Ballet robotique

This dynamic and playful work examines the use of robots in American industry. Exploiting the visual joys of the kinetic robotic motion set to a soundtrack by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this lightly humorous film show the industrial replacement of humans in tedious and hazardous tasks.

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Credits

creator

Bob Rogers

Production places

United States

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1002679

Language

English

Subject categories

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

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United States, 1983

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