Man the builder

By simple animation the film tells of the human need for shelter. At first we existed in caves, then in holes underground with a parallel development from hunting wild animals for food to primitive agriculture. This led to the establishment of village life and the hunting tribe developed into the stable community.

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Credits

director

George Klein

production company

Audio Visual Education Centre, South Australia

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006704

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Society, Primitive

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Anthropology

History → Civilization - History

History → Society, Primitive

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human evolution

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1971

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