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Shows the techniques of modern sculpture, as demonstrated by Seymour Lipton, an American metal constructionist sculptor, at work in his studio. Follows the construction of a single sculpture from b...
This film describes the origin and growth of glaciers; surveys the work of glaciologists in trying to understand the structure of ice and its importance in the study of climatology, meteorology, an...
Third in the "Are You Ready or Service?" series. A young man in the service writes to his high-school-age brother about the importance of good citizenship. Voting, paying taxes, serving on juries...
Through slow motion and stop motion photography and close-ups of game shots, the film shows the fundamentals of basketball shooting, concentrating on the set-shot. Stance, the action of the throw, ...
Demonstrates how the facilities of a large city library are made available to rural libraries. Shows the library truck from Gary, Indiana, delivering books, pictures, and other materials weekly, f...
Shows the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the Indian Government in a cooperative project to control malaria in the Terai district of India. Foreign specialists work with Indian teams making...
This film examines the courtship and mating behavior of domestic white turkeys, highlighting the sequence of actions each bird follows in response to specific cues from its mate. It details the fem...
In this episode, Eric Rogers demonstrates adhesion and cohesion, along with surface tension and the spheroidal state. A number of interesting demonstrations of change in surface tension are shown.
Shows Sydenham Hospital, in Harlem, the first interracial hospital in the United States. Pictures the work of white and Negro doctors and nurses in helping their patients to become healthy, useful...
Dr. B.F. Skinner introduces the concept of teaching through machines. Others describe programmed learning. Both techniques include the advantages of a student advancing at his own pace and knowing ...
Presents a second lesson at the "Presentation Stage" of color work--the pronunciation area. Continues to discuss this well-known system for practicing the pronunciation of speech sounds, in isolat...
Shows excerpts from four tests: two six-year olds (I.Q.s 104 and 156) and two ten-year-olds (I.Q.s 100 and 80). Indicates techniques of rapport and standardized administration. Concepts and computa...
This film explores three United Nations Technical Assistance Administration projects focused on Thailand's extensive system of waterways. UN experts have studied the country's efficient canal netwo...
One in a series of twelve, one-reel films designed to present behind-the scenes activities of the motion picture industry. This film illustrates the work of the set creators, providing an interest...
Shows the advances achieved by biologists through experiments with atomic radiation on plants and animals. Describes the effects of gamma rays on living cells: their growth, rate of reproduction,...
Captures details of the annual social phenomenon known as the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Reunion which brings antique car owners and buffs from throughout the United States to Auburn, Indiana, auto cap...
Slow-motion and underwater photography are used in demonstrating how swimming students emulate the motins of the dolphin as they learn the dolphin kick, the accompanying body undulations and the bu...
Shows how the ear transforms sound waves into nerve impulses, which in turn are interpreted by the brain as sounds. Uses animated drawings to explain sound and how sound waves reach the ear; then ...
Discusses the training and functions of the teacher in a world of rapid change. Shows prospective teachers in study and training situations and follows Janet, a student teacher, as she acquaints h...
The anatomy of the eye is shown in detail by diagram, regular photography, and cinephotomicrography. Demonstrates how to correct defects in focusing, the approved way of removing foreign objects f...
Discusses and demonstrates the laboratory procedures involved in the production of a 16mm, color, sound film. Follows the camera original film and a quarter inch audio tape through the following p...
Presents an integrative device for the general teaching (as contrasted with the specific speech lesson) of language and speech. Describes the entire pattern as well as attempting a speech correcti...
Uses drawings and real photography to depict the origin and nature of the Hawaiian Islands. Shows a recent eruption of Mauna Loa Volcano and indicates how rain, wind, and the ocean have transforme...
Illustrates, using animation and live-action photography, man's efforts to learn more about the structure of the earth through study of deep mine shafts, deep wells, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Des...
Records the red tape, long periods of waiting, and dehumanizing procedures a young mother from an inner city must contend with to receive routine medical treatment for her child through welfare. S...
Jos Limon and his troupe perform a suite of dances based on Shakespeare's "Othello" with lines spoken by Bram Nossem. Using the structure of a court dance, this interpretation captures the tragedy ...
Explains the role of the nation's productive resources, including land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial or managerial talent, in the production of goods and services. Uses examples from South C...
Opens with a classroom scene in which Judy is crying at her desk. Her teacher learns that the accidental spilling of a bottle of perfume began a series of incidents of teasing by Jack which culmina...
Portrays and explains, by means of animation, the role played by the Pacific Ocean in international affairs. Shows the growth of man's knowledge of the Pacific through the voyages of the early expl...
Explores the life and survival strategies of the snowshoe hare in the northern North American wilderness. The film highlights the animal's seasonal adaptations, including its ability to change coat...
Demonstrates materials which aid in teaching speech relative to voiced-voiceless-nasal distinction, tongue shape, lip shape, self-monitoring, cleanliness, and stimulus and motivation. Suggests how...
Uses animation and live-action photography to portray the use of the oscilloscope in determining the speed of electrical impulses along nerve fibers, to show the structure and operation of the osci...
Shows how one small Turkish village profits by the acquisition of a tractor imported through the Marshall Plan, and benefits from mechanical training provided young farmers as part of Turkey's reco...
Reveals the appearance, tonal qualities, and functions of various instruments of the woodwind choir--piccolos, flutes, clarinets, oboes, English horns, bassoons, and contrabassoons. Uses close-up p...
Tells the dramatic story of two young people whose lives are interrupted and threatened by tuberculosis. Shows modern tuberculosis case-finding, diagnosis, hospitalization, and rehabilitation afte...
Interprets the challenge to build lasting peace through the development of available resources, sharing of scientific knowledge, minimizing disease, and encouraging world trade. Shows the United Na...
Depict scenes of Mexican life and culture, assembled in part from original footage from Sergei M. Eisenstein's unfinished Que viva México. The film portrays indigenous rituals and ceremonies, the i...
Pictures American folk singers in various parts of the country and discusses briefly the development of folk music here. Peter Seeger is shown singing and playing his banjo in a city setting, and t...
Develops a general understanding of the nature, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Portrays conditions under which individuals are first infected, and describes, by me...
Presents the story and history of the Union of South Africa, its people, major cities, and industries. Shows typical European family life in rural and urban areas and compares life on a native rese...
Presents a documentary study of an important factor in the problem of unemployment--that of workers displaced by automatic machinery. Tells the story of a typical American steel town in the 1920's...
