GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Revolving photo-flash bulbs, synchronised lens and remarkable lightning equipment used in photographing in slow motion the action of a drone fly in flight.
Full Description:
SLATE INFORMATION: Photography reveals secrets of flight
USA:
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Captured drone fly under microscope
Shots of camera equipment – cine-camera and revolving photo flash-bulbs
Video is taken
Close up of fly – wings which normally move at 18,000 beats per minute seen in slow motion
Workings of lighting eqiuipment which made experiment possible shown in slow-motion
Fly being held by wax base shown flying in slow motion
Close up of fly’s wings in flight
Fly escapes from wax base holding it in slow-motion
Camera Effects; Aviation
Background: Revolving photo-flash bulbs, synchronised lens and remarkable lightning equipment used in photographing in slow motion the action of a drone fly in flight.
FILM ID: VLVAAQGC5IWHXS2WN7EIJ9UXAHA0T
To license this film, visit https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVAAQGC5IWHXS2WN7EIJ9UXAHA0T-USA-NEW-PHOTOGRAPHIC-TECHNOLOGY-SHOWS-FLY-IN-SLOW-MOTION
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