the Back Story...80's Oz Pop Ephemera

An important part of any film is the back story...i.e., what has gone before the principle action starts. Parts of a back story are occasionally revealed as flashbacks, but more often it remains unseen; used only by the scriptwriter as reference to flesh out the characters, their actions and circumstances.
Because Manila Envelope, though semi-fictional, takes place over a specific period of time, historical accuracy is crucial. More to the point, audiences (of a certain age) tend to identify with things they can remember from their own experience. A younger audience, at the very least deserves to be accurately informed; and, dare I suggest it of my modest opus; in a greater context films can also serve as part of our collective historical record.

A big part of Manila Envelope is the main character's sense of rootlessness; he's a Canadian, who falls in love with another country (Australia)...but I digress...this verbose intro. is all by way of introducing this great piece of 80's Oz Pop ephemera....



I remember this program and remember this vid.; great reference for 80's motion graphics...Sweet and Sour was inspired by an earlier British series called Rock Dreams.


In hindsight, even by current standards, the Eighties were a tumultuous decade of rapidly accelerating change. A week, as they say, is a longtime in politics; by the 80's a week had become a long time in just about every sphere of human endeavour; and a decade is 520 weeks plus a couple of leap days... What hadn't changed much, just yet, was the arthritic snail's pace of making an animated film...