The Invisible Link
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2013
- Produced by The National Film Board 1951. Directed by Geoffrey Collings and Bern Gandy. Radio is one of the most important communication technologies ever invented and has been a vital tool in helping Australians overcome the tyranny of distance both nationally and internationally. Whether it is for educational purposes, listening to music, receiving the news, tuning into Parliament or just the races the radio covers it all. This film traces the development and operation of Australian radio broadcasting in the early 1950s and the part played by the Postmaster-General's Department in providing technical services. Today the NFSA is celebrating UNESCO World Radio Day. You can see other NFSA content for World Radio Day here: nfsa.gov.au/collection/radio/
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I don't find it difficult to watch at all. It is a classic part of Australian cultural history and I am very grateful for the upload.
Great video. Brings a lot of memories for me. Thank you.
Fabulous! Thank you for making these wonderful pieces of history available to us.
You are correct in that sometimes archival formats can't be compared to recent technologies. In this instance the audio was transferred from a film reel known as a composite. Both picture and audio on the one reel, the audio being on a thin strip down the side of the film. This is obviously not the original source and as analogue it degrades with each transfer. Add to that the digital compression used to get it on You Tube and little wonder it sounds a bit rough. Worst of both worlds perhaps
Opening shot is on Bellevue Road, in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. That strips of shops looks much the same today.
Sounds fine to me, thanks for the upload.
Peace and respect.
Hi tjousk can you let me know what problems you are experiencing? Is it audio distortion? Or is it a image problem? It is playing fine as far as I can tell (tested on 3 computers). Of course this is an archival film and as such some of the components can be a little damaged. Thanks for the feedback.
Audio distortion, mainly in the voiceover. Not terribly bad, but enough to be annoying. I'm fairly certain it would have been in the original, because of how it sounds - modern audio equipment distorts differently.
Arg, distortion...
Was that in the original?
Makes this difficult to watch.
Why is it that men and women in those days spoke like English people and not like our own accent ?
There's actually a variety of accents in this film. However, the ABC at that time was modelled on the BBC, which amongst other things, required presenters to speak with a "proper" accent.