Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom)
Dates
- Existence: 1981-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 520 Collections and/or Records:
Original Artwork Bundle, 1992
Two files containing photocopies of photographs, press-cuttings and other items used as artwork for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. There is other material that represent items used as artwork inside the book. The files have been split into the following: one for the contents of pages 50 to 99, and the other for the contents of pages 100 to 224.
Overseas Business/Networking Trips, 1993 - 1999
Page Paste-Ups, 1992
Page paste-ups for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which are stored within three files. The first file contains pages 1 to 75, the second holds pages 76 to 149, and the final file holds pages 150 to 224.
Page Proofs, 1993
A bundle of colour page proofs for the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs.
Paste-Ups, 1993
Photographic Documentation, c 1985-c mid 1990s
Photographic material documenting the modelling of puppets within the Spitting Image Workshop environment, and images produced for puppet identification purposes.
Photographic Material, 1960 - 1968, c 1980-c early 2000s
Photographs, 1987
Picture Reference Copy, 1992
A file containing an unbound version of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which contains annotated reference numbers next to the images found in the book, in red ink. There is also a small piece of paper that has a list of these reference numbers, which are missing from this copy.
Pilot Episode Documentation, 1992 - 1995
A box containing six sub-files with contracts and agreements, correspondence, insurance papers, and other documentation relating to the pilot episode of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/Channel 4 production, Crapston Villas. The pilot would go on to be the first episode of the first series of the show.
Pilots, 1983 - 1985
Pilots and Series 1 to 18, 1983 - 1996
Plaster Cast Models, c 1991
A file containing black and white photographs, and transparencies, which feature images of three plaster cast model busts made by Pablo Bach. These busts are in the likeness of opera singer, Luciano Pavarotti; artist, Eduardo Paolozzi; and boxer, Muhammad Ali (SI/1244 and 1245). The photographer of these images are unknown; possibly either Andy de Emmony, Andy Lee or Steve Bendelack.
Plaster Head Moulds, c 1984-c 1996
A selection of plaster moulds used for the creation of puppet heads, featured in the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The descriptions include a mould's 'P' number, which were assigned to plaster moulds, either after its creation or during an inventory of the archive in the late 1990s.
Post-Synchronisation and Post-Production Scripts, 1991
A box containing post-synchronisation and post-production scripts for the six produced episodes of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment puppet television show, Winjin' Pom. All episodes, except episode six, have both versions of the script; episode six only has a post-production script.
Poster, 1987
A large promotional poster for the publication, Spitting Images (SI/198). The poster features a photographic image of a Margaret Thatcher puppet illustration, which depicts her as smoking; image taken by John Lawrence Jones. This illustration also features on the cover of the British version of the publication, and in the interior of the American version.
Poster, 1990
Poster, 1992
A promotional poster for the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The poster features an image of Roger Law standing behind an ornate picture frame (SI/391), which contains an image of a Margaret Thatcher puppet carving up Britain; an image originally intended for the abandoned SIPL publication, Thatcha! Ten Years of the Dragon [see entry MS Add.10275/3/3/8/6].
Poster, 1993
A large promotional poster for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Thatcha! The Real Maggie Memoirs. The poster features a censored version of the 'Maggalyn' puppet illustration, which is a spoof of Margaret Thatcher as Marilyn Monroe in a white dress. The photographic image was taken by Steve Bendelack (SI/263(a)).
Premios Ondas Certificate, 1984
A framed Premios Ondas certificate, presented by Radio Barcelona to Spitting Image and Central Independent Television. The certificate does not state the purpose of the award.
Press-Cuttings and Coverage Books, 1983 - 1998
Press Officer Folder, 1990 - 1991
Press Pack Documents on Company and Personnel, c 1991-c 1997
A file of documents containing biographical information and other details about Spitting Image Productions Limited; the company's subsidiaries and Cairo Studios premises; and Roger Law and other SIPL personnel. Some of these documents are final versions and others are drafts. Such documents would have been used in press packs sent to media outlets, and used as part of other promotional efforts.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Mould, c 1984-c 1996
A fibreglass mould for the Spitting Image puppet head of the Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (F562).
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Mould, c 1984-c 1996
A plaster mould for the Spitting Image puppet head of the Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth II, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (P290).