Trend beacons / Markell Productions presents ; co-produced with the AVRO, Netherlands ; script, producers, directors, Örn Marinó Arnarson & Thorkell Hardarson.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Örn Marinó Arnarson, film director, film producer, cinematographer, editor of moving image work, screenwriter.

Thorkell Hardarson, director, producer, cinematographer, editor of moving image work, screenwriter.

Markell Productions, production company.

AVRO (Firm), production company.

Grasshopper Film (Firm), publisher.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forecasting--Economic aspects.

Forecasting.

Social change--Forecasting.

Social change.

Fashion merchandising--Forecasting.

Fashion merchandising.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Motion pictures, Icelandic.

Motion pictures, Dutch.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in. burning

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Grasshopper Film, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC, all regions; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation.

digital optical

widescreen (1.85:1)

NTSC

video file DVD-R video all region

Summary:

"An in-depth look at the secretive world of trend forecasting - at how a small group of individuals predict (or in some cases, engineer) the cultural and social trends of tomorrow. The documentary follows four of these trend beacons, The Ravage duo (Clemens Rameckers & Arnold van Geuns), Christine Boland and David Shah. Businesses of all stripes live and die on their predictions. Betting on the wrong trends can wind up devastating an operation. In this documentary, we observe how these individuals develop their forecasts, what materials and information they use, and how they present it to their clients."--Grasshopper Film website.

Participant:

Christine Boland, RAVAGE [i.e.: Clemens Rameckers, Arnold van Geuns], David Shah.

Credits:

Directors of photography, editors, Örn Marinó Arnarson, Thorkell Hardarson; music, Mugison.

Notes:

Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2014.

"No. 22"--Container.

Container states duration as 54 minutes, and country of production as United Kingdom.

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

OCLC:

950980770