Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom)
Dates
- Existence: 1981-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 593 Collections and/or Records:
Dog Chew Toys, 1985 - 1987
Dog Chew Toys, c 1986-c 1987
A file holding sheets of black and white contacts prints, and strips of 63mm colour transparencies, which hold publicity images for Spitting Image Productions Limited's 'Pet Hates' dog chew toys (SI/463-469). There are images of dog chews in the likeness of the following politicians: Mikhail Gorbachev, Neil Kinnock, David Owen with David Steel, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher.
Down and Out in the White House, 1985 - 1986
Dragon, 1992
A box containing promotional material relating to the 1992 Royal National Theatre production of Evgeny Schwartz's play, Dragon (SI/919). Spitting Image Productions Limited were involved in the making and supervision of the puppets used in the play, and also provided other artistic support to the production, including photographic material used on promotional items. The following are present: a printed theatre programme; a bundle of six posters; and a t-shirt.
Dragon (A Fairy Tale with Claws), 1992
Drool Newsletter Issue, June 1985
Dust Jacket Artwork, 1992
A rectangle piece of line board [thin piece of cardboard] that has a paste-up of the dust jacket cover for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The paste-up is covered in overlays, which are annotated in red ink with instructions for the printer, concerning colouring and other requirements for the finished version of the jacket.
EMI Music Publishing, 1992 - 1998
A file containing correspondence and agreements between Spitting Image Productions Limited and EMI Music Publishing, regarding the exploitation of Spitting Image and other SIPL-related music. Also present are copies of music cue sheets for the Spitting Image Pantomime and from series 15 of the show, and copies of composer and lyricist agreements.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, 1991
A file containing an errors and omissions insurance policy, issued to Spitting Image Production Limited, by the insurance company, Bayly, Martin & Fay International Limited. The policy covers the production of the television puppet series, Winjin' Pom. The policy document is accompanied by a letter.
Etienne Aillaud/Atelier Bombyx Letters, c 1987-1991
Letters and accompanying material from French sculptor, Etienne Aillaud, based at the artisan company, Atelier Bombyx.
Examples of Spitting Image Franchises, c late 1980s-2011
Exhibition Banner, 2005
A canvas banner used to promote the Still Spitting at Sixty exhibition, which accompanied the release of Roger Law's autobiography of the same name. The banner features an image of the Margaret Thatcher 'Carving Up Britain' illustration, originally produced for an abandoned Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, relating to Thatcher's 10-year anniversary as British prime minister. The photograph for that image was taken by Andy de Emmony (SI/462 (a)).
Exhibitions, Non-Profit and Public Events, 1973, 1985 - 1997
Material relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited's and/or Roger Law's involvement in exhibitions, non-profit events, public lectures and other activities hosted by external organisations. The majority of organisations represented in this section are arts-based institutions.
External Organisations' Promotional Material and Public Events Papers, 1973, 1983 - 1999
External Promotional Material, 1983 - 1999
Promotional material produced by external bodies, which relate to or include references to the work of Spitting Image Productions Limited and its subsidiary, Screwball Films Limited. Sources of material include: Central Independent Television and other former ITV affiliates; the Royal National Theatre; Philips Electronics; the British Film Institute; and the British television broadcaster, Channel 4.
External Publications, Posters and Advertisements, 1979, 1983 - 1998
Eye Movement Apparatus, c 1984-c 1996
A box containing a complete example of the apparatus used to work the eyes and eyelids on puppets featured in the British satirical television series, Spitting Image.
Eyes and Eye-Moving Equipment, c 1984-c 1996
A selection of glass eyes, and a complete example of the apparatus used to work eyes and eyelids found on puppets, which featured in the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. This apparatus would have also been used on puppets produced by the Spitting Image Workshop for other programmes.
Fibreglass Head Moulds, c 1984-c 1996
A selection of fibreglass moulds used for the creation of puppet heads, featured in the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The descriptions include a mould's 'F' number, which were assigned to fibreglass moulds, either after their creation or during an inventory of the archive in the late 1990s.
File Bundle, 1985
A file containing material relating to the publication, The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book, published by Faber & Faber. The file holds the following: a paperback copy of the book; page proofs; an invitation card for a release event for the publication, held at The Camden Palace on 4 October 1985; and an instructions sheet for the erection of a promotional book stand [see entry MS Add.10275/3/3/8/1/2].
File Bundle, 1985 - 1986
A file holding material relating to the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present: a paperback copy of the book; and a sub-file containing correspondence and draft copies of agreements between Spitting Image Productions Limited, the author, Lewis Chester; and the publisher, Faber & Faber.
File Bundle, 1987
A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.
File Bundle, 1988
File Bundle, 1992
A file containing various material relating to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The followings items are present: a hardback copy of the book; a promotional t-shirt; and two examples of an invitation card to celebrate the release of the publication, held by Edward Booth-Clibborn on 10 November 1992 at the luxury store, Liberty, on Regent Street, London.