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A box containing 49 sub-files holding contracts for artists and writers hired to produce additional artwork and text for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, The Giant Komic Book. The majority of individuals represented are not SIPL personnel.

Scope and Contents A file containing documentation and photographic material relating to a week-long trip to Barcelona, Spain, in May 1986. This trip included staff from the Spitting Image Workshop, family members of Roger Law and Peter Fluck, and friends, such as photographer John Lawrence Jones. The following items are present: a small bundle of photographs taken during the trip; a photocopy of a confirmation letter for the reservation of 40 seats with Aviaco Airlines; partial lists of those individuals...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles: British sports figures; British media and establishment figures; members of the British royal family and the British religious establishment; and British female political figures.Also present are...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio cover British male political figures.There is also a small amount of drawings of British male political figures that are connected to other Spitting Image Production Limited activities.Most drawings are labelled with their...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into seven bundles, focused on mainly political figures from the following countries: Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. The seventh bundle is labelled as 'World Politics.' A number of...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image, along with the show's international franchises, including Italy's Gomma de Testa, and Greece's Ftystous. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles, focused on political and entertainment figures...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into the following three bundles: UK female entertainment; UK male entertainment; and UK male entertainment - music. Some of these drawings have been produced as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into three bundles, which cover the following: American politics; female American entertainers; and male American entertainers.Some of these drawings were also produced as part of other activities undertaken by...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, mainly as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into three bundles, which cover the following: generic caricature drawings; caricatures of unidentified individuals; and caricatures of individuals from the corporate world. In regards to the last bundle, all the...

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Seven portfolios containing caricature drawings produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, mainly by staff members: Pablo Bach, David Stoten and Tim Watts. These drawings were done as part of the Workshop's activities for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. However, some of these drawings may also have been done as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image Productions Limited.

Scope and Contents From the Series: A range of award certificates and statues from British and international media entertainment trade associations and festivals, awarded to Spitting Image Productions Limited. The majority of items relate to the company's work on Spitting Image. However, other television and straight-to-video productions are represented, along with the short animated film The Big Story, and a number of commercials produced by SIPL for external companies....

Scope and Contents A box containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: a Cadbury's Creme Egg advertisement campaign, which involved work from Spitting Image Productions Limited; news surrounding series 16 and 17 of Spitting...

Scope and Contents A box containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: the final series of Spitting Image, and opinions regarding the demise of the show; the story of a mysterious phone caller to Spitting Image Productions Limited, offering money to buy all the royal family puppets; SIPL personnel,...

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A visifile containing 10 pieces of original artwork for a proposed Spitting Image Productions Limited children's television series, Hoffnung, which would have starred comedian, Harry Enfield, as the German artist and musician, Gerard Hoffnung. Most of the artwork are pen drawings, but there is one piece in pen and wash. These drawings have been done by two Spitting Image Workshop artists, David Stoten and Tim Watts (SI/1266 (A to J).

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A 'City of Melbourne Award for Best Animation' certificate, presented to David Stoten and Tim Watts for the stop-motion animated short film The Big Story. This award was given at the 44th Melbourne International Film Festival, as part of its International Short Film Competition. According to the certificate, this award was given as a consequence of the short film's 'technical accomplishment and its satirical take on Hollywood.'

Scope and Contents A portfolio of miscellaneous artwork, both originals and copies, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, including the work of Pablo Bach, Scott Brooker, and Tim Watts. There is a range of material, which includes, but is not limited to: various pencil caricature drawings; artwork and proofs for a promotional business card that advertises Spitting Image Productions Limited's relocation to their new address, Plumber's Row, London; working drawings for a Benedict Spinola gargoyle that was...

Scope and Contents A file containing five examples of a promotional postcard for the Screwball Films' short animation film, The Big Story (SI/595). All postcards have the same design on the front, which feature the title of the production, along with credits, and an image of a Kirk Douglas claymation model. On the rear of two of the postcards, there is text informing the recipient that the short film has been nominated for an Academy Award, and has been selected to support Quentin...

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Four promotional posters for the Screwball Films' short animation film, The Big Story (SI/595). Two of the posters are a medium/large size, while the other two posters are a small/medium size. All have the same artwork design, which features the title of the production, along with credits, and an image of a Kirk Douglas claymation model.

Scope and Contents A box containing 22 sub-files that hold bundles of photographs, transparencies, contact prints and negatives; which focus either on Spitting Image personnel or on Spitting Image Productions Limited premises, such as the workshops at Limehouse Docks (early 1980s to c 1989), Plumbers Row (c 1989 to early 1994), and Cairo Studios (1994 to late 1990s/early 2000s). The personnel represented in this file include, but are not limited to: Roger Law, Peter Fluck, John...

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A 5.25" floppy disk that contains BPT., PJT., and TXT. files relating to the Spitting Image Productions Limited's/Screwball Productions Limited's short animated film, The Big Story, created by David Stoten and Tim Watts. This short animated film was released in October 1994.

At this time, the contents of these text files are unknown.

Scope and Contents A visifile containing original artwork and reference material relating to the Spitting Image Productions Limited/Screwball Films Limited stop-motion animation film, The Big Story, released in 1994. This short-film was created by the Spitting Image Workshop artists, David Stoten and Tim Watts. The file is comprised of the following: pencil drawings of the Kirk Douglas character used in the animation, depicting different movements and angles of him; reference...

Scope and Contents Promotional posters and cards for the claymation short-film, The Big Story, which was produced by the Spitting Image Productions Limited subsidiary, Screwball Films Limited, and was directed by two staff members from the Spitting Image Workshop, Tim Watts and David Stoten. The short-film was an homage to Kirk Douglas films, and features three claymation models of the actor at different stages of his career in a newsroom setting, all voiced by Frank Gorshin [the...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing 20 pieces of original artwork produced by members of the Spitting Image Workshop for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, The Giant Komic Book, published in 1988. There is also an ink drawing that was done by Steve Bell, titled: Mrs. Thatcher's Heaven. The items present have been produced using a number of methods, including: pen and wash, and watercolour paint.The majority of the items are...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing 15 pieces of original artwork produced by members of the Spitting Image Workshop for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, The Giant Komic Book, published in 1988. The items present have been produced using a number of methods, including: ink drawing, pen and wash, and watercolour paint.All the items are mounted and many have price tags upon them. This mounting and the price tags are a product of some of these works...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing 15 pieces of original artwork produced by members of the Spitting Image Workshop for the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, The Giant Komic Book, published in 1988. There is also artwork by non-SIW individuals contracted for this publication, including: Steve Dillon, Lee Sullivan, and Oscar Zárate. The items present have been produced in one of two methods: ink drawing or pen and wash.All the items are mounted and many...