Oceanography Research Film Challenge of the Oceans 22064 (1960)

Synopsis

This sepia 1960 film CHALLENGE OF THE OCEANS by the National Academy of Sciences is from a series of reports on Planet Earth. The film begins with brief underwater footage of a woman scuba diving ( 0:06 - 0:10 ). A researcher works with a tide gauge ( 0:11 - 0:27 ). Navy Scientists use nautical equipment to analyze the ocean floor and water samples ( 0:28 -59). A ship navigates in tumultuous waters ( 1:20 - 2:03 ). The camera pans around the 1597 painting “Alexander Is Lowered Into The Sea” in a glass diving bell or “Bathysphere” by Indian artist Mukunda ( 2:13 - 2:23 ). Sailors and scientists perform research with a variety of quickly shown instruments ( 2:26 - 3:04 ). The ocean is seen from the decks and out a porthole ( 3:05 - 3:28 ). Time lapse footage of a rainstorm is shown ( 3:29 - 3:42 ). A sailboat moves at high speeds ( 4:11 - 4:31 ). An animation demonstrates the main surface currents, winds, and circulation patterns of the oceans ( 4:33 - 5:29 ). Researchers on a ship utilize a bathythermograph up-close, which is dropped into the ocean. It measures differences in salt and temperature. Ocean charts show the results of the testing ( 5:30 - 7:29 ). A time lapsed scene shows a physicist using a large model of a world map and simulates ocean currents with the use of inks ( 7:36 - 8:25 ). A Nansen bottle, a special device attached to a line covered in small thermometers, collects specific water samples by underwater photography ( 8:26 - 9:40 ). The results are first…

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Running time

27 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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