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  • Notes on the Popular Arts (1978)
  • Short | 20 min | Short
Notes on the Popular Arts (1978)
Short | 20 min | Short
This series of light-hearted episodes by Saul Bass illuminates the fantasy lives of those who daily watch, listen and dream in the worlds of television, movies, popular music and print. By turns lyrical and funny, it shows how the popular ...See moreThis series of light-hearted episodes by Saul Bass illuminates the fantasy lives of those who daily watch, listen and dream in the worlds of television, movies, popular music and print. By turns lyrical and funny, it shows how the popular arts serve as vehicles for self-projection, experience, expansion and fantasy fulfillment. The video utilizes a variety of techniques -- live action, animation and special effects -- to communicate some trenchant ideas on our American involvement with popular culture. Written by Pyramid Media See less
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Directors
Elaine Bass | Saul Bass
Producers
Elaine Bass | Jim Rogers
Editor
Nicholas Clapp
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Updated Oct 31, 1978
Release date
Oct 1978 (United States)
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award.

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