Storm Boy (1976) - NFSA Restores trailer
STORM BOY has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).
Director: Henri Safran; Producer: Matt Carroll; Cast: Greg Rowe, David Gulpilil, Peter Cummins
Synopsis: A 10-year-old boy (Greg Rowe), living with his father in the wild Coorong wetlands of South Australia, rescues a baby pelican orphaned by hunters. With the help of Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), the boy and the bird become inseparable, until the outside world encroaches.
Restoration notes:
The NFSA’s experts had their work cut out for them when they discovered the oxide was lifting off two reels of the final sound mix. This required ‘baking’ them in a low humidity rejuvenation chamber for seven days before they could be safely digitised. Restoration partners Frame, Set and Match had to spend almost twice the time on digitally cleaning and grading the picture than with the other two films. Producer Matt Carroll contributed to the process and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAC) were very happy to see the film digitally restored.
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About NFSA Restores - the digital restoration initiative: http://www.nfsa.gov.au/restores