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American Look (1958)

1958 · Ephemeral film · 10 min · dir. W.F. Banes, John Thiele

  • Documentary
  • Short

Synopsis

A tribute to the American designer presented by Chevrolet. The fist half of this film is a collage of 1950's American design from appliances to architecture, the second half follows the design process of a new Chevrolet automobile from the early sketches to a full sized model and finally the finish product.

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Details

Director
W.F. Banes, John Thiele
Studio
Jam Handy Organization (JHO)
Released
1958-01-01
Running time
10 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · The Designers' Art · donwert · 2010-03-07

From an ultra-modern campus of buildings in suburban Detroit, GM designers work together, blending the art of many disciplines to create a new car. From general concept to artist renderings to clay models to the finished prototype, the hands of many skilled and creative people work to bring forth....the butt-ugly 1959 Chevy....oh well....

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