Waterfowl (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Waterfowl |
| Original title | Water birds |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 31 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ben Sharpsteen |
| script |
Winston Hibler Ted Sears William Otis |
| production | Walt Disney |
| music | Paul J. Smith |
| camera |
Arthur A. Allen Alfred M. Bailey Martin Bovey Stephen F. Briggs Murl Deusing Myron A. Elliott Ed N. Harrison Bert Harwell S. Paul Lindau Tom McHugh Alfred Milotte Olin Sewall Pettingill junior Frances Roberts James R. Simon John H. Storer Norman Wakeman |
| cut | Norman Palmer |
Waterfowl is a 1952 American short film directed by Ben Sharpsteen .
action
The film introduces various water birds and their characteristics. After the portrait of the boobies , which are migratory birds, breed on cliffs in the Saint Lawrence River and dive for herring as impressively as daringly, the terns on the Gulf of Mexico are shown. This is followed by the breeding behavior of fairy terns and pelicans , which build their nests in the sand. The courtship of various water birds is also shown. The wood ducks drakes impress with colorful plumage, the frigate bird with its red throat pouch and the coot by the Battle t to the female. The herons, on the other hand, like the red-necked grebe , perform impressive dances on the water.
Another look goes to food intake. Pintail ducks tend to dive superficially for food, blue-billed ducks dig a little deeper and are outbid by the cormorant when searching for food , which penetrates further depths. The moorhen finds food between and under water lilies, for which not only the beak but also the characteristic foot parts are helpful. Various birds and their beak shapes as well as the benefits of these same beak shapes are presented, including the black-mantled scissors beak , the egret and the avocet . This is followed by a brief look at the behavior of the birds towards their young and the protection they offer them. From the dipper, which breeds in raging currents and searches for food under water, although it can neither dive nor swim, it goes on to the waterfowl of the tropics. Among other things, the flamingo , its beak and its breeding behavior, as well as the smoky gray albatross and its behavior to protect the eggs from heat, are shown. A rhapsody of the water birds follows.
production
The Technicolor film Water Birds was made as part of the short documentary film series True-Life Adventures . Disney worked with the National Audubon Society and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science . The animation for the opening credits was created by John Hench and Joshua Meador . The film's narrator is Winston Hibler . Water Birds was released on June 26, 1952 and appeared on the Disney three-disc DVD Nature Film Classic in 2012 .
Awards
Wasservögel was awarded an Oscar in 1953 in the category “ Best Short Film (Two Film Roles) ”. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Documentary Film in 1954 .
Web links
- Waterfowl in the Internet Movie Database (English)