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The Force of Water / directed by: Claude Cloutier ; produced by: Thřs̈e Descary ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Cloutier, Claude, (film director.). Descary, Thřs̈e, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

A clip in the Science Please! collection, The Force of Water uses archival footage, animated illustration and amusing narration to explain the Archimedes principle, of why some things float and others sink.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (1 min., 14 sec.) : sound
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Agency - French program:.Animation/Youth Studio.
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Claude Cloutier ; animation, Claude Cloutier ; producer, Thřs̈e Descary ; script, Claude Cloutier, Sylvain Charbonneau ; editing, Jos ̌Heppell ; music, Denis Larochelle ; sound, Denis Larochelle.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Rick Jones.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1998.
Target Audience Note:
10-11.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:
Special Mention - Category: Short Film given by the Children's Jury, 2001
Camerio Award - Category: Best Short Film (13 films series), 2000
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).
Subject: Physics > Study and teaching.
Chemistry > Study and teaching.
Genre: Animated films.
Topic Heading: National Film Board > National Film Board Collection


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