Fastest Camera In The World
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: Ibrahim Tahir briefly outlines landmarks in action photography before discussing and demonstrating a camera designed by British nuclear scientists that can capture events - such as a wire exploding - happening at eight millionth of a second.
- Local distribution only
- New Commonwealth version
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Explosions; Photography; Design
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1257/139
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Commonwealth Affairs Office
- Director
- Eric Beecroft
- Sponsor
- Foreign Office
- Presenter
- Hannah Bright Taylor
- Presenter
- Ibrahim Tahir
- Presenter
- Israel Wamala
- Support services
- Janice Willett / Kay
- Producer
- Janice Willett / Kay
- Camera
- Peter Theirry
- Sound
- Phil Jay
- Editor
- Renee Serlin
- Support services
- Ruth Messina
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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