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101. Controlled Photographic Lighting (08:45)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Demonstrates the three basic considerations in controlled photographic lighting--placement of lights, quality of light, and lighting ratio. Uses a mannequin as a model to show the functions of main...

102. Courtesy for beginners (10:22)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A third-grade class decides who will be the week's host, shows one youngsters pretending she is a visitor while another acts out the part of the host. Pictures children making introductions, and u...

103. Dance festival (11:36)

Date:
1938
Main contributors:
Soyuz-Kino-Chronica; Tamara Hanoum; Ania Gouliaeva
Summary:
Presents four styles of folk dances from the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Ukraine. Performed by the USSR delegation to the International Dance Festival in London, England. Dances include ...

104. David Oistrakh : Mazurka by Zarzycki (05:25)

Date:
1955
Main contributors:
George K. Arthur; David Oistrakh; Aleksander Zarzycki
Summary:
Presents the world-famous violinist David Oistrakh on concert stage as he plays Zarzycki's Mazurka. Uses close up photography to show the musician's techniques.

106. Decontamination of streets (17:31)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Shows a decontamination squad in England working to make the streets safe from blister gas. Demonstrates the use of anti-gas ointment, respirators, and clothing worn by crews, and explains precaut...

107. Deep end (10:12)

Date:
1950
Summary:
Presents Ruth, Jump, Marjorie Gestring, and others diving from a 33-foot tower to show championship form in diving. Pictures Iris Cummings and the Hopkins twins as they demonstrate the breast strok...

108. Defense of peace (11:33)

Alternative title:
Defense of the peace; U.N. at work
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
This episode illustrates global conflict zones in 1949 and the role of the United Nations in addressing them. It explains the structure and functions of key U.N. bodies, including the General Assem...

109. Defensive Footwork in Basketball (09:34)

Date:
1946
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Analyzes defensive footwork action in basketball by first demonstrating the correct stance. Slow motion and close-up photography then portray the two basic defensive moves: the parallel movement,...

110. Degas: master of motion (14:30)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Richard F. Brown; Jean S. Boggs; Lester Novros
Summary:
An exhibition of more than 100 works of Degas--drawings, paintings, and sculpture--at the Los Angeles County Museum, emphasizing his three favorite subjects: horses and jockeys, portraits, and ball...

111. Demonstrations in perception (25:29)

Date:
1951
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Summary:
Presents demonstrations developed by the Institute for Associated Research and used at Princeton University for research in perception, including apparatus designed to illustrate perceptual phenome...

112. Der Rhein (04:30)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A small boy's curiosity about the source of his new clothing is used in tracing the production of clothing from raw material to the finished product. Shows several of the manufacturing processes b...

113. Design into space (11:03)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Students demonstrate the procedures that may be applied to fashion a space design. Details the making of an initial sketch, a three-dimensional model, and a final structure. Shows steps in the cre...

114. Determining molecular formulas (12:45)

Date:
1961
Main contributors:
Max J. Rosenberg; Ellis Katzman; Elbert C. Weaver
Summary:
Records an experiment in which the molecular weight of a compound is determined through knowledge of the percentage composition by weight of the compound and application of Avogadro's Law. Animatio...

115. Development of Inherited Pattern, 3--Organ Formation (29:52)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Dr. Ray Koppelman, University of Chicago; American Institute of Biological Sciences
Summary:
The transmission of patterns –Mendelian inheritance, the chromosome theory, linkage and crossover; the gene; heredity and environment; development of the inherited patterns with emphasis on vertebr...

116. Diesel Locomotive (11:17)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Explains the operation of the engine of a diesel locomotive and all the steps in serving a diesel locomotive between runs.

117. Digestive systems in animals (14:50)

Date:
1971
Summary:
Shows the variety of ways animals obtain food and their different types of digestive cavities--fully closed, one opening, and two openings. Examines digestive organs in an earthworm, grasshopper, f...

118. Disorders of coordination (44:53)

Date:
0000
Main contributors:
E. Herz; T. J. Putnam
Summary:
Demonstrates a number of tests for disorders of coordination and discusses the causes of the various types of disorders.

120. Diversity in Plant and Animals (30:26)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Dr. Ray Koppelman, University of Chicago; American Institute of Biological Sciences
Summary:
Diversity of life resulting from evolution: recognition and treatment of diversity –definitions and taxonomic approaches; results of diversity in the plant kingdom; results of diversity in the anim...

123. Donkeys (10:02)

Date:
1974
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Summary:
Shows donkeys of all ages in a variety of moods.

124. Dotty et Michel a Perce en Gaspesie Part II (14:14)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Adolphe Pervy; Everett H. Dunn; J.H. MacLean
Summary:
Claire and Robert continue reading about Dotty and Michel's travels after leaving Quebec. They describe village's architectural style, a cemetery behind the local church, and a day at the beach in ...

125. Dotty et Michel a Perce en Gaspesie Part III (12:59)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Adolphe Pervy; Everett H. Dunn; J.H. MacLean
Summary:
Picks back up with Dotty and Michel at the beach in Percé, detailing their conversation with the old fisherman. The mayor introduces them to his wife, Monique, and takes them in a carriage to a nea...

126. Dotty et Michel en Gaspesie Part IV (15:14)

Date:
1947
Main contributors:
Adolphe Pervy; Everett H. Dunn; J.H. MacLean
Summary:
Robert and Claire finish their letter from Dotty and Michel. The pair describe the beauty of the rural countryside while on their carriage ride with Jean. They observe fishermen at work.

127. Driving economically (17:47)

Date:
1952
Main contributors:
National Commission on Safety Education, National Education Association
Summary:
Economical driving practices are suggested by a service station operator to a boy who has just received permission to drive the family car alone. Includes care of the car's finish, warming up of t...

128. Economic growth (29:06)

Alternative title:
American business system
Date:
1963
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Treats economic growth from the standpoint of its implications for the operations of the American business system. A high rate of growth is said to be necessary for maintaining our standard of livi...

129. EFFECTS OF HEMIDECORTICATION IN THE DOG (10:42)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Warning: Graphic surgical imagery. Shows the principal effects of complete surgical removal of one hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. Changes in reflexes, hemidecorticate rigidity, rotating beha...

131. Elementary particles (29:26)

Alternative title:
Physics for the atomic age
Date:
1958
Main contributors:
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Summary:
A list of the known elementary atomic particles will be presented and along with them their various properties, mass, charge, and spin. Theoretical considerations of these various particles and the...

133. Experiments in the revival of organisms (19:52)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Presents a record of the successful experiments in resuscitating dead animals conducted at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy at Veronezh, U.S.S.R., by Dr. S. S. Bryukhonenko. Th...

134. Exploring the human nervous system (22:50)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Compares the nervous systems of the hydra and earthworm with the complexity of the human nervous system. Details the physiology of the reflex arc and explains the activities of certain brain center...

135. Exploring your growth (11:19)

Date:
1956
Summary:
Uses simple animation and photomicrography to explore the process that makes a person grow, explaining how food is digested in the mouth, stomach, intestine ; how the digested food is carried by th...

136. Fabricantes mexicanos de ollas (09:24)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Shows how the Indians in the Mayo village off Ubalama live, how they make and use ollas, and how they trade them for the necessities of life. Explains why primitive industry of making ollas has ret...

137. Face of the world (28:51)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
Discusses the earth as a whole and man's attempts to expand his own knowledge and use of the planet's geography. Traces the geographic growth of man's first movements in search of food, his inventi...

138. Family In Tokyo (15:48)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Shows home life of a typical Japanese family in Tokyo, pointing out customs that are similar to, and different from, those in America. Stresses the warm relationship between parents and children.

139. Family of free China (22:11)

Date:
1961
Summary:
Describes through the narration of Wang Shen, a teen-age boy of the village of Pingtung, Taiwan, his home life, educational system, improved farming techniques, village commerce and industries and ...

140. Farmers of the Nile Valley (19:24)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Describes the everyday life of farmers of the Nile Valley, showing farm practices, home life and social activities. Shows irrigation of fields, planting, and harveting of grains. Pictures the inte...

141. Fen Lands (17:28)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Pictures the marshy area in England which has been reclaimed for farming purposes. Explains the problems which the people face when the soil dries and shrinks from the foundations of buildings, wh...

142. Fidel Castro (26:23)

Date:
1964
Summary:
Depicts the history of Cuba during Castro's lifetime to indicate why Castro has chosen a particular course and shows how Cuba has been affected by Castro and his policies. Tells of the rule of Bati...

143. Film Problems (08:04)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana U Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
[motion picture] Presents a number of problems arising in the filming of a person walking into a room to talk to someone. Explains that certain effects can be created in the minds of an audience by...

144. Financial management (28:56)

Alternative title:
American business system
Date:
1963
Main contributors:
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Summary:
Explores the essential functions of a financial manager in organizing and financing business enterprises, from small retail operations to large corporations. The episode illustrates these roles thr...

145. Finding information (11:45)

Date:
1962
Summary:
Explores the principal ways in which people go about finding information, by following a boy who discovers a baby bird as he asks advice from a man in a pet shop, learns by observation, consults va...

146. Finding your life work (20:52)

Date:
1940
Summary:
Opens with a picture of a boy fishing and quickly leads up to the fact that, in getting a job, the baits required are personality, training, and experience. Then follows a discussion of these poin...

147. Fire's the enemy (11:10)

Date:
1953
Summary:
Relates the story of the Auxiliary Fire Service in Great Britain during World War II and shows men and equipment combating a real fire. Then describes the improvements in equipment since the war, ...

148. Food, secret of the peace (18:04)

Date:
1946
Summary:
Contains scenes of the destitution left in the wake of World War II and of the famine and exposure from which so many thousands died. Discusses also the economic importance of food.

149. For granted : the water we drink (16:56)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Shows the source, purification process, and testing of the culinary water supply of Gary, Indiana. Explains the use of chlorine and dry chemicals in purification and shows the function of settling...

150. Foreman discovers motion study (16:54)

Date:
1954
Summary:
Shows a plant engineer demonstrating the value of motion study to the foreman of a toy factory. Uses an experiment to demonstrate how, after a two-weeks study and refinements of techniques and equ...