The Australian image. Pt. 1

Lost and Found explores the early moving images of Australia and their interdependence on our national identity. These ageing films and sound recordings can be preserved with the vital assistance of the National Film and Sound Archive. “Days When the World Was Young” looks at the representation of Australian landscape in film and it’s effect on early identity. “It’s On Record” provides a background for the history of sound recordings. “Hot from the Spot to the Screen” watch the early news events that shaped the nation captured in sound and on film.

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Credits

director

C Hunniford

co-producer

Ray Edmondson

N. Hildyard

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324290

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → History

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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

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Australia, 1988

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