| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/9/1/1/42 |
| Title | Shine CD |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Extent | 1 VHS, part of 1 VHS, part of 1 betacam, 1 mp4 (27.7 MB), part of 1 mp4 (162.4 MB) and part of 1 QuickTime movie file (354.8 MB) |
| Creator Name | Guardian Newspapers Limited |
| Leagas Delaney |
| Description | Six versions of a colour advert with sound for the Guardian's free give-away of a CD of exclusive extracts from the soundtrack of the film Shine in January 1997.
a) The advert shows a man next to a piano about to play a piece from the film, but then he plays the CD instead. The advert ends with a shot of the Guardian, the Guide and the Shine CD. The advert is preceded by a title screen providing the date 8 January 1997 and other details.
Commentary: "Last Friday saw the cinema release of Shine, the award-winning story of a man driven by his desire to play the most difficult piano concerto ever composed. This young man is about to play that very same piece of music. Exclusive extracts from the Shine soundtrack on CD free with tomorrow's Guardian."
Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 00.15 on the mp4 file.
b). Similar to a). but the advert ends with a shot of the Guardian, the Guide, the Shine CD and other supplements. The commentary is also slightly different.The advert is preceded by a title screen providing the date 8 January 1997 and other details. Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 00.58 on the mp4 file.
c). Shorter edit containing footage from the film Shine. The advert ends with a shot of the Guardian, the Guide and the Shine CD. The advert is preceded by a title screen providing the date 8 January 1997 and other details.
Commentary: "Exclusive extracts from the Shine soundtrack on CD free with tomorrow's Guardian."
Duration: 10 seconds. The advert starts at 01.40 on the mp4 file.
d). Similar to c). but the advert ends with a shot of the Guardian, the Guide, the Shine CD and other supplements. The commentary is also slightly different. The advert is preceded by a title screen providing the date 8 January 1997 and other details. Duration: 10 seconds. The advert starts at 02.03 on the mp4 file.
e). Similar to a) but the advert ends with a shot of the Guardian, the Guide, the Shine CD and other supplements. Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 00.26 on the mp4 file.
f). Duplicate of e). Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 11.45 on the mp4 file. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Access via GNM Digital Repository. |
| Related Material | e). Betacam and QuickTime movie file also include the following the Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/38a and GUA/9/1/1/41c.
f). VHS and mp4 file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/14d, GUA/9/1/1/13c, GUA/9/1/1/15d, GUA/9/1/1/17/1d, GUA/9/1/1/16/3f, GUA/9/1/1/18/2f, GUA/9/1/1/19c, GUA/9/1/1/20c, GUA/9/1/1/21/1e, GUA/9/1/1/21/2e, GUA/9/1/1/26e, GUA/9/1/1/27b, GUA/9/1/1/28b, GUA/9/1/1/30b, GUA/9/1/1/31c, GUA/9/1/1/32f, GUA/9/1/1/34/1f, GUA/9/1/1/35c, GUA/9/1/1/36c, GUA/9/1/1/37d, GUA/9/1/1/38b, GUA/9/1/1/39c, GUA/9/1/1/40, GUA/9/1/1/41d and GUA/9/1/1/43c. |
| Format | Electronic record |
| Video recording |
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