The Developing image

Australia, 1977

Film
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Explores the marvellous invention of the camera, using colour and music to evoke the period. This series takes viewers from the daguerreotype to wet plate to tintype and onwards examining hundreds of exemplary photographs. It dramatically depicts various themes in the history of photography.

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Credits

producer/director

David Hopwood

production company

Northern Virginia Community College. Extended Learning Institute

Duration

04:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01210

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cameras

Crafts & Visual Arts → Cameras

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cameras

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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