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Butterfly Journey

2024

Butterfly Journey

2024

  • NFSA IDNA60SG2X
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • GenresWildlife
  • Year2024

Following a Blue Tiger caterpillar and butterfly (Tirumala hamata) living in the Daintree, affectionately referred to as 'Blue', this documentary clip utilises innovative slow-motion, drone and macro camera techniques to capture delicate imagery of Blue’s lifecycle.

Macro filming reveals the detailed biological process of Blue the caterpillar creating, then shedding, a chrysalis and transforming into an entirely new being: a butterfly. Triumphal music and awestruck narration underscore the miraculous nature of what we’re witnessing.

The excerpt showcases the film’s highly detailed approach to tracking Blue's journey from metamorphosis to migration. Butterfly Journey also raises the alarm about the dangers of climate change and its detrimental effects on butterfly species' survival.

Following a Blue Tiger caterpillar and butterfly (Tirumala hamata) living in the Daintree, affectionately referred to as 'Blue', this documentary clip utilises innovative slow-motion, drone and macro camera techniques to capture delicate imagery of Blue’s lifecycle.

Macro filming reveals the detailed biological process of Blue the caterpillar creating, then shedding, a chrysalis and transforming into an entirely new being: a butterfly. Triumphal music and awestruck narration underscore the miraculous nature of what we’re witnessing.

The excerpt showcases the film’s highly detailed approach to tracking Blue's journey from metamorphosis to migration. Butterfly Journey also raises the alarm about the dangers of climate change and its detrimental effects on butterfly species' survival.

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  • Cinematographer
    Cam Batten
    Camera operator
    Bentley Dean
    Production companies
    Stranger Than Fiction Films, Definition Films
    Directors
    Cam Batten, Bentley Dean
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