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animated film about wooden blocks and dolls. They build a house which catches on fire, then turn it into a firetruck, a boat, a truck, a locomotive,, Animation showing how a child uses his imagination in forming various objects with building blocks. The wood motif is extended to the music, performed on wooden instruments. Adapted from the book by Pat Hutchins.

Credits

Gene Deitch; Zdenka Skripkova; František Belfín (1923–1997); Pat Hutchins (1942–2017). Changes, changes; Weston Woods Studios

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Set to the music of an all-wood orchestra, this simple un narrated story portrays a pair of wooden dolls which magically come to life. Initially the blocks formed a house for the man and lady. They then change into a fire engine to put out a fire in the house and into a truck, train and ship to take the wooden couple on a holiday. Finally they form a house again. Adapted from the book of the same title by Pat Hutchins. Animation by Zdenka Skripkova. Suitable for lower and middle primary levels.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, video
  2. BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits
  3. Wikidata · Q123287450 ↗ — country
  4. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
  5. 16mm Filmography editors — catalog record