The Queen of the Waves

Czech · Všudybylovo dobrodružství

Directed by Irena Dodalová, Karel Dodal

1936

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.

Released
17 Jun 1936
Runtime
15 min
Also known as
La reina de las ondas
Country
Czechoslovakia
Language
Czech
Screenplay
Irena Dodalová, Karel Dodal
Story
Jan Černý
Music
Jaroslav Ježek
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