Level | Item |
Ref No | OBS/9/1/1/72 |
Title | A-Z of 90s Culture |
Date | [September] 1995 |
Extent | 1 VHS and 1 mp4 (10.4 MB) & part of 2 VHS, 1 DVD and 2 mp4 (47.6 MB & 82.6 MB) |
Creator Name | The Observer Limited, 1917-1993 |
Chiat/Day, 1968-1995 |
Description | Four copies of a colour advert with sound promoting an '90s culture' supplement free with the following Sunday's Observer:
a. Shows a series of emoticons [keyboard symbols representing faces] on a blue background, relating to the commentary. Ends on a sideways colour shot of a copy of the supplement and the text 'theObserver'.
Commentary: "From Prozac, to goatees, Oakley, to Butthead: The A-Z of 90s culture, free with the Observer this Sunday'.
The advert starts at 0.04 on the mp4 file. Duration: 11 seconds.
b. Duplicate of version (a) on the same VHS and mp4 file. The advert starts at 0.24 on the mp4. Duration: 11 seconds.
c. Duplicate of versions (a) and (b) but with poorer image quality and on a different VHS and mp4 file. The advert starts at 0.27 on the mp4. Duration: 11 seconds.
d. Duplicate of version (c) but with a faster commentary section and a longer end frame. On a different VHS and mp4 file. The advert starts at 0.40 on the mp4. Duration: 18 seconds. |
Access Status | Open |
Access Conditions | Access via GNM Digital Repository. |
Related Material | c. Also included on the VHS, DVD and mp4 file are Observer adverts OBS/9/1/1/71/1a; OBS/9/1/1/71/2a; OBS/9/1/71/6a; OBS/9/1/1/73 and OBS/9/1/1/74a.
d. Also included on the VHS and mp4 file are Observer adverts OBS/9/1/1/71/1b; OBS/9/1/1/71/2b; OBS/9/1/1/71/6d; OBS/9/1/1/74b; OBS/9/1/1/78e; OBS/9/1/1/79b-c; OBS/9/1/1/80c; OBS/9/1/1/81b; OBS/9/1/1/83; OBS/9/1/1/84a; OBS/9/1/1/85b and OBS/9/1/1/86a. |
Format | Electronic record |
Video recording |