Gathering Moss AKA A British Instructional Film (1940-1949)

Title reads: “A British Instructional Film distributed by Pathe Picture Ltd“. Shots of moss growing on walls, on roofs and in the countryside. Microscope shots of a leaf showing its skeleton. Shots of an organism under the microscope. Cells move around in the organism. C/U shot of moss. Time lapse footage of moss growing. Diagram of how the moss grows. More time lapse and shots of organisms under microscope. A flower like organism opens and closes in time lapse making beautiful patterns. Tiny shoots grow through time lapse. Animated graphic. A worm like creature bores its way into an egg shaped thing. Microscope shots of plants. Flower-like entities open and close through time lapse. Note: this seems to be unedited material. No voice-over or intertitles. Some of the shots have been spliced in upside down. Some shots very dark. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLAS
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