The Rainy night when the thingy caught fire and everything burned

VIC/Australia, 1995

Film

A church is struck by lightning on a dark stormy night. Candlesticks and cups on the altar spring to life as the church catches fire and burns down

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Credits

creator

John Power

Sharon Parker

Duration

00:02:06:00

Production places
VIC/Australia
Production dates
1995

Appears in

Group of items

RMIT AIM Collection 1995

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001324

Language

No spoken word

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

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

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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