A highlight of the year is the showing of the Union Glacier film
A very short guide to Union Glacier Camp from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
Showing posts with label Union Glacier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Union Glacier. Show all posts
Thursday, 16 November 2023
Monday, 28 November 2022
Union Glacier
Used this classic earlier...
A very short guide to Union Glacier Camp from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
And here's a film by the film maker...
Behind the Lens: Episode 7 from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
Sunday, 23 September 2018
As we move towards the summer in Antarctica
We are watching Union Glacier in Year 8 lessons, and working out whether we want to work there or not...
Welcome to Union Glacier from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
Union Glacier is located in the southern Ellsworth Mountains of West Antarctica. This is a documentary about a small team of people who live and work on the glacier during the Antarctic summer.
In 2013 I was the filmmaker attached to the Scott Expedition - the journey that completed Captain Scott's final, ill-fated expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again. Our team passed through Union Glacier Camp on route to the starting point of Scott's Hut at Cape Evans, but after becoming stranded at the camp and working with the staff there; I decided to make this documentary.
You can see a short trailer for the film here - https://vimeo.com/103828993
For me, this film seems a bit like an antithesis to many expedition and adventure documentaries. There is no great achievement or record broken, nor any real challenge to overcome. Instead it concerns minor details; the everyday tasks of the staff that were made more special by the environment surrounding them. And in fact, I think that's what attracted me to make this film - the delightful trivialities of an average life, working in Antarctica.
If you're interested, you can see all the short films I made for the Scott Expedition here - http://studiocanoe.com/expeditions/
Welcome to Union Glacier from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
Union Glacier is located in the southern Ellsworth Mountains of West Antarctica. This is a documentary about a small team of people who live and work on the glacier during the Antarctic summer.
In 2013 I was the filmmaker attached to the Scott Expedition - the journey that completed Captain Scott's final, ill-fated expedition from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back again. Our team passed through Union Glacier Camp on route to the starting point of Scott's Hut at Cape Evans, but after becoming stranded at the camp and working with the staff there; I decided to make this documentary.
You can see a short trailer for the film here - https://vimeo.com/103828993
For me, this film seems a bit like an antithesis to many expedition and adventure documentaries. There is no great achievement or record broken, nor any real challenge to overcome. Instead it concerns minor details; the everyday tasks of the staff that were made more special by the environment surrounding them. And in fact, I think that's what attracted me to make this film - the delightful trivialities of an average life, working in Antarctica.
If you're interested, you can see all the short films I made for the Scott Expedition here - http://studiocanoe.com/expeditions/
Sunday, 5 November 2017
Union Glacier - the first plane arrives
The first Ilysuhin plane has now landed at union Glacier camp...
First #Ilyushin76 of the season has landed on #UnionGlacier, #Antarctica! Photo by @suefloodphotos pic.twitter.com/IRcSp2qLs4— Antarctic Logistics (@Antarctic_ALE) November 4, 2017
Thursday, 5 October 2017
Union Glacier Hexagons
For note taking and discussion...
Click for biggery...
Stills from the Welcome to Union Glacier film on Vimeo, which has been a central part of our Pole to Pole unit for several years.
See the ALE website for more information.
Click for biggery...
Stills from the Welcome to Union Glacier film on Vimeo, which has been a central part of our Pole to Pole unit for several years.
See the ALE website for more information.
Friday, 7 November 2014
News from Union Glacier
This was tweeted earlier tonight... the latest news from Union Glacier....
This is why we use Twitter :)
1st Ilyushin of the season has landed at Union Glacier, #Antarctica. Here's a pic from takeoff in Chile #ANI2014_15. pic.twitter.com/YrAEPIf6MQ
— Adventure Network (@Antarctic_ANI) November 7, 2014
We got in touch with Adventure Network to tell them about the work we've been doing, and they sent this message back:
@KingsElyGeog That's fantastic! Thanks for following us! We'll be trying to give updates from the ice every day this season.
— Adventure Network (@Antarctic_ANI) November 7, 2014
This is why we use Twitter :)
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