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.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- W.F. Banes, John Thiele
- Studio
- Jam Handy Organization (JHO)
- Released
- 1958-01-01
- Running time
- 10 minutes
Cast & crew
- W.F. Banes, John Thiele Director
- Hunter Phillips
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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