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MARC recordThe great white silencethe official record of Captain Scott's heroic journey to the South Pole / Herbert George Ponting ; with music by Simon Fisher Turner.
| Title: | The great white silencethe official record of Captain Scott's heroic journey to the South Pole / Herbert George Ponting ; with music by Simon Fisher Turner. |
| Author(s): | Ponting, Herbert George. Turner, Simon Fisher, Dixon, Bryony. Dixon, Bryony. Webb, Kieron. |
| Date: | 2011. |
| Publisher: | London: British Film Institute |
| Abstract: | Historic documentary film shot in 1910-11 shows landscapes and wildlife of Scott's 1910-13 British Antarctic (Terra Nova) expedition, and tells story of heroic but tragic end to polar journey. Original footage restored to reintroduce its sophisticated use of colour. Includes 90° South, Ponting's 72-minute final sound version released in 1933; 20-minute documentary Great white silence : how did they do it? about restoration process; 13-minute documentary The sound of silence about Simon Fisher Turner's approach to musical score; 4-minute location field recording of Scott's hut at Cape Evans by Chris Watson; archive newsreel items from 1910-25; and illustrated booklet with essays, film notes and credits. |
| Notes: | Contains both Blu-ray and DVD discs. |
| Keywords: | 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1910-13 Scott. 77 -- Photography and cinematography. 791.44 -- Film production. 778.5(084.14) -- Video films and filming. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*7) -- Antarctic regions. |
| Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*7) : 91(08)[1910-13 Scott][Pon-2011] |
| SPRI record no.: | 195231 |
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