Introducing photography with a pinhole camera

A simple pinhole camera is designed and demonstrated. Developing and printing is shown. The use of different size cameras (boxes) are explained and demonstrated in animation.

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Credits

producer

Alexander Milsky

production company

A M Productions

Duration

00:05:03:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013482

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cameras

Crafts & Visual Arts → Cameras

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Apparatus and supplies

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Developing and developers

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Processing

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Photography - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cameras

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1975

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