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Earth from space [videorecording] / Shock of Mighty Productions and Handel Productions (EFS) Inc. in association with NOVA/WGBH Educational Foundation and Discovery Channel Canada ; WGBH ; written, produced, & directed by Iain Riddick ; produced by Ruth Roberts ; produced by Darlow Smithson Productions Ltd.

Riddick, Iain, (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Roberts, Ruth, (film producer.). Sanders, Jay O., 1953- (narrator.). Sage, Martin (Film editor), (editor of moving image work.). Savage, John, (editor of moving image work.). Cornell, Jules, (editor of moving image work.). Korven, Mark, (composer). Darlow Smithson Productions, (film producer.). Discovery Channel Canada, (production company.). Handel Productions, Inc., (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.). Shock of Mighty Productions, (production company.). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), (production company.). WGBH Educational Foundation, (production company.).

Summary:

"Earth From Space" is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, this special takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms them into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustain life on earth.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781608838455
  • ISBN: 1608838455
  • ISBN: 9786315005879
  • ISBN: 631500587X
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Brighton, Massachussets] : PBS Distribution, [2013]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced in 2013 as an episode of Nova.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Camera, Van Royko ; editors, Martin Sage, Jason Savage, Jules Cornell ; music, Mark Korven.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by Jay O. Sanders ; commentary by Waleed Abdalati, Emily Shuckburgh, Piers Sellers, Jeffrey Halverson, David Adamec, Gene Carlo Feldman, Charlie Bristow, Holly Gilbert.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:
English dialogue; closed-captioned; subtitled in English for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject:
Earth (Planet) > Remote-sensing images.
Earth (Planet) > Photographs from space.
Space photography.
Climatology > Remote sensing.
Genre:
Science television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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