The living Earth
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Clive OppenheimerDirector
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Other
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Runtime:10 minutes 31 seconds
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Completion Date:May 7, 2022
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Professor of Volcanology, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
Films (with Werner Herzog): INTO THE INFERNO (2016), FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS (2020)
The title of this short film is inspired by an essay by my volcanological hero, Frank Perret (1867-1943), who was one of the greatest and most dedicated observers of volcanic action, a man devoted to understanding volcanoes to serve humanity, and who exalted the role of volcanism on a living planet. I edited this film from footage I shot while on fieldwork, and assembled the soundscapes from acoustic and seismic signals emanating from the magma of the inner Earth.