A look at the ever increasing problems of the motor car and its alternative, public transport. New improvements in public transport systems throughout the world are examined. Other new ideas, still in the planning stages, are also shown. Animation is ;used to show a possible futurisitic solution of personalised rapid transit. Cinematography by John Leake.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012802
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motor vehicles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation, Automotive
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automobiles - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan