The airplane changes our world map

The airplane changes our world map is a short film from 1942 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

This film presents the new geography of the Air Age clearly and concisely. Through animated photography a transparent globe with axis and lines of latitude and longitude gives a marked illusion of third dimension. The use of overlays, fades, and othe...

The airplane changes our world map
Release date	1942
Running time	0:11:33
Language	English

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More Details

internal id

71047

Summary

This film presents the new geography of the Air Age clearly and concisely. Through animated photography a transparent globe with axis and lines of latitude and longitude gives a marked illusion of third dimension. The use of overlays, fades, and other devices in the film makes it suited to the introduction of global geography. The effect of the airplane on the world scene. Transportation is interpreted in great circle air routes which run independently of land and water and mark the shortest distance between points on the surface of the earth.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:11:33)

16mm

IUL Genres

Educational

Historical

IUL Subject

Cartography--History

Map projection

Air travel

Full Original Title

The airplane changes our world map