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Overland Adventure: The Story of the 1954 Redex Reliability Trial: Not for Sunday Drivers (1954)

1954

Overland Adventure: The Story of the 1954 Redex Reliability Trial: Not for Sunday Drivers (1954)

1954

  • NFSA IDGYEYQP17
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • Year1954

Between Townsville and Mount Isa the roads become more rugged and difficult to negotiate as the cars’ suspension and shock absorbers are pushed to their limits. The action is shot from a number of positions: on the side of roads, at sharp corners, and – at the end of the clip – from the passenger seat of one of the cars. Cascading music and a descriptive on-the-spot commentary accompany the footage.

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Cinesound Productions

Between Townsville and Mount Isa the roads become more rugged and difficult to negotiate as the cars’ suspension and shock absorbers are pushed to their limits. The action is shot from a number of positions: on the side of roads, at sharp corners, and – at the end of the clip – from the passenger seat of one of the cars. Cascading music and a descriptive on-the-spot commentary accompany the footage.

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Cinesound Productions
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  • Producer
    Ken G Hall
    Director
    Ken G Hall
  • by Poppy De Souza

    The point-of-view shot from the passenger seat of a car climbing up and down hills like a roller-coaster captures the excitement of the event. Often, the camera in news or non-fiction film is placed as an observer, but here it positions the audience as participants by proxy.

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