Underplayed Gems

Now You See It (1947)

Now You See It poster
Directed by
Richard L. Cassell
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
10 min
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This short film presents extreme close-ups of tiny things like watch parts, insect eyes, and a newborn hummingbird. A narrator explains the details and shows time-lapse footage of mosquito development.

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What happens

Now You See It ist ein US-amerikanischer Kurzfilm aus der Reihe Pete Smith Specialties, der 1947 veröffentlicht wurde. In diesem „Pete Smith Specialty“ werden kleine und winzige Dinge in Nahaufnahmen gezeigt. So kann man das Uhrwerk einer Armbanduhr sehen, eine Katzenzunge, Moskitolarven, eine Gottesanbeterin, ein Fliegenauge, beide Enden einer Raupe, einen frisch geschlüpften Kolibri und ein Schlangenauge. Im Falle der Moskitos wird eine Bilderserie in Zeitraffer von der Moskitolarve bis zum ausgewachsenen Insekt gezeigt. Der Sprecher erklärt zudem, warum es so schwierig ist, eine Fliege zu fangen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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