Triumph of Technology

Content

This film is made entirely in live action. It tells about the amazing opportunities offered by Philips at the exhibition "60 years of Philips - Triumph of technology".

Trivia

The slogan "Triumph of Technoly"/ "Triomf der Techniek" concluded the Dutch version of the 10-minute cinema commercial "Kermesse Fantastique". In 1951, Philips in Eindhoven celebrated their 60th anniversary. For this occasion, they packed out with a large-scale exhibition entitled "Triomf der Techniek". The puppet film "Kermesse Fantastique" was seamlessly promoted to this. These films reference each other..

Innovation

The Philips group innovated in electronics with progressive developments. Joop Geesink did this in his own way within the field of animated films. Both directors of these archetypal Dutch companies contributed to economic development in the Netherlands at that time. And both directors were well-known Dutchmen at the time.

Whether this film was made by Joop Geesink's live-action studio STARFILM cannot be confirmed. The chance is real because there was a very intensive collaboration between Philips and Geesink during this period. Many times Joop Geesink was vain enough to mention his name in the titles on such productions. That did not happen here. It is possible that a regional filmmaker around Eindhoven, where Philips was based, did the realisation.

Credits

• Title:  Triumph of Technology (Triomf der Techniek)
• Year of production:  1951
• Duration: 2 minutes
• Produced by: Unknown
• Client: Philips
• Composer: Unknown
• Performed by: Unknown
• Art Director: Unknown
• Animation: n.a.
• Camera:  Unknown
• Puppets: n.a.
• Puppets clothing: n.a.
• Props:  n.a.
• Set paintings:  n.a.
• Format: 35 mm, Black and White