A day in the life of one of Melbourne’s television stations, as filmed off the screen, one frame in every 10 seconds in 1979. A powerful observation of the content of ‘our box in the corner’ 20 years ago. Set to the music of Bach.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
505855
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)