Mirrors of Time
1990
23 min
Coming soon
This short animated film delves into the mysteries of time: how calendars came to be; why the seasons change; why the year is divided into days, etc. From Babylon to 16th-century Europe, this film presents the history of the measurement of time.
Details
This short animated film delves into the mysteries of time: how calendars came to be; why the seasons change; why the year is divided into days, etc. From Babylon to 16th-century Europe, this film presents the history of the measurement of time.
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directorJean-Jacques Leduc
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scriptJean-Jacques Leduc
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producerRobert Forget
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cameraMartin Leclerc
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animation cameraJacques AvoinePierre Landry
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editingWerner Nold
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sound editingMarie-Claude Salvaille
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re-recordingJean-Pierre JoutelShelley Craig
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animationClaude CloutierJean-Michel LabrosseBertrand LangloisYvon MalletteLuc SavoieMichel HébertLucia Modesto
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animation softwareInes HardtkeTerry HigginsDoris Kochanek
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voiceMichel MongeauMichel Trahan
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narratorNeil SheeMarilyn Weston
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musicPierre Desrochers
Education
Ages 13 to 17
Mathematics - Geometry
Science - Space
Technology Education - Society and Technology
Students will research the history of astronomy and time keeping methods of different cultures. Students will choose a great human problem of the past and demonstrate how math and science helped to solve it. Students will also be encouraged to keep a journal of the Moon's phases in order to measure one lunar cycle. Students can investigate the Moon's relationship to Earth, its influence on the tides, etc.
