Surveys the history of cinematography and microphotography with many examples of the strides that have been taken in these fields. The history of the scientific study of motion through the cine-camera. High-speed, and time-lapse cinematography allied with X-ray and the microscope have made possible the study of movements and subjects which the normal eye cannot see. Experiments from 1890 to 1940, when it was possible to slow down the flight of a bullet so that one is seen tapping a piece of glass and passing through before the glass is shattered. Cinematography from space rockets. The use of colour photography in the schlieren technique.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322635
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Microphotography
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Motion
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)