Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This color film compiles late 1940’s time-lapse footage by pioneering photographer John Ott. The filmmaker is regarded as the “father of time-lapse” and was well-regarded for his research on the effects of artificial and natural full-spectrum light upon both plant and human life. International Film Bureau Inc. logo (0:08). Titles: “John Ott Pictures Presents” and “Time Lapse Photography” over a 1938 Bell & Howell Filmo 70-F 16mm movie camera (0:20). An iris blooms and wilts in time-lapse photography (0:34). A young boy swings a golf club twice in slow motion (0:50). A black and white urban view of the Chicago River, with movable bridges raising and lowering in fast-motion. A more recent shot in color follows (1:16). TWA jet airliners on a runway. Passengers deplane and jets taxi quickly (1:44). Animation: A lightning bolt jumps between two rose-colored clouds (2:0
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