Spring Bulbs.
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Time-lapse footage of flowers blooming which include snowdrops, crocuses and hyacinths as well as a variety of daffodils and tulips.; Ott shot his time-lapse plant footage in his Winnetka greenhouse. He installed automatic temperature, humidity, and irrigation systems to help with growing different species of plants, and outfitted his greenhouse with automatic photofloods, iron window shutters, and an army of Bell & Howell “Filmo Model 70” 16mm cameras mounted on dolleys. The nerve center of all of this was an elaborate setup of switch panels and controls connected to a timer. Ott’s automatic greenhouse was called “ingenious” by American Cinematographer in 1947.
Credits
John Nash Ott Jr. (filmmaker)
Copyright
© 1Jun55; MP6154.
Complete catalog record
Spring Bulbs. © 1Jun55; MP6154.
More in OUT AT OTT’S.
- Out At Ott’s.
- Introduction. 1955
- Spring Bulbs. 1955
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Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, catalog record, copyright
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
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