posted 04-20-2004 07:31 AM                       

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I am writing on behalf of the Andrew J. Kuehn Foundation. We are in the preproduction for a documentary on the history of film trailers. Our documentary 'Coming Attractions' will, upon completion, be donated to the UCLA Film Archive
along with Mr. Kuehn's personal collection of trailers produced post-1960.

Andrew Kuehn was a significant part of marketing campaigns produced by the National Screen Service (NSS) and one of the founders and creative forces of Kaleidoscope Films, which has produced the trailers for countless campaigns from 1970 to the present. (Quite sadly, Mr. Kuehn died in January of this year during the earliest stages of research for this roject.) 'Coming Attractions' will begin with the glass slides shown in conjunction with Nickelodeons at the turn of the 20th century and end with materials being produced presently.

The AJK Foundation is looking for the following:

1. Information regarding, and/or examples of, the precursors to trailers in the age of the Nickelodeon and early silent cinema.

2. Information regarding any former employees or information regarding surviving trailers produced by NSS or it's competitors such as Filmack. (All NSS assets were acquired by Technicolor in the mid-90's but the acquired material are print materials only, so far as we know.)

We also hope to interview trailer (marketing) executives, producers, editors or graphic artists from NSS, or their equivalents at the major studios. We've been directed to numerous scholars, archivists and private collectors but
welcome the opportunity to know of more. Contributions will be acknowledged in the credits of the final project.

If you have information you'd like to share or can direct us to any source of materials please contact:

Kevin Sullivan
angelcity@aol.com
323-465-6802

or

Fred Greene
flgreene@yahoo.com

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