Film made by the Department of Agriculture’s film unit to promote itself by showing who they are, where they are located and what they do on a daily basis. The tone of the piece is very light and it contains numerous jokes relating to the fact that it is the film unit making a film about the film unit. Also contains general information about film editing machines (Moviola) and how they operate. Brief footage of the Spring St end of Bourke street circa 1977.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
318956
Language
English
Subject categories
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
Digital Betacam; Master
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
16mm film; Copy
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan