The Queen of the Waves

The Queen of the Waves

15 mins | Documentary, Animation | June 17, 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.

The Queen of the Waves

15 mins | Documentary, Animation | June 17, 1936

The Queen of the Waves
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.
Producers IRE-Film
Original title Všudybylovo dobrodružství
Directors Irena Dodalová, Karel Dodal
Writers Jan Černý, Irena Dodalová, Karel Dodal

Cast

Josef Skupa

as Hurvínek aka Všudybyl (voice)

Anna Kreuzmannová

as Queen of the Radio Waves (voice)

František Havel

as Radio Announcer (voice)