Original classification rating: G.
This clip chosen to be G
Clip description
Max (Robert Peschel) and Paul (Luke Carroll) upset Mr Fish (Mark Mitchell) by playing percussion music in his foyer, but when Lotis the lift opens her doors and a noisy Chinese dragon called Peter comes out into the foyer, Mr Fish doesn’t mind. Frill neck lizard Rocky is hiding nearby and the lively Patches do a quick drumming dance. We go through Beverley’s eye to see documentary footage of lyre birds stomping and dancing.
Curator’s notes
This scene captures some of the richness, diversity, humour and cleverness of Lift Off. Music is a key element and the percussion music links the segments in this clip.
Mr Fish is the officious adult who bosses the children but lets the adults do anything, a view of the world often held by children! But Mr Fish’s negative approach spurs the children to look for creative ways to overcome his unreasonable rules. The rather odd looking Beverley is the eye to the natural world and in every episode shows nature documentary segments, with beautiful footage matched with music. The Patches on her pot have a life of their own too, and they form shapes as they slide, skip, change and dance creating interludes of music and colour. The Patches explore spatial relationships in much the same way as a tangram or a jigsaw puzzle do.
The actors in this scene also reflect the ACTF’s(Australian Children’s Television foundation) strong commitment to presenting diversity and a more realistic presentation of children in their productions. Paul is played by the talented child actor Luke Carroll in one of his first major television roles. Max is played by a newcomer, Robert Peschel.
Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer The sign says 'No music!' from the television program Lift Off – A Load of Old Rubbish as a high quality video download.
To play the downloadable video, you need QuickTime 7.0, VLC, or similar.
You must read and agree to the following terms and conditions before downloading the clip:
australianscreen is produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. By using the website you agree to comply with the terms and conditions described elsewhere on this site. The NFSA may amend the 'Conditions of Use’ from time to time without notice.
All materials on the site, including but not limited to text, video clips, audio clips, designs, logos, illustrations and still images, are protected by the Copyright Laws of Australia and international conventions.
When you access australianscreen you agree that:
- You may retrieve materials for information only.
- You may download materials for your personal use or for non-commercial educational purposes, but you must not publish them elsewhere or redistribute clips in any way.
- You may embed the clip for non-commercial educational purposes including for use on a school intranet site or a school resource catalogue.
- The National Film and Sound Archive’s permission must be sought to amend any information in the materials, unless otherwise stated in notices throughout the Site.
All other rights reserved.
ANY UNAUTHORISED USE OF MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY.
This clip is available in the following configurations:
File name | Size | Quality | Suitability |
loloadof2_pr.mp4
|
Large: 20.2MB |
High |
Optimised for full-screen display on a fast computer. |
loloadof2_bb.mp4
|
Medium: 9.5MB |
Medium |
Can be displayed full screen. Also suitable for video iPods. |
Right-click on the links above to download video files to your computer.
Thanks to the generosity of the rights holders, we are able to offer this clip in an embeddable format for personal or non-commercial educational use in full form on your own website or your own blog.
You must read and agree to the following terms and conditions before embedding the clip:
australianscreen is produced by the National Film and Sound Archive. By using the website you agree to comply with the terms and conditions described elsewhere on this site. The NFSA may amend the 'Conditions of Use’ from time to time without notice.
All materials on the site, including but not limited to text, video clips, audio clips, designs, logos, illustrations and still images, are protected by the Copyright Laws of Australia and international conventions.
When you access australianscreen you agree that:
- You may retrieve materials for information only.
- You may download materials for your personal use or for non-commercial educational purposes, but you must not publish them elsewhere or redistribute clips in any way.
- You may embed the clip for non-commercial educational purposes including for use on a school intranet site or a school resource catalogue.
- The National Film and Sound Archive’s permission must be sought to amend any information in the materials, unless otherwise stated in notices throughout the Site.
All other rights reserved.
ANY UNAUTHORISED USE OF MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY.
Copy and paste the following code into your own web page to embed this clip: