Secret world: around the bay

Australia, 1976

Film
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Episode of Series “Wild Life Australia”.
There is life in Port Phillip Bay. Fascinating close-up photography demonstrates sea-creatures breathing, eating, propelling themselves and watching each other. Also shows some of the techniques of underwater exploration and some of the laboratory techniques of observing and classifying newly discovered life-forms.

Credits

producer

Dione Gilmour

production company

Australian Broadcasting Commission

Language

English

Duration

00:31:18:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

31014

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology

Animals & Wildlife → Marine ecology

Animals & Wildlife → Zoology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Phillip (Vic.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Underwater exploration

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Aquatic biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Marine ecology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Underwater exploration

Places → Port Phillip (Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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

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