Pond zero

Australia, 1980

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A microscopic look at life in a salt water pond located in South Australia providing a unique insight with the use of infra-red light and underwater time-lapse cameras.

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Credits

director

Dietmar Fill

producer

Don Harley

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:19:45:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013622

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ponds

Crafts & Visual Arts → Nature photography

Crafts & Visual Arts → Underwater photography

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)

Places → South Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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