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  1. Speckle and Hide (1978 Film, Video)

    Director
    Hugh Miles
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A film about visual deception - the way camouflage is used by predators to conceal themselves from prey, and by prey from preditors. With cunning and with camouflage, by colour or design, shape or posture,...

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  2. Art of Deception, The (1988 Video)

    Producer
    David Barlow; Chris Haws
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Looks at military camouflage, showing methods of rendering men and machinery invisible to the enemy. Currently of interest because of the United States’ B2 STEALTH bomber, reported to be nearly undetctable...

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  3. Patterns for Survival (1973 Film)

    Director
    Cy Hampson
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Illustrates a number of ways in which colour assists plants and animals to survive.*

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  4. Colourful Cuttle, The (1964 Film)

    Producer
    J E Gilpin-Brown
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale (video - MBA), Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

    Study of the cuttlefish, showing its steering mechanism, camouflage methods and defence activity.

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  5. To Be a Butterfly (1986 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    looks at the life cycle of the butterfly. Investigates the range of protective strategies the butterflies have developed: camouflage, mimicry, use of poisons. Butterflies featured include the monarch,...

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  6. Deceivers, The (Moths) (1974 Film)

    Producer
    Colin Willock
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Moths are not only among the most beautiful and varied members of the insect community, they are also the most vulnerable. They have to depend largely on fraud to escape their enemies. Looks at the many...

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  7. Kill or Be Killed (1942 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 17 min.

    A story of a man-to-man battle of wits between an English sergeant and a German sniper. The film is a lesson in camouflage and stalking: it brings the atmosphere of war across by its emphasis on the two...

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  8. Insect Diversity (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Hendrik Ball; Rissa de la Paz
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Uses examples from various insect orders to show the basic design of a hard outer skeleton, jointed legs and specialised mouthparts serves a wealth of different lifestyles. Contrasts the life histories of...

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  9. World War II Propaganda Cartoons (2006)

    Subject
    Film Studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 93 minutes), $9.99

    A collection of US animated films from World War II that use ideology, comedy and stereotypical imagery for propaganda purpose. Includes Bugs Bunny in ANY BONDS TODAY and BUGS BUNNY NIPS THE NIPS; Warner...

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  10. James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

    aka: James May’s 20th Century

    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

    Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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