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Eames : The Architect and the Painter
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Eames : The Architect and the Painter

Nov 18, 2011

Eames : The Architect and the Painter
2011 85 min 32 vues
L'équipe mari et femme de Charles et Ray Eames étaient les designers industriels les plus influents et les plus importants d'Amérique. Admirés pour leurs créations et fascinants en tant qu'individus, ils ont atteint un statut d'icône dans la culture américaine. Eames : L'architecte et le peintre puise dans un trésor d'archives, ainsi que dans de nouvelles interviews d'amis, de collègues et d'experts pour saisir l'histoire personnelle de Charles et Ray tout en les plaçant fermement dans le contexte de leur époque fascinante.
Documentary
The Black Ships
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The Black Ships

Jan 01, 1970

The Black Ships
1970 8 min 1 vues
Created with imagery taken from the 19th-Century Japanese woodcuts on display in the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition “The Japanese Expedition 1852-1866 of Commodore Matthew Perry,” the film records the opening of the country to Western trade from a Japanese perspective. In Charles’ words, the film “shows something of the special and rare situations that existed when these two cultures came together…one very sophisticated, one with a highly developed technology.” The soundtrack juxtaposes the visuals, with music from the album “Banjo Kings,” an early-American fife-and-drum recording from the Smithsonian Institution archives, and traditional Japanese music from tapes provided by the Japanese embassy.
History
Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

Jan 01, 1976

Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
1976 2 min 1 vues
Atlas gives the viewer an overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Beginning in 500 BC, a time clock at the bottom of the screen marks off the years – eight to a second – as the boundaries on the animated map change, showing both the growth including the conquests of Alexander the Great, as well as the decrease as the power of the Romans declined. The film concludes with the invasion of the Huns and the sack of Rome in 476 AD. Music by David Spears.
History
The World of Franklin and Jefferson
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The World of Franklin and Jefferson

Jan 01, 1973

The World of Franklin and Jefferson
1973 29 min 1 vues
The lives of Franklin and Jefferson are used as prisms through which to evoke colonial America. With a dynamic timeline and a wealth of images drawn from architecture, science, and politics, the film brings alive the way American history shaped, and was shaped by, these two men. Benjamin Franklin, standing for the best in colonial wisdom, and Thomas Jefferson, representing the opportunities and ambitions of a new nation, together offer a compelling approach to this richly textured area.
History
The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment
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The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

Jan 01, 1973

The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment
1973 13 min 1 vues
This film was produced to present the Eames proposal to make an American Revolution Bicentennial celebration. The exhibition would compare and contrast the lives of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, providing a cinematic trip for the viewer through the exhibit, using animation, live-action, and still photography. It was later used by the USIA to provide information to the embassies and museums which would be hosting the exhibition.
History
Computer Perspective
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Computer Perspective

Jan 01, 1972

Computer Perspective
1972 10 min 1 vues
Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a visual survey of the collection of artifacts, ideas, events and memorabilia displayed in the exhibition to represent important milestones in the development of the electronic computer.
Documentary
IBM at the Fair
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IBM at the Fair

Jan 01, 1965

IBM at the Fair
1965 7 min 1 vues
This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the concepts, architecture, and overall look of the pavilion and to convey an impression of the exhibition's spirit and content.
Documentary
Toccata for Toy Trains
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Toccata for Toy Trains

Jan 01, 1957

Toccata for Toy Trains
1957 14 min 2 vues
This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the concepts, architecture, and overall look of the pavilion and to convey an impression of the exhibition's spirit and content.
Documentary
Computer Perspective
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Computer Perspective

Jan 01, 1972

Computer Perspective
1972 10 min 1 vues
Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a visual survey of the collection of artifacts, ideas, events and memorabilia displayed in the exhibition to represent important milestones in the development of the electronic computer.
Documentary
Computer Perspective
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Computer Perspective

Jan 01, 1972

Computer Perspective
1972 10 min 1 vues
Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a visual survey of the collection of artifacts, ideas, events and memorabilia displayed in the exhibition to represent important milestones in the development of the electronic computer.
Documentary
Powers of Ten
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Powers of Ten

Jun 04, 1977

Powers of Ten
1977 9 min 75 vues
Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a visual survey of the collection of artifacts, ideas, events and memorabilia displayed in the exhibition to represent important milestones in the development of the electronic computer.
Documentary
The Image of the City
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The Image of the City

Dec 01, 1969

The Image of the City
1969 15 min 1 vues
"Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of and future solutions to growing cities.
Nicholas Copernicus
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Nicholas Copernicus

Jan 01, 1973

Nicholas Copernicus
1973 10 min 1 vues
The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.
Documentary
A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe
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A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

Jan 01, 1968

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe
1968 8 min 2 vues
A Rough Sketch features a linear view of our universe from the human scale to the sea of galaxies, then directly down to the nucleus of a carbon atom. With images, narration, and a dashboard, it gives a clue to the relative size of things and what it means to add another zero to any number. The 1977 film, Powers of Ten, was an expanded and updated version of this 1968 study film. Charles and Ray often gave projects long titles to indicate that they were still exploring their ideas—that the presentation was a model or a type of “sketch.”
Day of the Dead
4.5

Day of the Dead

Jan 01, 1957

Day of the Dead
1957 15 min 2 vues
A portrayal of the Mexican Day of the Dead consisting of still shots and narration. Deals with the special objects and events surrounding the annual Mexican celebration of “All Souls Day”. It is not only a rich flood of folk art, but a view of the way that the Mexicans have come to terms with death. Searched out with the help of Alexander Girard and a moving guitar score by Laurindo Almeida.
Documentary
Cezanne
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Cezanne

Jan 01, 1978

Cezanne
1978 10 min 1 vues
A film record of an exhibition of the late work of Paul Cezanne, organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris. The camera moves across details of paintings, as well as details of Cezanne’s studio, providing an intimage, close-up view of the artist’s work. The narration is provided by Cezanne’s own words, taken directly from records of correspondence. 22nd Annual San Francisco International Film Festival Participation- Communication Competition, 1978.
Documentary
Exponents: A Study in Generalization
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Exponents: A Study in Generalization

Jan 01, 1973

Exponents: A Study in Generalization
1973 3 min 1 vues
Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With the exclusive use of storytelling through animation this lively and exuberant presentation of the “architecture of algebra,” the film explains the behavior of specific exponents and concludes with the general laws that all exponential expressions obey – all achieved without the use of narration. Council on International Non-Theatrical Events (C.I.N.E.) Gold Eagle Award, 1975. Columbus International Film Festival Bronze Chris Plaque Award-C, 1975. New York International Animation Festival Bronze Praexinoscope Award, 1975. Melbourne Film Festival Selected for Participation, 1976.
Animation
Alpha
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Alpha

Jan 01, 1972

Alpha
1972 1 min 1 vues
One of a series of three films on mathematics conceived and produced by the Eames Office with Ray Redheffer, professor of Mathematics at UCLA. A stop-motion animation film, it begins with an algebraic expression, elaborates on it, and then reduces it to its original form. Told without narration, the film was designed to be supplemented with the explanation of the classroom teacher. Columbus International Film Festival Bronze Chris Plaque Award-C, 1975.
Animation
Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine
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Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

Jan 01, 1968

Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine
1968 4 min 1 vues
A rare, live-action, and close-up study of the only existing Babbage Difference Engine, a machine designed in the first quarter of the 19th-Century by English inventor and mathematician, Charles Babbage. The engine, designed to calculate and print-out tables of numbers for use in navigation, insurance, and astronomy, is considered an important artifact in the history of computing. Babbage is considered to be the father of the modern computer, and the Difference Engine and Analytical Machine are forerunners of the computer. The music is ”Alamaine” and “The Scot’s March” performed by Carl Dolmetsch and the Dolmetsch Quartet.
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus
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A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus

Jan 01, 1970

A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus
1970 3 min 1 vues
A live-action film of a rare sea creature. The tiny transparent life form (only 5/8″ high) has only rarely been observed in its natural habitat. The remarkable Eames macro-photography provides an intimate view of the animal and demonstrates the creature’s symmetrical shape and its movement in the water.
Kepler's Laws
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Kepler's Laws

Jan 01, 1974

Kepler's Laws
1974 3 min 1 vues
Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the Sixteenth-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. “Little Suite”, guitar and lute music composed by Galileo Galilei’s father Vincenzo, is performed by Laurindo Almeida
Documentary
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
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National Fisheries Center and Aquarium

Jan 01, 1967

National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
1967 11 min 1 vues
The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the galleries and exhibits. From the narration: “…the principal goal [of the Center] is much the same as science: to give the visitor some understanding of the natural world.”
Documentary
S-73 (Sofa Compact)
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S-73 (Sofa Compact)

Jan 01, 1954

S-73 (Sofa Compact)
1954 11 min 1 vues
This film traces the design development of the Eames Sofa Compact, which folds for easy flat-pack shipping. The film, one of the first Charles and Ray made for Herman Miller, starts in a rail yard, where we discover that volume is more expensive than weight. This fact led to the Eames’s firm resolve to flat pack their sofa. The film highlights the ease of unpacking and setting up the sofa, as well as the sofa’s comfort and practicality with regard to the life of service.
Documentary
Tops (from Stars of Jazz)
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Tops (from Stars of Jazz)

Jan 01, 1957

Tops (from Stars of Jazz)
1957 3 min 1 vues
This film was made by the Eamses on a weeks notice for a local Los Angeles TV show where jazz musicians improvised to the images live. The music that overlays the released edition is specifically recorded for that edition.
Tops
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Tops

Jan 01, 1969

Tops
1969 7 min 1 vues
Various kinds of tops are shown spinning.
Documentary
Eames Lounge Chair
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Eames Lounge Chair

Jan 01, 1956

Eames Lounge Chair
1956 2 min 2 vues
Stop-motion animation depicts a man assembling an Eames lounge chair, sitting down to relax in it, and then disassembling it for shipment.
Eames Lounge Chair
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Eames Lounge Chair

Jan 01, 1956

Eames Lounge Chair
1956 2 min 2 vues
Stop-motion animation depicts a man assembling an Eames lounge chair, sitting down to relax in it, and then disassembling it for shipment.
An Introduction to Feedback
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An Introduction to Feedback

Jan 01, 1960

An Introduction to Feedback
1960 10 min 1 vues
The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in control mechanisms and social situations.
Documentary
Two Baroque Churches in Germany
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Two Baroque Churches in Germany

Mar 01, 1955

Two Baroque Churches in Germany
1955 11 min 1 vues
hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture and philosophy were unified. The film, rather than explaining the structure, attempts to express the feeling of what German Baroque was, and what gave it such great style. The music is 18th-Century, played on 18th-Century organs.
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
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2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

Mar 22, 1961

2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
1961 2 min 2 vues
2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany the Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond exhibition at the California Museum of Science and Industry and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Documentary
Symmetry
7.5

Symmetry

Mar 22, 1961

Symmetry
1961 2 min 2 vues
Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM Mathematica Exhibit which opened in 1961. The degree to which an object is symmetrical is illustrated by the number of different positions in which it can fit into a box of its shape.
Documentary
Symmetry
7.5

Symmetry

Mar 22, 1961

Symmetry
1961 2 min 2 vues
Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM Mathematica Exhibit which opened in 1961. The degree to which an object is symmetrical is illustrated by the number of different positions in which it can fit into a box of its shape.
Documentary
Design Q & A
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Design Q & A

Dec 31, 1972

Design Q & A
1972 5 min 1 vues
The Eames design philosophy presented in the form of a series of questions posed by a curator at the Louvre and answered by Charles Eames.
Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on
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Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames

Dec 31, 1970

Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames
1970 7 min 1 vues
An excerpt from the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, which Charles delivered at Harvard University in 1970-71. Includes an evocative discussion of what Charles called “The New Covetables” (knowledge not things), illustrated with a rich array of photographs.
The Fabulous Fifties
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The Fabulous Fifties

Jan 22, 1960

The Fabulous Fifties
1960 120 min 1 vues
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.
Music
The Fabulous Fifties
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The Fabulous Fifties

Jan 22, 1960

The Fabulous Fifties
1960 120 min 1 vues
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.
Music
Banana Leaf
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Banana Leaf

Jan 01, 1972

Banana Leaf
1972 2 min 1 vues
A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the significance and status that people attach to their artifacts.
Documentary
Banana Leaf
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Banana Leaf

Jan 01, 1972

Banana Leaf
1972 2 min 1 vues
A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the significance and status that people attach to their artifacts.
Documentary
Banana Leaf
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Banana Leaf

Jan 01, 1972

Banana Leaf
1972 2 min 1 vues
A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the significance and status that people attach to their artifacts.
Documentary
The Information Machine
5.5

The Information Machine

Jan 01, 1957

The Information Machine
1957 10 min 4 vues
Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first completely animated project produced by the Eames Office. Intended as an introduction to the electronic computer, the film depicts the computer as the culmination of the tools and systems we have created over the centuries to process information. It also explores how humans solved problems both before and after this technology was invented. The Information Machine is ultimately the story of our continual need to process and communicate larger and more complex amounts of data, and how we learn to manipulate abstractions with increasing sophistication and skill.
Animation
Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street
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Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

Jan 01, 1952

Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street
1952 6 min 1 vues
A live action pageant of mechanical toys, animals, puppets, cars, lead soldiers, and dolls—all set in motion. Toy buildings and photographic or painted images of city streets serve as backdrops. Festive elements from circuses, carnivals, and holiday parades are combined into an exuberant procession set to the music of John Philip Sousa. As the film ends, and the last puppet looks up at the sky, a red balloon drifts upward and the music fades out. 
Edinburgh International Film Festival award winner, 1954.
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
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Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

Jan 01, 1960

Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
1960 6 min 1 vues
Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic images of chairs, objects, and materials. In the second half, kaleidoscopic images of the Eames Office dissolve into a sequence of stop-motion shots of Charles and Ray seated in multicolored plastic chairs. The music is a jazz track composed and arranged by Dick Marx.
THINK
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THINK

Apr 22, 1964

THINK
1964 30 min 1 vues
A multi-screen presentation at the Ovoid Theater of the IBM Pavilion of the New York World's Fair.
Bread
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Bread

Jan 01, 1953

Bread
1953 7 min 5 vues
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
Documentary
Bread
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Bread

Jan 01, 1953

Bread
1953 7 min 5 vues
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
Documentary
Bread
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Bread

Jan 01, 1953

Bread
1953 7 min 5 vues
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
Documentary
A Communications Primer
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A Communications Primer

Jan 01, 1953

A Communications Primer
1953 22 min 1 vues
An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage thinking of communications in a limited way. Music composed by Elmer Bernstein.
Documentary
Blacktop
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Blacktop

Jan 02, 1952

Blacktop
1952 11 min 1 vues
A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.
Clown Face!
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Clown Face!

Jan 01, 1971

Clown Face!
1971 50 min 1 vues
The movie "Clown Face" offers a very rare glimpse into the backstage private world of Circus Clowns. Here, you can look behind the curtain. You will see the clowns in their backstage habitat, Clown Alley, preparing for a circus performance
Documentary
Solar Do-Nothing Machine
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Solar Do-Nothing Machine

Jun 13, 1990

Solar Do-Nothing Machine
1990 2 min 1 vues
In 1957, Charles and Ray designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of America. True to the Eameses’ belief that toys are not as innocent as they appear, the machine was one of the first uses of solar power to produce electricity. In the 1990s, Eames Demetrios discovered unedited footage of the wonderful machine. He cut it together to produce a new film that shares a bit of its flavor for future generations to enjoy.
Documentary
Eratosthenes
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Eratosthenes

Apr 04, 1961

Eratosthenes
1961 3 min 1 vues
The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.
Animation
SX-70
5

SX-70

Apr 04, 1972

SX-70
1972 11 min 1 vues
A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.
Documentary
The Expanding Airport
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The Expanding Airport

Jan 01, 1958

The Expanding Airport
1958 9 min 1 vues
To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to transport passengers from the terminal directly to the plane.
Animation
The Expanding Airport
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The Expanding Airport

Jan 01, 1958

The Expanding Airport
1958 9 min 1 vues
To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to transport passengers from the terminal directly to the plane.
Animation
Symmetry
7.5

Symmetry

Mar 22, 1961

Symmetry
1961 2 min 2 vues
Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM Mathematica Exhibit which opened in 1961. The degree to which an object is symmetrical is illustrated by the number of different positions in which it can fit into a box of its shape.
Documentary
Eratosthenes
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Eratosthenes

Apr 04, 1961

Eratosthenes
1961 3 min 1 vues
The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.
Animation
Eratosthenes
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Eratosthenes

Apr 04, 1961

Eratosthenes
1961 3 min 1 vues
The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.
Animation