FILMS OF ANTARCTICA
HARDSHIPS OF CAMERAMEN The camera record of Rear-Admiral Byrd’s epic flight to the South Pole has been preserved for the screen only through the resourcefulness and devotion to duty of Joseph Rucker and William Van der Veer, Paramount n§ws cameramen, who were attached to the expedition. In addition to the unusual difficulties encountered in actually filming the scenes in the sub-zero weather, the developing of the film in that temperature was found to be a most arduous task. The whole of the film had to be handled in absolute darkness, as not even a red light could be used. The sloshing tanks soon covered the floor of the tiny laboratory with icy slush, making the room as cold as the tanks into which they had to plunge their film. Due to the untiring efforts of Rucker and Van der Veer, many thousand feet of splendid film were brought safely back to civilisation. In Hollywood the material will be made up into a complete feature length picture by Paramount. The world-wide release of the production will provide picture-goers with one of the most unique and enlightening films yet presented on the screen.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 944, 10 April 1930, Page 16
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194FILMS OF ANTARCTICA Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 944, 10 April 1930, Page 16
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