Cinema environmentalism
The
launch of UniSA’s new Bachelor of Sustainable Environments program at
the Mercury Cinema on August 16 will feature the SA cinema premiere of a
spectacular film.
Australia, Land Beyond Time, originally made for the IMAX giant screen, explores the Australian continent and examines how Australia’s unique flora and fauna have adapted to survive the country’s extremes.
The film’s director, David Flatman, and director of photography, Malcolm Ludgate, will be guest speakers on the topic, If humans are to survive… Why on Earth do we need to consider Sustainable Environments?
"The film shows how life has managed to flourish on impoverished soils, where flood and drought go hand-in-hand," Flatman said.
"And it surveys some of the most surreal and fascinating landscapes on earth from ancient, eroded seabeds and vibrant, red sand dunes that merge with far horizons to the jewelled sea of its immense coral reef."
The filmmakers went to extraordinary lengths, including developing a light aircraft, to get the breathtaking footage.
"The Aircam aircraft, customised to position the pilot at the rear, and hold both camera and operator on the nose, allowed for spectacular unrestricted filming of the continent," Flatman said.
They also used a modified four-wheel drive vehicle to allow them to get close to kangaroos, birds and other fast moving wildlife in their natural habitat.
"We wanted to shoot from up close rather than be forced to use telephoto lenses to record their behaviour," Flatman said.
Professor Patrick James, Head of UniSA’s School of Natural and Built Environments, will welcome guests with his speech What on Earth is Sustainable Environments?
Bachelor of Sustainable Environments program launch, 6pm Wednesday August 16, Mercury Cinema, Morphett St, Adelaide.
Bookings essential
Please call Shelly Murphy on 8302 1919 or email
shelly.murphy@unisa.edu.au