genre water birds
___MASK56___ is an electronic medium for the recording , copying , playback , broadcasting , and display of moving visual media . The Academy Awards , or " Oscars ", is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements in the United States film industry as assessed by the Academy ' s voting membership . The ___MASK44___ category winners are awarded a copy of a ___MASK77___ , officially called the Academy Award of Merit , which has become commonly known by its nickname " Oscar ." The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . Water Birds is a 1952 American short ___MASK30___ directed by Ben Sharpsteen . It won an Academy Award in 1953 for Best Short Subject ( Two - Reel ) . The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True - Life Adventures series of nature documentaries . It was shot in Technicolor by more than a dozen cameramen and was created in cooperation with the National Audubon ___MASK31___ and the Denver Museum of Natural History . The National Film Registry ( NFR ) is the United States National Film Preservation Board ' s ( NFPB ) selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress . The NFPB , established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 , was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992 , 1996 , 2005 , and again in October 2008 . The NFPB ' s mission , to which the NFR contributes , is to ensure the survival , conservation , and increased public availability of America ' s film heritage . The 1996 ___MASK75___ also created the non - profit National Film Preservation Foundation which , although affiliated with the NFPB , raises money from the private sector . The Library of Congress (" LOC ") is the ___MASK4___ library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the " de facto " national library of the United States . It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States . The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington , D . C .; it also maintains the Packard Campus in Culpeper , Virginia , which houses the National Audio - Visual Conservation Center . A ___MASK30___ is a nonfictional motion picture intended to some aspect of reality , primarily for the purposes of instruction , education , or maintaining a historical record . Such films were originally shot on film stock  the only medium available  but now include video and digital productions that can be either direct - to - video , made into a TV show , or released for screening in cinemas . " Documentary " has been described as a " filmmaking practice , a cinematic tradition , and mode of audience reception " that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries . Dell Comics was the ___MASK79___ book publishing arm of Dell Publishing , which got its start in pulp magazines . It published comics from 1929 to 1974 . At its peak , it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium . In 1952 Dell claimed to be the world ' s largest comics publisher , selling 26 million copies each month . The Vanishing Prairie is a 1954 ___MASK30___ released by Walt Disney Productions . Birds of North America is a comprehensive ___MASK71___ -- save for the significant omission of Mexico , which is geographically part of North America -- with substantial articles about each individual bird species . Four Color , also known as Four Color Comics and One Shots , was a long - running American ___MASK79___ book ___MASK15___ series published by Dell Comics between 1939 and 1968 . The title is a reference to the four basic colors used when printing ___MASK79___ books ( cyan , magenta , yellow and black at the time ). Film stock is an analog medium that is used for recording motion pictures or ___MASK84___ . It is a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing microscopically small light - sensitive silver halide crystals . The sizes and other characteristics of the crystals determine the sensitivity , contrast and resolution of the film . The emulsion ___MASK63___ gradually darken if left exposed to light , but the process is too slow and incomplete to be of any practical use . Instead , a very short exposure to the image formed by a camera lens is used to produce only a very slight chemical change , proportional to the amount of light absorbed by each crystal . This creates an invisible latent image in the emulsion , which can be chemically developed into a visible photograph . In addition to visible light , all films are sensitive to X - rays and high - energy particles . Most are at least slightly sensitive to invisible ultraviolet ( UV ) light . Some special - purpose films are sensitive into the infrared ( IR ) region of the spectrum . ___MASK43___ ' s Half Acre is a 1951 American short ___MASK30___ directed by James Algar . In 1952 , it won an Academy Award at the 24th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject ( Two - Reel ). The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the " True - Life Adventures " series of nature documentaries . True - Life Adventures series is a collection of fourteen full length and short subject ___MASK50___ films produced by Walt Disney Productions roughly between the years 1948 and 1960 . The series won eight Academy Awards for the studio including three Academy Award for Best ___MASK50___ Feature awards for " The Living Desert ", " The Vanishing Prairie " and " White Wilderness ", and five Best Two Reel Live ___MASK98___ Short awards for " Seal Island ", " In Beaver Valley ", " Nature ' s Half Acre ", " Water Birds ", and " Bear Country ". It inspired a daily panel ___MASK97___ that was distributed from 1955 to 1971 and drawn by George Wheeler . Several of the films were adapted in comic book format as one shots in the Dell Comics Four Color series . The films were among the earliest production experience for Roy E . Disney . Also this film series was the launching pad for Disney ' s new distributor , Buena Vista International . TV episodes are from Disney ' s ___MASK15___ TV series . Direct - to - ___MASK56___ or straight - to - ___MASK56___ ( also known as direct - to - VHS , direct - to - DVD , direct - to - Blu - ray , direct - to - digital , etc .) refers to the release of a film to the public immediately on home ___MASK56___ formats rather than a theatrical release or ___MASK16___ broadcast . Because inferior sequels or prequels of larger - budget films may be released direct to ___MASK56___ , references to direct - to - ___MASK56___ releases are often pejorative . Direct - to - ___MASK56___ release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies . John ___MASK54___ Audubon ( born Jean Rabin ; April 26 , 1785  January 27 , 1851 ) was an American ornithologist , naturalist , and painter . He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats . His major work , a color - plate book entitled " The Birds of America " ( 1827  1839 ), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed . Audubon identified 25 new species . The Academy Award for ___MASK50___ Feature is an award for ___MASK50___ films . The National Audubon ___MASK31___ ( Audubon ) is a non - profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation . Located in the United States and incorporated in 1905 , Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science , education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission . It is named in honor of John James Audubon , a Franco - American ornithologist and naturalist who painted , cataloged , and described the birds of North America in his famous book " Birds of America " published in sections between 1827 and 1838 . An Emmy Award , or simply Emmy , recognizes excellence in the ___MASK16___ industry , and corresponds to the Academy Award ( for film ), the Tony Award ( for theatre ), and the Grammy Award ( for ___MASK20___ ). The Living Desert is a 1953 American ___MASK1___ film that shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the Southwestern United States . The movie was written by James Algar , Winston Hibler , Jack Moffitt ( uncredited ) and Ted Sears . It was directed by Algar , with Hibler as the narrator and was filmed in Tucson , Arizona . The film won the 1953 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature . Walter Elias " Walt " Disney ( December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 ) was an American entrepreneur , animator , voice actor and film producer . A pioneer of the American ___MASK84___ industry , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . As a film producer , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Benjamin " Ben " Sharpsteen ( November 4 , 1895  December 20 , 1980 ) was an American film director and producer for Disney . He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980 . In Beaver Valley is a 1950 American short ___MASK30___ directed by James Algar . The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the " True - Life Adventures " series of nature documentaries . A ___MASK97___ is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a ___MASK74___ , often serialized , with text in balloons and captions . Traditionally , throughout the 20th century and into the 21st , these have been published in newspapers and magazines , with horizontal strips printed in black - and - white in daily newspapers , while Sunday newspapers offered longer sequences in special color comics sections . With the development of the internet , they began to appear online as web comics . There were more than 200 different comic strips and daily cartoon panels in American newspapers alone each day for most of the 20th century , for a total of at least 7 , 300 , 000 episodes . A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film ' s artistic and ___MASK100___ aspects , and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union ___MASK75___ , the director is viewed as the author of the film .