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From the Tropics to the Snow

A humorous look at how to go about making a comprehensive film on Australia.
Year : 1962 | Total Duration : 28 Minutes | Producer : Malcolm Otton, Jack S Allan
Director : Richard Mason, Jack Lee |
A bare-chested man wearing a straw hat holding a rifle. A cameraman filming from top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the city. A cameraman filming the cruise ship R.M.S. Oriana from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Oriana is docked at the international terminal at West Circular Quay. A cinematographer filming a rocky landscape in the outback. A group of ballet dancers in pink and white tutus, dancing in a park in central Adelaide. They are with a pianist and a grand piano.
A group of ballet dancers in pink and white tutus, dancing in a park in central Adelaide. They are with a pianist who is playing a grand piano. A man kneeling close to two crocodiles on the banks of a river. Actor Irene Creagh walking past a sidewalk cafe wearing a hat and gloves. Actors Brook Wheeler, Irene Creagh, Judy Lee Solomon, and John Gregg on the deck of the ship H.M.S. Oriana. Actors Irene Creagh, Brook Wheeler, Judy Lee Solomon and John Gregg standing on the deck of the Oriana on Sydney Harbour. The Sydney Opera House is under construction in the background.
Actors John Gregg and Judy Lee Solomon standing on the tarmac, in front of a TAA aeroplane, talking to a flight attendant. Actors John Gregg and Rayna Carron kissing on the beach on Hayman Island. Actors Judy Lee Solomon and Irene Creagh on the deck of the cruise ship R.M.S. Oriana, in Sydney Harbour. Aerial view of the city of Sydney, with the cruise ship R.M.S. Oriana docked in the harbour. The shot is taken over the Observatory and shows the eastern coastline on the horizon to the Rocks. Alexander Archdale on set playing a Film Producer. There are crew members and actors also on the film set.
Audience seated in a theatre aboard the Oriana passenger ship, watching the screening of a film. Hosted by the Hon. J.D. Anthony, Minister of the Interior, and Mr J.D. Bates, Chairman of the Australian National Training Authority. Australian native gum tree in the Pemberton region. Captain of the cruise ship R.M.S. Oriana aboard his ship. Crocodile on the banks of the Norman River. Cruise ship R.M.S. Oriana docked at Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is in the background.
Detail of a large rock in outback Australia. Detail of the roots of a tree. Detail of the Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from the top of the bridge looking down to a section of the harbour and the Rocks area. Director Jack Lee rehearsing a scene with actors and crew members, including Reg Livermore. Lee is sitting next to a Model Two Newald camera. Kerry Brown is adjusting the camera. Dick Mason and Alexander Archdale are also visible. Director Richard Mason and a film crew member filming a truck that is loaded with felled tree logs.
Film Director Richard Mason (on the right) and a cameraman are filming a worker felling a tree in the Pemberton region. Group of people at the launch of the film, From the Tropics to the Snow. Hawkesbury River with silhouetted hills and cloudy sky. Hawkesbury River with silhouetted hills and cloudy sky. Hawkesbury River.
Rocky landscape with native grasses and a gum tree in the Pemberton region. Silhouette of a cameraman filming on the Hawkesbury River. Two film crew on a beach at Dunk Island sitting under umbrellas. Director Richard Mason is in the background with his head down. View of the city of Sydney taken from the Sydney Harbour Bridge looking down on the expressway. View of the city of Sydney taken from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge looking towards Circular Quay.
View of the city of Sydney taken from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge looking towards The Rocks. View of the landscape in the Pemberton region.
Lawn sprinkler F/G as EH Holden stationwagon car drives down suburban street and turns corner sharply, track of car around bend, pulls up outside Australian Commonwealth Film Unit building entrance. Zoom to sign. Interior shot young man (John Carter) carrying stack of film cans hurriedly walks through doorway. Titles over following footage as he walks along corridor, busy with people, woman walking through entrance and up main flight of stairs, along upstairs corridor, pausing outside office. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132970 | 1 min 12 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Secretary at Commonwealth Film Unit in yellow dress knocks on office door, CU sign ÒScript Meeting in ProgressÓ, three solemn looking men (producer, director and scriptwriter) inside office, secretary enters room and sits down. CU man staring out window, CU secretary, CU bearded man doodling in folder, CU secretary, CU man at desk fiddling with paperclips. Men begin to talk at same time. Man at desk saying they need to deal with the problems one by one. VS men having discussion about proposed film for overseas distribution, exchanging ideas for project. Dissolve from conservative man visualising to ship. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132971 | 2 mins 25 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Dissolve to pull back from cruise ship, WS tug boat passing Sydney city skyline, good WS cruise ship in Sydney Harbour, Harbour Bridge in B/G, ferry in F/G. WS American family at ship's rails, pan across father, teenage son, mother, younger son, teenage daughter, WS family. Scriptwriting meeting in office discussing number of family members required for film. MS young boy, WS family as boy disappears, teenage son changes places to join sister at rail. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132972 | 1 min 3 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS koala sitting in fork of bare tree, koala scratching itself with gum leaves in F/G, high shot platypus walking over ground and entering water, diving to riverbed for food, chewing on surface, echidna waddling across sandy ground and bumping into end of log (blooper), fast aerial track kangaroo bounding across red, barren ground, MS kangaroo with joey in pouch, pan up from joey in pouch to mother looking to camera. WS family of four American tourists, teenage daughter holding koala as father takes photograph, CU hugging koala. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132973 | 35 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting at Australian Commonwealth Film Unit, MS bearded scriptwriter, turning to discuss wildlife footage for film with director in office meeting, MS director telling him to shutup, MS secretary smiling, producer at desk, director talking as scriptwriter sits in chair smirking. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132974 | 25 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Exterior hotel entrance as concierge whistles for taxi, bellboy with suitcases on pavement, pan up modern high-rise building. Interior hotel suite with family of American tourists, well-dressed mother in hat talking with teenage daughter holding skis, father on sofa checking fishing gear, mother looking out hotel window at city view, MS daughter adjusting skis, MS father preparing fishing gear, teenage son in beachwear enters room carrying two suitcases. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132975 | 37 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High WS shallow surf rolling into Gold Coast beach, MS track two girls in swimming costumes leading poodles on beach, MS girl on bikini sitting on towel, two girls taking off sarongs, people in surf in B/G as they join group on beach. WS Gold Coast street, young man driving red sports car pulls up outside hotel, CU red cocktail drinks, WS people lounging by swimming pool, man lighting woman's cigarette, couple sipping cocktails. Tropical beach in silhouette, WS palm trees silhouetted against orange sunset sky. American tourist approaching girl lounging by hotel swimming pool. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132976 | 53 secs | 1960s | Gold Coast, Qld, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer and director about romance scene for film, MS secretary's legs uncrossing, pan up to secretary looking serious, MS producer talking. Reverse footage young male American tourist walking by pool, walking towards girl and tripping on her foot, says sorry,VS of man and girl meeting and talking, then leaving pool. VS young couple at beach on island, VS water-skiing, boats. WS couple frolicking on deserted beach, CU romantic kiss, huge white wave crashing, kiss, man looks up abruptly. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132977 | 1 min 23 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia; Qld, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about romance scene in film. Dreamlike footage young couple in beachwear in woods, slow motion romantic body language. Young man joins girls by tree, picks red hibiscus flower for her, about to kiss but suddenly interrupted (by commentary), looking disappointed. VS interior nightclub, VS couple dancing, leaving dance floor and sitting at bar. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132978 | 1 min 17 secs | 1960s | Qld, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial over snowfields and hills, MS snow-covered peak, tree in F/G, young couple in red jackets on ski lift, WS people preparing to ski outside lodge. MS young female American tourist standing alone, stone wall B/G, WS young man coming down stairs to join her by fire, MS couple as man kisses smiling girl's hand. VS couple in red gear snow skiing on empty slopes, stopping at bottom of slope, MS couple smiling. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132979 | 1 min | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS marlin struggling in blue ocean water, MS American man pulling at fishing rod, marlin fighting in water, LS man trout fishing in serene river, WS man fishing in river. Various contrasting shots man deep sea fishing and trout fishing, with trout catch, with marlin catch. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132980 | 30 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial city of Melbourne, WS tree-lined Melbourne street, American female tourist walking along street pavement past outdoor cafe, looking in shop window, traffic in street. Speeded up footage VS people shopping, down escalator, trying on clothes and hats, fabrics department, WS interior department store. WS couple on park bench by Yarra River. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132981 | 36 secs | 1960s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pennant for Princess of Tasmania waving in breeze, ship's mast in B/G, WS large ferry moving across water. WS country scene with car crossing old stone bridge over river, POV car past sheep grazing in pastures, pan from apple tree to track white car along road through orchard by blue water. Car driving along Hobart street past old stone terraces, WS Hobart waterfront, sailing boat in F/G. Dissolve. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132982 | 33 secs | 1960s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan from modern figure statue to film director addressing others in script meeting, producer at desk answers phone, scriptwriter makes sarcastic comment to director, holding up cigarette packet, suggesting his ideas are too commercial. Producer hangs up phone and announces to other two men the decision for the film to have a fresh, new approach. Slow zoom on scriptwriter talking about his vision of film depicting distinctive aspects of Australia. Dissolve. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132983 | 57 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Dissolve to LS small island on horizon of blue sea, zoom to WS island. WS man painting at easel on beach with palm trees in B/G, driftwood on beach, zoom to CU man's face, pan over driftwood, stones and seashells, POV above man to feet walking along sand, POV camera through foliage to water's edge, POV above man feet walking in shallow water, underwater tracks over VS coral, fish, school of black and white striped fish in unusual formation, then quickly dispersing. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132984 | 1 min 5 secs | 1960s | Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Hands on desk fiddling with paperclips, VS script meeting in office at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about proposed characters for promotional film. POV boat along river lined with mangroves, young topless American man in Akubra hat in bow of small boat being paddled by two Aboriginal men, CU American man. POV boat CU snake wrapped around branch, two Aboriginal men paddling, MS American looking alert, CU mud crab, Aboriginal pointing, two crocodiles slip into water , MCU man's eye, rifle being aimed, crocodile shot, alarmed water bird flies off from river. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132985 | 1 min 14 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia; Qld, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting in office at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about proposed promotional film, scriptwriter leans forward with ideas. WS blue waterway with low bridge spanning township with peninsular, WS small city from hillside park, road in F/G, wildflower (possibly kangaroo paw) in grasses, black swan on water. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132986 | 47 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia; Perth, WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan from shadow of figure on tar road to rear view of runner jogging slow motion along double lines in middle of road, WS running beneath concrete bridge, MS runner, WS along grassy hill overlooking city of Perth. Pan down thick canopy of eucalyptus trees to high shot runner along dirt forest track, ground shot runner through forest, jumping over small log and ferns. Pan up hillside covered in yellow grass with red rock formations to LS runner up hill. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132987 | 56 secs | 1960s | WA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting in office at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about proposed promotional film, scriptwriter begins to describe city scenes. WS Adelaide buildings with silhouetted statue in F/G, high shot pull back from crowd mingling at entrance to Grand Opera theatre. WS couple in park, buildings and winter trees B/G, pan to man playing grand piano in park, VS ballet dancers in park, one dancing around gardener, MS dancer in tutu around elderly gardener picking up rubbish with poker. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132988 | 51 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia; Adelaide, SA, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU soles of shoes on desk, VS script meeting in office at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about style of proposed promotional film, producer stands by map of Australia. CU Aborigine's bare feet stamping in sandy dirt, pan up Aboriginal man in white body paint, VS Aboriginal corroboree dancing and musicians, good shot dancers against blue sky, LS corroboree beneath huge boulders (rock formations). Tilt up huge rocks with two Aboriginal hunters on top, one throws spear. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132989 | 59 secs | 1960s | NT, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Aerial over city buildings of Brisbane, WS Storey Bridge and tug boat pushing small barge, MS large sandstone building, view down busy shopping street, high pan city buildings with freeway cutting through, aerial pan iron scaffolding on high-rise building site. WS Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, WS Parliament House with two men in suits walking in F/G. Interior car manufacturing plant, workman operating machine, furnace, workman in helmet with face glowing from furnace, smelter, orange hot slab coming off roller, MCU molten steel, foundry, welder. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132990 | 1 min 4 secs | 1960s | Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Canberra, ACT, Australia; various Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting in office at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about content of proposed promotional film. MS crowd of pedestrians walking across street, MCU feet walking, high shot thick crowd moving over crossing, high shot thick herd of cattle through scrub in same direction, MS drover on horseback cracking whip, flock of sheep moving across dry riverbed (ditch), jillaroo on horse, WS canecutting, CU canecutter , CU cane stalks, wheat harvester blades turning, CU young man on harvester. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132991 | 55 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia; various Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Men working on oil rig, tilt up crane inside tower, truck to camera along road through snow, WS trucks and cars along road through snow, CU snow plough pushing up dirty snow, mass of powerful white water gushing from pipe, MCU fruit picker, grapes being harvested. High shot people lazing in sun on beach, MS excited crowd at horse races, horses racing, three men drinking beer in pub, WS rockclimber, MS climber in red sweater. VS quarry workers preparing for blast, quarry explosion. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132992 | 41 secs | 1960s | various Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
POV stern of lifeboat lifesavers rowing, WS lifeboat going over wave in surf, rowers working hard, children playing in surf on yellow surf mats, being washed up on beach POV sea, WS pan Manly Beach. Night shot out of focus city lights dissolving to busy street scene with traffic, neon sign, exterior night club, interior club with female performer on stage singing in French, couple listening, MS redhead singer. WS barren outback landscape with dead tree, WS two tall gum trees with hill in B/G. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132993 | 46 secs | 1960s | various Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
In script meeting at Commonwealth Film Unit office MS film producer answers telephone in annoyed manner then realising who it is, speaks politely. MS doodling with pen on paper in folder, director whispers to scriptwriter, MS smiling secretary changing suddenly to serious face, producer hangs up phone and men have discussion about subjects for proposed promotional film. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132994 | 59 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS three kookaburras laughing on log, WS Sydney Harbour Bridge, WS Ayers Rock (Uluru) with red sandy track in F/G, MS New Guinea native man, LS three penguins on snow in Antarctica, WS river with launch moving up it, lifesavers marching, golf ball teeing off, doubles tennis match, cricket match bowler and batsman, MS horse race, rodeo rider on bucking horse, speeded up footage tour bus along country road, buses entering Simpsons Gap National Park, very quick shots train speeding past camera, airplane overhead. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132995 | 26 secs | 1960s | various Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS script meeting in office at Commonwealth Film Unit, discussion between producer, scriptwriter and director about proposed promotional film, not being able to agree on concept, men looking sullen, MS secretary watching on silently, men talking simultaneously about their own ideas. Producer has final word. Alternative ÒThe EndÓ credits. Quicktime clip available.
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Access No. 132996 | 1 min 4 secs | 1960s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
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