There are some beautiful shots and a sense of holed-up camaraderie. Unfortunately, there was too much time-lapse photography. So that I frequently just wanted to see stills or real time video and the over abundance of time lapse became distracting,
I would also like to have had a better understanding of what the people working at the various national stations actually do. For example, there was a fireman, what does a fireman do in Antarctica? How often do fires occur? How to you get the water-hose to work when it's so cold? There was a man taking about avocados and toast with lots of scientific equipment behind him. What was the equipment?
We were told that there is no time to dally in Antarctica, it's work work work as soon as you step off the plan. But there was scant clear evidence of any work. There seemed to be a lot more sitting about chewing the cud or having meals or making movies.
There was mention of the crucial role of scientific research worked on by internationals who would not usually be cooperating so readily, but were working for the betterment of mankind. What were they researching and how?
I would also like to have had a better understanding of what the people working at the various national stations actually do. For example, there was a fireman, what does a fireman do in Antarctica? How often do fires occur? How to you get the water-hose to work when it's so cold? There was a man taking about avocados and toast with lots of scientific equipment behind him. What was the equipment?
We were told that there is no time to dally in Antarctica, it's work work work as soon as you step off the plan. But there was scant clear evidence of any work. There seemed to be a lot more sitting about chewing the cud or having meals or making movies.
There was mention of the crucial role of scientific research worked on by internationals who would not usually be cooperating so readily, but were working for the betterment of mankind. What were they researching and how?