Oxford Biological Film Unit
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 2
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: Examines the work of a group of researchers and lecturers at Oxford University who are developing techniques for filming life on the fringes of human perception. Includes footage shot by Oxford Biological Film Unit of marine plankton, Argulus fish louse and a mangrove swamp interspersed with an interview in the studio by John Bankole Jones with Dr. John Paling, a member of the unit.
- Local distribution only
- New Commonwealth version
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Cinema; Photography
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1257/190
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Commonwealth Affairs Office
- Director
- Eric Beecroft
- Sponsor
- Foreign Office
- Presenter
- Israel Wamala
- Producer
- Janice Willett / Kay
- Support services
- Janice Willett / Kay
- Presenter
- John Bankole-Jones
- Presenter
- Margaret Busby
- Camera
- Peter Theirry
- Sound
- Phil Jay
- Editor
- Renee Serlin
- Support services
- Ruth Steele
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Oxford Biological Film Unit', London Line Issue No. 190, 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/326412 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)