Mark Kistler's Imagination Station (1991)

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United States

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Artist Mark Kistler teaches drawing techniques like perspective and shading to children and adults. The show focuses on step-by-step lessons in a relaxed, encouraging style.

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What happens

Mark Kistler's Imagination Station is a public television series where artist Mark Kistler taught children and adults to draw using techniques such as perspective and shading. The program was originally presented by TV station KIXE in the Redding and Chico areas of the U.S. state of California. Kistler also released some publications of teaching techniques used in the show. It had a short reprise later in the 1990s but did not continue to run past a few episodes. The show ran for 65 episodes, starting on October 14, 1991 to July 10, 1998, and after cancellation, reruns aired until August 6, 1999. In the summer of 2009 Kistler filmed additional shows that began airing on PBS in the fall of 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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