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The Callers
Title
The Callers / First Run Features.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : First Run Features, [2012]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (1 hr., 26 min., 19 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by First Run Features, 2012.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 24, 2017.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The Callers explores the world of auctions with a group of Pennsylvania auctioneers who move mounds of merchandise to eager buyers, year-round. Through its portrayal of several experienced auctioneers and a host of curious buyers, this new feature documentary reveals our complex relationship with stuff - with consuming, collecting, and hoarding. An antiquated profession, auctioneering is as relevant today as it's ever been. People across America who were fooled by bankers and brokers can go to the local auction house and decide for themselves how much something is worth through the auction method - arguably the fairest method. And when you're elbow to elbow with a crowd of bidders, adrenaline coursing through your veins, your heart pounding as you flick your card, wiggle your nose, scratch your ear in time to the auctioneer's call, it is undeniably a most entertaining one.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
Academic/AP
Contents
Introduction: The Callers (5:40); The Bidders (2:58); Power over the Crowd (4:27); Zettlemoyer Auction Company (6:24); Preparing for an Estate Sale (8:58); Auctioneer Advice (3:31); Becoming an Auctioneer (6:41); Setting Up for an Auction (3:28); Hidden Surprises (3:14); Auction Today (3:53); Selling Collectibles (4:03); Estate Sale (4:29); County Auction (6:21); Livestock Auctions (5:45); Changes in Auctioneering (4:30); Liquidating a Farm (8:53); Credits: The Callers (2:56);
Videorecording number
141813 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
First Run Features (Firm)
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