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The Mermaid's Treasure

1975

Cat no. 4062

Animation. An octopus prevents a diver from recovering a chest of lost treasure from the seabed.

Animation. Silhouette. A mermaid has claimed a chest of lost treasure on the seabed. Fish and seahorses perform for the mermaid, who tries on a crown. Their activities are disturbed by a diver, who attempts to recover the treasure. The mermaid enlists the help of an octopus. The octopus grapples with the diver and forces him to retreat back to his boat, leaving the treasure behind. The octopus performs for the mermaid and is joined by the seahorses and fish, who resume their activities while the mermaid observes them. The octopus places the crown on the mermaid’s head and the two swim off together.

Keywords

Animation; Mermaids; Octopus; Skin divers; Treasure; Silhouette

  • Camera : Tony Brindle

  • Animator : Barbra [Barbara] Brindle

  • Other : Eric Bramall [idea]

Manifestations

The Mermaid's Treasure

  • Barcode
    INV357667
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:54
    Modification Date
    08/10/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    738798
  • Barcode
    INV321957
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:54
    Modification Date
    08/10/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    738747
  • Barcode
    INV355064
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:54
    Modification Date
    08/10/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    738720
  • Barcode
    INV377573
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:15
    Modification Date
    10/06/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    737895
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV383940
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:15
    Modification Date
    02/06/2015
    Parts
    Reference
    737810
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV220410
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/51
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    super8 film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:07:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    30/07/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    685624
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag stripe
  • Award:
    • Group 1:
      • Note: Awards (data migration 25/06/2021): Movie Maker Ten Best Film Competition, Ten Best winner, 1975.

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