARLET / BCA 518. 60 SEC. / BERRY CURRIE AUST.' Box, right side, printed, red ink: 'SFP / PRODUCT: / CAPTION: / KEY No. / LENGTH: Box, left side, printed, red ink: 'SFP' Box, back, printed in relief, red ink: 'SFP'
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Photographic products, Promotional materials
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Category
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
98 mm (Width), 24 mm (Depth), 100 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Photography, Manufacturing, Advertising, Motion Picture Films, Cameras, Television Production, Promotional Materials, Marketing, Photographic Flash Attachments
