I thought I’d wander through some old propaganda films with all of you. Public Relations is based on propaganda, and propaganda is not a four letter word. We can look at these films and use the techniques in them to promote worthy causes. We should not shy away from studying these very effective films.
Educational film to teach viewers about the dynamics of propaganda, made in the in the late 1940′s or early 1950′s.
A teacher dissects the processes in which propaganda works to an eager student. In it are moments of classic hokum, but curiously it all rings true today.
This film tries to dispell fear of nuclear radiation by such tactics as portraying the human body as a factory run by pixies, telling you you can always get a toupee if your hair falls out, and informing you that you’ll be dead before getting a high enough dose of radiation to make you sterile. The naration is alternately patronizing and clueless, making this a highly amusing example of 50s cold war propaganda.
1960s LSD Propaganda Film
American Propaganda Films Capitalism 1948
What do you think of these old films?
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