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I love the way in the film the robots mouth is animated by obviously swithcing heads with different sized mouths.

Quote: ian_w @ July 22 2008, 11:52 PM BST

Very f**king funny! Perry I really am a fan - this is on a par with the As Boys Grow video, which was also brilliant.

You said before there was interest in these voiceovers - is this still something which might be going ahead?

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Ah I dunno - who knows? I just keep making them cause they make me laugh. A certain prodco's been trying to find a place for them for ages though. I'm involved in a couple of new sketch show projects at the moment and they may fit into them. As I say, who knows?

I think what's worrying people is clearance. Nobody seems to believe me when I tell them these old movies are royalty-free.

If you're talking about people within the industry, shouldn't it be at least one of their jobs to know about stuff like this?
If you manage to fit them in I think you're on to a winner with these. Good luck in trying anyway - would be a shame not to get them out there somehow.

Quote: ian_w @ July 23 2008, 12:46 AM BST

If you're talking about people within the industry, shouldn't it be at least one of their jobs to know about stuff like this?
If you manage to fit them in I think you're on to a winner with these. Good luck in trying anyway - would be a shame not to get them out there somehow.

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Thanks, means a lot.

Quote: Perry Nium @ July 22 2008, 11:55 AM BST

From a secret repository that only I know about.

Nah it's part of the Prelinger Archives, a massive library of old public info films.

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Blimey, free rights to use & modify too. Amazing.

http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger

Contrast with exhorbitant prices from Pathe News without options to modify. http://www.britishpathe.com/prices.html

£500 per year if you want to show it on a website...

Do you know if everything on that website royalty free? Or each piece has a separate license? I can't seem to find where it says that. Because, I found this on there:

http://www.archive.org/details/superman_the_mechanical_monsters

And I really hope I can use it commercially as I'm filming a Superman sketch and the theme would add some nice authenticity. But I don't understand how it can be royalty free with DC characters in?

The boys growing up sketch was also top btw.

EDIT: Sorry, think I was in the wrong section

EDIT 2: This one is listed as public domain!? I'm confused. http://www.archive.org/details/superman_1941

good stuff. especially the rubbish moving mouth at the end.