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New Zealand Lamb commercial, 1976

1976

Rushes showing several takes of a pack of Sainsbury's New Zealand Lamb being picked up and put down, and being put in fridge. Seems to be intended for use in advert. No audio or title card. Two...

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New Zealand Lamb commercial, 1976

Animatic of commercial with an old couple being interviewed

16 Feb 1984

Animated cartoon featuring an old couple being interviewed. The tagline of the advert is “Cheap may not be a Sainsbury word but it is a Sainsbury fact”. This is probably an 'animatic' for a...

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Animatic of commercial with an old couple being interviewed

"There is a Sainsbury way of doing things" advertisements

3 Dec 1984

Four adverts with the tagline “There is a Sainsbury way of doing things”. These look like they are probably unfinished adverts which were not broadcast. 1. Details of a colony of rare butterflies...

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"There is a Sainsbury way of doing things" advertisements

"Prices", "Butcher/Deli" and "Would The Store" (television commercial photomatics?)

3 Apr 1985

Three adverts featuring the tagline “Good food really does cost less at Sainsbury’s”. They feature a sequence of still images with voiceover (seems to be by actor Simon Cadell). These are...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/4

"Prices", "Butcher/Deli" and "Would The Store" (television commercial photomatics?)

Photomatics of "Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" adverts

4 Apr 1985

Photomatics of proposed television commercials for Sainsbury’s with slogan “Good food costs less at Sainsbury’s” and a “it costs nothing/no more to …” tagline. Photomatics consist of...

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Photomatics of "Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury's" adverts

Animatics for "Rosie Wong", "Ketchup", "Taste Test" and "Granary" commercials

11 Sep 1987

Video containing animatics for "Rosie Wong", "Ketchup", "Taste Test" and "Granary" television commercials. These animatics contain drawings and dialogue to demonstrate the proposed ideas for the...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/6

Animatics for "Rosie Wong", "Ketchup", "Taste Test" and "Granary" commercials

"Environment" animatic

29 Nov 1989

Video of an animatic (an animated storyboard - a simple mockup of a commercial or other film) titled 'Environment'. The video has not been digitized so no details are known of the contents.

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"Environment" animatic

Animatics for proposed television commercials

17 Aug 1990

Video containing nine animatics for a series of proposed television commercials for Sainsbury’s. These animatics contain drawings and captions to demonstrate the proposed ideas for the commercials,...

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Animatics for proposed television commercials

"Coming Home" and "College" animatics for television commercials

26 Mar 1991

Video containing animatics for two proposed television commercials "Coming Home" and "College" featuring the slogan “Sainsbury’s. It’s family business” and promoting Sainsbury’s own brand...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/9

"Coming Home" and "College" animatics for television commercials

Narramatics for three proposed television commercials

27 Mar 1991

Narramatics for a series of three proposed Sainsbury’s television commercials. These narramatics (similar to animatics) consist of a series of images with a voiceover to give an impression of what...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/10

Narramatics for three proposed television commercials

Footage for a Sainsbury's White Slice Loaf and a Whole Turkey television commercial

1992

Video footage, showing Sainsbury’s bread and turkey for television commercials. No sound (this presumably would have been added later as a voiceover). Contents: 1. Footage for bread commercial (see...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/11

Footage for a Sainsbury's White Slice Loaf and a Whole Turkey television commercial

"Save at Sainsbury's" (Pork & Bergerac Rouge, Frozen Curries) television commercials

11 Feb 1993

Television commercials (probably not broadcast) beginning with a “Save at Sainsbury’s” caption which promote special offers on products at Sainsbury’s. There are commercials for pork with...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/12

"Save at Sainsbury's" (Pork & Bergerac Rouge, Frozen Curries) television commercials

'Roughcuts' of 'Crème Fraiche & Peaches' and 'BBQ' television commercials

[Jul 1994]

Compilation of early versions of two Sainsbury's television commercials. Classical music plays in the background of both commercials but there is no other audio, and the footage includes burnt-in...

SA/MARK/ADV/5/4/13

'Roughcuts' of 'Crème Fraiche & Peaches' and 'BBQ' television commercials

"Toughest Test" television commercial (possibly unused)

10 Feb 1998

Television commercial (30 seconds) promoting Sainsbury’s own-brand food products and how their products have been improved following taste tests by members of the public around the country. The...

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"Toughest Test" television commercial (possibly unused)

"Bread", "Jane" and "Ben" (possibly unused) television commercials

10 Mar 1999

Series of three television commercials with the “Sainsbury’s. Making Life Taste Better” slogan. The adverts focus on how the food was worth a lot more than the financial cost as a part of...

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"Bread", "Jane" and "Ben" (possibly unused) television commercials

"Checkout", "Buyer" and "Friends" (proposed?) television commercials

[1999]

Series of three television commercials, two of which are early versions of 'Making Life Taste Better' television commercials and one which was possibly not used. “Checkout” (45 seconds). The...

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"Checkout", "Buyer" and "Friends" (proposed?) television commercials