Information
- BFI identifier20610
- Date1962 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisCartoon film illustrating the manufacture, properties and uses of wool. (NFA Catalogue) Blending live action and animation, shows the growth, manufacture and properties of wool and touches the role of the research chemist and designer in relation to the development of the product. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- Subject
- CreditsDirector: John Halas
Production Company: Halas & Batchelor
Sponsor: International Wool Secretariat
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Title
The Wonder of Wool (Original)
Category
Non FictionThis work is available to view in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank.
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- Film / Video
- Scripts / DocumentsWonder of Wool - Blend of live action and animation. Halas & Batchelor productioon, sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat. Showing the growth, manufacture and properties of wool. There is also exploration of the role of the research chemist and designer in relation to the development of the product. The film investigates the chemical and biological composition of wool fibre and emphasises its characteristic advantages compared to man-made fibres. Animation is used to sectionalise and analyse the complex chemical components of wool fibre, by stripping down and peeling off its outer layer. Directed by John Halas; script by Roger Manvell; design by Digby Turpin; animation by Brian Borthwick, Reg Lodge and Vic Bevis; music by Tristram Carey. With commentary by Maurice Denham Papers include stills, music cue sheet and information sheet for distribution purposes giving details of rights ownership - HAB-1-65
Photograph - File containing: - nine black & white stills showing microscopic study of wool fibres - one black and white production still showing a sheep about to be sheared no date c. 1961-1962 - HAB-1-65-2
Document: exhibition - Certificate of participation awarded to the film at the Venice Bienale [XXIV Mostra Internazionale D'Arte Cinematografica], 1963 [This item is oversize and stored in the Halas & Batchelor OVSZ Box 1] - HAB-1-65-3
Document: distribution - File containing: - information sheet giving brief synopsis of the film, main credits and running time - informtion sheet giving brief details of original cost of the film and rights ownership no date c.1980s? - HAB-1-65-4
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Work - 20610 - 1962 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Non Fiction
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