Penguins off the page

VIC/Australia, 1995

Film

A biology teacher struggles to make his students pay attention to his lesson on different species of penguins. Little does he know that the very penguins he is discussing have come to life on his desktop, providing an amusing performance that brings his words to life. A plasticine animation in a live action classroom.

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Credits

director

John Rowdon

creator

John Rowdon

writer

John Rowdon

Duration

00:08:07:00

Production places
VIC/Australia
Production dates
1995

Appears in

Group of items

RMIT AIM Collection 1995

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001546

Language

English

Audience classification

ACMI classified

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films

Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia

Animation

Animation → Clay animation

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode

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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