commercials

The 30-Second Storyteller: The Art and Business of Directing Commercials (Aspiring Filmmaker's Library)
$34.99
Hey you want to be a commercial director? Well this book will tell you how one guy made it but it has nothing to do with you. If you want to do anything in life these "dummies" for whatever books will give you an idea but like anything you have to go find out for yourself. This guys story is alright but it was a lil self indulgent.

Classic TV Commercials: Ones We Never Forgot
$9.98
Running time for ST. CLAIR's CLASSIC TV COMMERCIALS (including bonus features) is 6 hours, 15 minutes on three single side-recorded DVDs. There's lots of one-minute and longer ads among the 337 here (in the old days, advertisers weren't limited to 30 second spots). The era spanned is 1950 to '80 and products featured include household items, toys and foods. Also here are gadgets and products that disappeared almost as soon as they were introduced.

For Boomers and Seniors who had their rabbit ears on back in TV's Golden Age, the commercials in this set will surely evoke fond memories, while younger folks will get an interesting peek at a quaint and unrecognizable past.


The perfect companion for this collection is CLASSIC TV COMMERCIALS: WHAT WE LUSTED FOR, also from ST. CLAIR. Or, get all 6 DVDs combined on their TV COMMERCIALS- THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION.


PROGRAM LIST for "Classic TV Commercials: Ones We Never Forgot":

DISC ONE-- 98 CLASSIC TOY COMMERCIALS [95 min]
BONUS: Gallery [6 min]

DISC TWO-- 81 CLASSIC CELEBRITY COMMERCIALS [89 min]
BONUS: Celebrity gallery [5 min]

DISC THREE-- 158 UNFORGETTABLE COMMERCIALS [160 min]
BONUS: Gallery [5 min]


FOR A DETAILED COMMERCIAL LIST, SEE COMMENT #1
(click on link below this review for access)

Sold Separately: Classic Kids Commercials
$9.98
Watching this DVD will bring back many fond memories (providing that you grew up to these commercials)!! Don't believe me, buy the disc and see for yourself !!

TV Commercials: The Ultimate Collection
$24.98
As another reviewer noted, there are a few glaring deficiencies in this set. The set I purchased (not from Amazon) would only play about 50% of the content. Each of the Discs starts out well but after a few minutes you get pixilations, freezes and otherwise unplayable content.

Save your money.