The Queen of the Waves (1936)

Genre : Animation, Documentary

Runtime : 15M

Director : Irena Dodalová, Karel Dodal
Writer : Irena Dodalová, Karel Dodal

Synopsis

An animated short film that explains in a pedagogical way how the radio transmission works. Created by Czech filmmakers it was commissioned by Argentina Schools. The film tells the story of Curious, an extraterrestrial child that reaches the planet earth attracted by the sound waves. There he meets the Queen of Waves, an ethereal figure who teaches her step by step the process by which sound is captured, amplified, modulated and transformed into electromagnetic vibrations to be transmitted by a radial antenna.

Actors

Josef Skupa
Josef Skupa
Hurvínek aka Všudybyl (voice)
Anna Kreuzmannová
Anna Kreuzmannová
Queen of the Radio Waves (voice)
František Havel
František Havel
Radio Announcer (voice)

Crews

Irena Dodalová
Irena Dodalová
Director
Karel Dodal
Karel Dodal
Director
Irena Dodalová
Irena Dodalová
Screenplay
Karel Dodal
Karel Dodal
Screenplay
Jan Černý
Jan Černý
Story
Irena Dodalová
Irena Dodalová
Graphic Designer
Karel Dodal
Karel Dodal
Graphic Designer
Irena Dodalová
Irena Dodalová
Animation
Karel Dodal
Karel Dodal
Animation
Hermína Týrlová
Hermína Týrlová
Animation
Jaroslav Ježek
Jaroslav Ježek
Original Music Composer

Trailers and other movies

La reina de las ondas, circa 1950

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