Universe

Duration: 27 min.

Genre: Documentary Short

Year Published: 1960

Creator: National Film Board of Canada.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A special award film which explores the farthest reaches of the universe. Will awe and amaze its viewers with the daring theories the scientists.

Complete Record: This 1960 documentary recreates the universe as it would appear to a voyager barreling through space. This film was among the sources used by Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey., Shows Dr. Donald MacRae, professor of astronomy at the University of Toronto, in a night-long vigil at the David Dunlap Observatory, as he explores the solar system. Uses animation, live photography, and special effects to show scenes of the pockmarked moon, Earth's sister planets, the rings of Saturn, the gaseous geysers of the sun, and other galaxies swirling into infinity. , Shows Dr. Donald MacRae, professor of astronomy at the University of Toronto, in a night-long vigil at David Dunlap Observatory, as he explores the solar system, the Milky Way, and other galaxies. Uses animation, live-action photography, and special effects to show scenes of the pockmarked moon, the rings of Saturn, the gaseous geysers of the sun, and of swirling galaxies in space. Portray the origin, motion, and destruction of stars. The work of an astronomer is described and a number of activities are documented., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)