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Quartz Watch, The / The Telephone (1990 Video)

Director

Nigel Maslin

Producer

Elizabeth Queenan

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1997 sale: £14.99 (+VAT +p&p)

Tim Hunkin humorously explains the workings of some familiar machines. His technique is to present the scientific principles and show how the machines evolved by using demonstrations and animated cartoon...

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Microphones and Sound for Radio: Five-Minute Guide to Hand-Held Microphones

Subject

Media studies

Learn about microphones, sound levels and ways to get the best recordings. A short introduction to hand-held microphones using flash animation to illustrate types of mic, accesories, holding the mic,...

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Recording the Office Interview (199 Video)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., 1998 sale: info to come

Shows the work of the sound recordist on a video recording, examining five alternative microphone setups for an interview. Includes segments on essential location, track assignment, backup systems, problem...

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Mic Drop (2017)

Director

Keith Piper

Subject

American Studies; Film studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale Hire, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 12 minutes), On request

When Obama dropped the microphone, he knew what he was doing: this gesture remains a powerful way of underlining some final words. Derived from the 1980s rap scene, it signals the point when words reach...

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Microphones and Their Uses: Location Recording Techniques (1992 Video)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min.

A detailed study of microphone types and their use in relation to film and television location recording. Presented by Ross Linton, who has worked as a sound recordist on major feature films and television...

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Music for Film (1985 Video)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24, 52, 30, 36 min.

1: Explores the process of recording a music score for film and profiles the people who make it happen. 2: Looks at the career of film music composer James Horner, covering the composer-director...

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Poetics of Movement, The (1996 Video)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 93 min., 1997 sale: £15.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Dominique Dupuy has been a highly respected presence in French contemporary dance for over 50 years. In 1996 the International Workshop Festival invited Dupuy to work with dancers and performers in the over...

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Successful Sound for Video (1996)

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, VHS (34 min), £49.00 inclusive

One of a series of six programmes covering different areas of video production. Each programme is delivered in sections punctuated with key point summaries. Sound recording for video can be divided into...

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Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics (2017)

aka: Making Sound, Using Sound

Producer

Suzy Boyles

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 2 x 60 minutes), £331.00

BBC documentary series exploring the physics of sound. In the first episode, MAKING SOUND, scientists from the University of Leicester use lasers to reveal how Big Ben vibrates and creates waves at...

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Edith Walks (2016)

Director

Andrew Kötting

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 72 minutes), £19.00

Feature film inspired by a walk from Waltham Abbey in Essex via Battle Abbey to St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, in Southern England. The film documents a pilgrimage in memory of Edith Swan Neck. Bits of...

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