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Witness History: The pioneer of 'Mountain Filming'

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08/12/2020 GMT

The pioneer of 'Mountain Filming'

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How a German filmmaker, Arnold Fanck, shot films high in the mountains in the 1920s

How a German filmmaker, Arnold Fanck, shot films high in the mountains in the 1920s. He and his team even attached cameras to their skis to make their early action films.

In 1920 a German filmmaker called Arnold Fanck shot his first film - 'Marvels of the Snowshoe' - high in the mountains. He and his team dragged cameras on sledges to reach the highest peaks. They even attached cameras to their skis to make the early action films. Johannes Dell has been watching some of those films and talking to his grandson Matthias Fanck.

Photo: A still from one of Fanck's early Mountain Films. Copyright: Matthias Fanck.

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