Graffiti - Fun or Dumb? (1976)
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Description:
Using kids' own arguments (both pros and cons), film presents overwhelming evidence that vandalism is dumb. Shows that graffiti-type vandalism costs over $20,000,000 a year. The film "Graffiti - Fun or Dumb?" explores the phenomenon of graffiti in urban environments, showcasing various scenes of people spray painting walls, creating vibrant artworks, and the reactions of the public and authorities. It contrasts the playful expression of youth through graffiti with the disapproval and efforts to clean it up, raising questions about the value and impact of graffiti art in society. The film features a mix of interviews, street scenes, and discussions among teenagers and adults about graffiti's significance.
Keywords
graffiti, urban art, youth expression, public reaction, vandalism, cleaning efforts, art vs. crime, societal impact
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Complete Record: Using kids' own arguments (both pros and cons), film presents overwhelming evidence that vandalism is dumb. Shows that graffiti-type vandalism costs over $20,000,000 a year. The film "Graffiti - Fun or Dumb?" explores the phenomenon of graffiti in urban environments, showcasing various scenes of people spray painting walls, creating vibrant artworks, and the reactions of the public and authorities. It contrasts the playful expression of youth through graffiti with the disapproval and efforts to clean it up, raising questions about the value and impact of graffiti art in society. The film features a mix of interviews, street scenes, and discussions among teenagers and adults about graffiti's significance. Keywords graffiti, urban art, youth expression, public reaction, vandalism, cleaning efforts, art vs. crime, societal impact Interested in using this footage? Contact us at footage@avgeeks.com
Transcription
Black and white skyscraper. Man and woman walking on the sidewalk with man's arms around woman. Man places bag on floor as woman looks around. Man shakes can from bag and spray paints white wall with red-colored heart. "JIM + MARY" spraypainted inside heart as woman smiles. People spraypainting walls and running away. "Graffiti. Fun or Dumb?" "A presentation of Vancon Films Limited" View from wall as red spray paint goes on it. Man waves to man and woman passsing by. Man spraypaints yellow paint over heart graffiti and is reprimanded by suited man. Walls full of graffiti. Cave-like structure in a park. Frog spraypainted on wall. Men playing basketball in front of grafffitied building. Woman walking into graffitied building. Window spraypainted over a brick wall. Electric line over a building. Graffitied walls and buildings. Man stares at wall with graffiti as he passes by it. Man spraypainting "FUN" onto a wall and running away. Train passes through a station. Graffiti all over walls of train cars and stations. Train passes by 55 Street train station Walking down staircase. People inside a train station. Graffitied posts on a building entrance. Public bus going down a street. Man painting a wall red over painted grafffiti. Graffiti all over the wall of a statue. Paintings on walls. Man sitting on bench. Man reading a book on a table in a library. Man scrubbing bathroom walls. Statue of boy holding an apple is splashed with red paint. Black paint thrown over a painting of a tree. Swastika sign graffiti. Government building stained with graffiti. Man jumping atop a billboard and applying red spraypaint. Graffiti messages. Man brushes graffiti off wall. Two men walking down a street to meet a man sitted on a bucket. Teenagers spraying wall. Writing on a table with marker. Teenagers painting at a table as they discuss with teacher. Teenagers discussing around a table. Man finishes cleaning graffited wall. Woman discusses matter regarding train cars with two men in an office. White walls filled with graffiti. Colorful graffitis on building walls. Teenagers painting walls. Guard walking around building overlapped with scenes of people drawing. Teacher talks to students with chalkboard blackboard. Two men cleaning bathroom stall. Teenage boy talking to another boy. Woman talking inside a library. Middle-aged woman inside an office. Urban neighborhood. Watercolor painting on canvas. Teenagers talk about paintings. Man painting over wall. Messages over black backdrop. Man placing graffiti on wall. Tattoos on different body parts. Man walking by freshly painted walls. People spraypainting on walls. Cleaning of graffitied walls. "We wish to thank the following for their cooperation and assistance: "The Korman Corporation. The Plaza. School District of Philadelphia." Closing credits. "Produced by Counselo Films, Inc. CFI for Vancon Films Limited." Statue of boy with apple splashed with red paint.
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