Colours of Infinity, The
- Alternative title
- Arthur C Clarke’s Colours of Infinity - Exploring the Fractal Univese
- Synopsis
- A film about fractal geometry, retracing the steps that led to the discovery of the Mandelbrot set, with the aim of illustrating the implications and applications of the Mandelbrot set and fractal geometry more widely. Discusses Michael Barnsley’s fractal method of digital image compression. Includes animated images of the Mandelbrot set and includes interviews with Dr Benoit Mandelbrot, Professor Stephen Hawking and Professor Ian Stewart. Music by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS col. 53 min.
- Year of production
- 1994
- Availability
- Sale; 1998 sale: £12.50 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Reviewed by David Singmaster in ‘Viewfinder’ 24 (May 1995), p11.
- Subjects
- Mathematics
- Keywords
- fractal geometry; Mandelbrot set
Credits
- Director
- Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
- Writer
- Arthur C Clark; Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
- Cast
Arthur C Clark
Production Company
- Name
Gordon Films
- gordonfils@compuserve.com
- Phone
- 01799 540337
- Fax
- 01799 540337
- Address
- Little Rising
London Road
Newport, Essex CB11 3PP - Notes
- Contact: Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Distributor
- Name
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
- The Learning on Screen distribution library is currently only available in part. Please contact us with any individual queries. The two series of InterUniversity History Film Consortium films which make extensive use of archive footage been digitised for free, online viewing by UK HE institutions - see Learning on Screen InterUniversity History Film Consortium Films (qv).
Available from retail outlets
- Name
Unit One, Baird Road
- Phone
- 020 8804 8100
- Fax
- 020 8805 8001
- Address
- Enfield, Middlesex
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