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La Surface de la Terre

Ce film tente de nous faire pénétrer les mystères de notre planète, tout en se résignant au fait que nous n'arriverons jamais à comprendre tout à fait les forces inouïes qui la façonnent.

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Ce film tente de nous faire pénétrer les mystères de notre planète, tout en se résignant au fait que nous n'arriverons jamais à comprendre tout à fait les forces inouïes qui la façonnent.

  • director
    Bill Mason
  • images
    Bill Mason
  • editing
    Bill Mason
  • producer
    Wolf Koenig
  • executive producer
    Robert Verrall
  • animation camera
    Simon Leblanc
  • sound
    Larry Crosley
  • sound editing
    Karl Duplessis
  • music mixing
    David Green
  • sound mixer
    Michel Descombes
    David Green
  • animation
    Eva Szasz
  • commentary
    Michelle Crosley
  • music
    Nexus

Education

Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
Face of the Earth illuminates theories about the earth’s origin and internal structures which lead to an understanding of the physical processes that create landforms. This film enhances understanding of the earth’s internal structure and its components, as well as the formations that make up its surface. Tectonic forces of folding, faulting and volcanic activity are shown in animated demonstrations of land formations.

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