World's first underwater television grab

Documentary account of this pioneering effort in underwater salvage. Underwater cameras are mounted in tandem with a grab, providing remote vision for the grab’s controllers at the water’s surface. Promotional film for television technology developed by the Pye Company of the United Kingdom.

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Credits

production company

Meadway Productions

Pye Film Unit

Duration

00:08:53:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323273

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aircraft accidents

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Salvage - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Underwater photography

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Historical films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1957

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