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The Tasmanian Tiger (1960)

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Documentary making in the 1960s

This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Early scenes from a dramatised documentary showing a young couple in the 1960s exploring Hobart, Tasmania.

Curator’s notes

This clip from the opening of the film shows the style of a sponsored or corporate documentary of the time. Notice the simple animation in the title, the continuous music, the lack of any natural sound, and the slow pace of the editing.