Tasmanian tiger in colour
1933
Tasmanian tiger in colour
1933
- NFSA IDZ5BX0YX3
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormActuality
- GenresWildlife
- Year1933
Samuel François-Steininger has colourised footage from the NFSA collection of Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger in captivity.
Naturalist David Fleay shot the original footage in black-and-white at Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart in December 1933.
Through his company, the Paris-based Composite Films, Samuel François-Steininger has developed a well-deserved reputation as a leader in the field of colourising black-and-white archival footage.
His impressive list of credits includes his collaboration with the NFSA and Stranger Than Fiction Films on the award-winning series Australia in Colour and Australia in Colour Season 2.
Read more about the challenges and process of colourising this precious thylacine footage.
Samuel François-Steininger has colourised footage from the NFSA collection of Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger in captivity.
Naturalist David Fleay shot the original footage in black-and-white at Beaumaris Zoo, Hobart in December 1933.
Through his company, the Paris-based Composite Films, Samuel François-Steininger has developed a well-deserved reputation as a leader in the field of colourising black-and-white archival footage.
His impressive list of credits includes his collaboration with the NFSA and Stranger Than Fiction Films on the award-winning series Australia in Colour and Australia in Colour Season 2.
Read more about the challenges and process of colourising this precious thylacine footage.
- NFSA IDZ5BX0YX3
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormActuality
- GenresWildlife
- Year1933
- FilmmakerDavid Fleay
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