Beard and bass

Australia, 1960

Film
A still image from Beard and bass

An experimental short film about a bearded young man and a double bass. Clasping the instrument he tries to cross a street. Suddenly his attention is arrested by a girl whose charms he appreciates. She smiles at him and crosses the street. He stares at her and then realising suddenly that she has disappeared, he props up his double bass against the tree and disappears into the crowd. Music by George Dreyfus, edited by Peter Tammer.

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Credits

director

Tim Burstall

Duration

00:03:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320060

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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