A real naturalist cinematic masterpiece. An unusual Australian recorder made it, perhaps in search of fame and notoriety ... It is a young and curious eagle, you got it right. The raptor stole a motion-activated camera set up by rangers to study crocodiles (ah, how tough times are tough for artists), making an all-too-short short film.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
A real naturalist cinematic masterpiece. An unusual Australian recorder made it, perhaps in search of fame and notoriety… It is a young and curious eagle, you got it right. The raptor stole a motion-activated camera positioned by rangers to study crocodiles (ah, how hard times are hard for artists), making an all too short short film.
With a raw soundtrack and minimalist visual effects, here are images of a real glimpse of life in the Kimberley, a region of Western Australia, taken after the animal traveled 100km from the site of the theft. "Unexpectedly our camera disappeared, so we thought it had fallen into the water", tell the rangers.
Then comes a phone call: Another ranger found the small device on the Mary River, some 110 kilometers away. It was thus possible to extract three clips of 30 seconds that reveal the culprit: the thieving eagle with the passion of a director.
The footage immediately shows the theft. Then the flying journey begins, with the beautiful flapping wings. The animal crosses a river and climbs towards the rocks. After 23 seconds of freeze-frame, just when the suspense is devouring the viewer, here is the director's head appearing while he catches the room once, twice, three times. A great work, we had said it.
Roberta Ragni
