This Is New Zealand (1970)
- Directed by
- Hugh Macdonald
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
A 1970 New Zealand documentary made for a world fair. It shows the country's landscapes with stirring classical music and extra-wide film.
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What happens
This is New Zealand is a documentary film showcasing New Zealand scenery that was produced by the New Zealand National Film Unit for screening at the World Expo in Osaka in 1970. The film combined scenic images including aerial cinematography with rousing classical music such as Sibelius' Karelia Suite. Using then ground-breaking technology, the film required three separate but synchronised 35mm film projectors which projected their images onto an extra-wide screen. In 2007, Archives New Zealand commissioned a restoration at post-production facility, Park Road Post. Hugh Macdonald, the film's original director, was involved in the restoration, as well as the original sound mixer Kit Rollings. The remastered film was released for sale on DVD in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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