Comet Called Halley, A

Synopsis

Produced to herald the 1985-86 appearance of Halley’s Comet. Uses a mixture of VAX/11/750 computer animation, Quantel Paintbox graphics and archive visual material. Note: A new edition of the video taking into account the results of the 1985-86 apparition of the comet, and using enhanced images gathered by the spaceprobes and terrestrial telescopes, was subsequently made available.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1985

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Astronomy

Keywords

comets

Credits

Director

David Taylor; Terence Murtagh

Production Company

Name

CAL Video Graphics

Name

York Films of England

Distributor

Name

York Films of England

Email

office@yorkfilms.com

Web

http://www.yorkfilms.com External site opens in new window

Phone

01303 226 2345

Fax

01303 858 196

Address

23 Bradstone Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5AQ

Notes

York Films specialises in producing science programming for television, particularly space and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on using CGI. Several series are available for sale on DVD on topics including Nobel prizewinners, bee breeding and six programmes on the bicycle.