Antarctica Time lapse: A Year on Ice

Basia · Last edited by Basia on Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

From Antzarctica;
Time-lapse video filmed in Antarctica, in and around McMurdo Station and Scott Base. This is a little background on the project, from Anthony;
Each year the sun is below the horizon for 4 months in the middle of winter, and above the horizon for 4 months in summer. During the couple of months in between we have more-or-less normal days.
Includes shots of auroras and the very rare polar stratospheric nacreous clouds, which form when ozone depleting gases crystallize in the upper atmosphere in the intense cold.
Summer population is about 1200 people, winter about 200.
This is just a small sample of an ongoing project to collect time-lapse imagery of Antarctica. I have taken over 1,000,000 individual photos and worn out a number of cameras that make up the collection of footage I have gathered so far over the last 6 years.

Basia · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject:

More footage from McMurdo Station..where it is relatively sheltered by the surrounding hills. The weather down there is classified as being Condition 3 (nice weather), Condition 2 (not so nice), or Condition 1... Shocked

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Basia · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:11 pm Post subject:

Have you ever wondered how they survive at the station, ie supply wise? Well, just by one annual supply ship!! Shocked

The annual supply ship the American Tern being unloaded at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Time-lapse footage taken over 3 days of continuous sunlight towards the end of summer. This is the only time of year the ice is thin enough to get ships in.
In the background the Krasen, a Russian ice-breaker can be seen working a channel in the 2 meter thick ice to keep it from freezing up, so the Tern will be able to leave again.
Every 2.5 seconds of film equals 1 hour in real time.

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Basia · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

Love this!! Very Happy

This film was made for the Antarctic 48 Hour film competition at McMurdo Station.
Film requirements were it had to be made in Antarctica within 2 days, had to contain a bowl, an ice cream cone, a sleeping person, the sound of a phone, and the line "We've lost another one".
This won best film.

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gumbo · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject:

That was great! Laughing

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Basia · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

Nacreous or Polar Stratospheric Clouds

Anthony and Christine Powell

Here's a few photos of the Antarctic Nacreous Clouds from Black Island...

They are most impressive to see in real life. It looks like the whole northern sky is on fire.

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gumbo · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject:

Very nice! Cool

The 3rd one is demanding to be my new wallpaper.

*starts googling for higher-res version*

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Basia · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:52 pm Post subject:

How We Commute to Work in Antarctica Cool

They are many ways that people commute to work in the morning — some by car, or bus, or maybe walk or ride a bike. Getting to work in Antarctica can be just as varied. One of them is by helicopter. This footage, shot during our trip to Westhaven Nunatak, is an example of our commute to work.

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Basia · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

At long last! A vid from Antzarctica!!

Short film made for the 2009 Winter International Film Festival of Antarctica.
This was an entry in the 48 hour film making competition section.

We had one weekend to make a film that included all of the following items:
-A comedy head piece
-The Character of a temperamental Continental Chef
-The Line of dialogue "Do you want to buy a dog?"
-A roll of toilet paper
-The sound of a can opening

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