Summary

FLOWERS and BEES: A Springtime Story

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Title: FLOWERS and BEES: A Springtime Story
File Number: EBC-102 Beta SP; NET-473 DigiBeta (at 01:12:59:00)
Color: Color
Type: Educational
Year: 1969
Description: Color 1969 Lyrical film incorporating time-lapse cinematography to create an impression of growth and rejuvenation. (Excerpt from a longer film, "A Usual Spring" produced by Roumania Film) Excellent time-lapse flowers and lots of bee footage, quirky, art. 01:00:04:00 Color 1969 Cameraman looking through movie camera, excellent generic shot. VS camera set up used to take the time-lapse footage of flowers seen in this film. 01:01:44:00 Color 1969 Sun rises, time-lapse snow melting and seedling grows. VS many flowers opening in time-lapse (poetic, flower ballet) 01:03:37:00 Color 1969 Bees buzz about. ECU bees on flowers. ECU stamens moving in time-lapse. Blooms open in time-lapse. Suggestive POV of bees flying over blossoms (funny) 01:05:19:00 Color 1969 VS bees collecting pollen in flowers, ECUs. 01:06:15:00 Color 1969 Time-lapse dandelion turning to seed, very good. CAM follows one dandelion seed over shrubbery and flowers (funny) 01:07:02:00 Color 1969 Pan poppies and wild flowers. VS bees in flowers with some good ECUs. Time-lapse clouds in sky. 01:09:00:00 Color 1969 Time-lapse of blooms closing at sunset, CUs. Time-lapse sun setting. Torrential (fake) rain shakes flowers. Buckeye butterfly in flowers.
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