A combination of animation and photography is used to describe the skin and its functions in simple terms. Some surprising facts and figures are given. The parts of the skin are shown and its growth explained. The film shows clearly the importance of hygiene in helping the body to resist infection.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012283
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body, Human
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human physiology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Skin
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Skin - Care and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Skin - Diseases
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)