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- c2000 (Creation)
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Part of 1 VHS and part of 1 mp4 (99.3 MB)
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Colour advert with sound for the Guardian. The advert features two acquaintances bumping into each other on the street followed by the tagline 'Two cannibals'. The men engage in small talk while appearing to eye up one another as a potential meal. One man eventually tries to eat the other man's arm.
The advert ends with an explosion sound effect followed by upbeat music and the tagline: 'The latest trends in food. In the Weekend Guardian.'
The following strapline is presented in a label-like graphic: 'The Guardian. Fresh Angle. Sell by: 7/12/2000.'
Duration: 55 seconds. The advert starts at 05.11 on the mp4 file.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
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Access via GNM Digital Repository.
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VHS and mp4 file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/64/1, GUA/9/1/1/64/2, GUA/9/1/1/64/3, GUA/9/1/1/64/4, GUA/9/1/1/64/5, GUA/9/1/1/64/6, GUA/9/1/1/64/8 and GUA/9/1/1/64/9.