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3 | ''Precious Images'' is a 1986 short film by Chuck Workman that was commissioned by the Directors Guild Of America to honor their 50th anniversary. It features clips from 470 films ranging from 1903 (''Film/{{The Great Train Robbery|1903}}'') to 1985 (''Film/RockyIV''). The clips are all ''very'' short, averaging around a half-second each, resulting in a dizzying collage that attempts to sum up all of movie history in exactly eight minutes. The montage took around three months to complete. |
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5 | Upon its release, the short gained a tremendous amount of popularity and was screened all around the country. The following year, it won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Live-Action Short Film, and in 2009 it was selected for preservation in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry. In both cases, it is the only film montage to receive such an honor. |
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7 | It was re-released in 1996 with additional clips from ''Film/DoTheRightThing'', ''Film/ForrestGump'', and so on. It is said to be the most watched short of all time. |
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12 | * BookEnds: The montage begins and ends with the legendary opening scene from ''Film/CitizenKane''. |
13 | * FullyAutomaticClipShow: The ''entire'' short is one. |
14 | * GenreRoulette: The short showcases numerous movies from every single film genre. |
15 | * MatchCut: This was perhaps what popularized the idea of film montages showing a clip from a movie of a character doing one thing, and then to follow it up with another movie clip of a character doing something identical. The most notable example is the transition shots from Musical to Horror/Thriller, which first shows Esther Williams' character in ''Film/MillionDollarMermaid'' descending into water with her arms outstretched, and then shows a clip of the opening scene from ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' of Chrissie in the water with her arms outstretched as well. |
16 | * NoPlotNoProblem: A visual collage of film history, but no story. |
17 | * {{Montages}}: One of the most finest examples. |
18 | * ShoutOut: Shout Out: The Movie, as the film is nothing but brief clips from notable films. |
19 | * StockFootage: The whole film. |
20 | * UpdatedReRelease: Upon being released again in 1996, many movies from the late '80s and early/mid '90s were added into the film. |
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