21. Denise Levertov and Charles Olson (29:04)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces the personalities and works of Denise Levertov and Charles Olson through their readings and approaches to poetry. Shows Levertov in her home where she discusses her reasons for becoming a poet, her methods of work, and reads "Life at War," "Losing Track," "The Ache of Marriage," and "Two Angels." Visits Olson in his home where he describes and analyzes his concept of open verse composition and recites several of his poems, including "Letter 27 Maximus to Dogtown," and "The Librarian."

22. Dance: Echoes of Jazz (28:42)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Traces the development of American jazz dance, from tap dancing through the stylized theatrical form of the 1900s and orchestrated jazz of the Thirties, to the cool, abstract music of the Sixties. Demonstrates the basic steps of tap dance (sand, shuffle, waltz clog, time step, buck and wing) as performed by Honi Coles. Presents Paula Kelly, Dudley Williams, and William Luther dancing to "Storyville, New Orleans" and the music recorded by Jelly Roll Morton, and Grover Dale and Michel Harty dancing in "Idiom 59" and to recorded music of the same title by Duke Ellington. Presents John Butler's choreography of music by Gunther Schuller (variations on a theme by John Lewis, ("django") danced by John Butler, Mary Hinkson, and Buzz Miller.

23. Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlingetti (29:17)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlingetti, outspoken contemporary poets, and studies their poetic engagement and direct involvement with events in the contemporary world. Depicts the two poets in various settings in San Francisco such as the San Francisco City Lights Bookshop. Offers a reading of poems and excerpts of such poems as "Who to be King to," "From New York to San Fran," "The Guru," "Howl and Other Poems," "Notes for Howl and Other Poems," "Dog," and "The Situation in the West."

24. Frank O'hara and Ed Sanders (30:17)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Introduces the personalities and works of Frank O'Hara and Ed Sanders through their readings, environments, and approaches to their medium. Presents O'Hara reading "To the Film Industry in Crisis," "The Day Lady Dies," "Song," and "Having a Coke with You." Visits O'Hara's bookstore while he discusses his pacifism, literary rock-and-roll, his interest in filmmaking, and the content of some of his poetry. Shows Sanders in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York where he lives, in his bookstore. Describes an experience of his and the poem "Cemetery Hill" which came out of this experience.

25. Dorothea Lange: Under the Trees (29:02)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Provides a close view of Dorothea Lange and her photographs, enabling the viewer to share her deep involvement in her work and her philosophy as a photographer. Looks in on Lange as she prepares for a one-woman exhibition of her work covering the past fifty years and comments on the reasons and emotions that have moved her to photograph particular scenes. Represents, with her death in October, 1965, a memorial to her and to the despair and hope which she captured so well in her documentary photographs.

26. Indiana, Our Indiana (22:32)

Date:
1950
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
An Indiana University student shows a prospective student's parents the campus and explains the counseling system. Includes academic and extracurricular activities, the extension centers, and many buildings on the campus.

27. The Legislative Organization of Congress (28:15)

Date:
1959
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Discusses the Standing Committee, functions of the Committee system, and the role of the majority and minority leaders in congress. Presents opinions on seniority and the selection of committee members and officers. Features Dr. John T. Dempsey, Professor of Political Science, University of Detroit, and members of Congress. (WYES-TV) Film and kinescope.

28. 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, fill, background, and accent lights in addition to the effects achieved when the lights are moved to different angles. Generalizes this studio set-up to apply to lighting in television, outdoor pictures, and when using flashbulbs. The effects of diffuse floodlights and spots are illustrated, and the changes produced by varying the lighting ratio is seen.

29. Editing Synchronous Sound (10:46)

Date:
1960
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Explains the process of editing motion picture footage in double system synchronous sound motion picture production. Follows, through use of flashbacks, the step-by-step sequences from the use of a clapstick to establish synchronization cues during shooting; the use of this visual-auditory signal to re-establish synchronization for each "take" during editing; means of permanently marking these head synchronization points; to the usefulness of the gang synchronizer and means of establishing internal synchronization points. Animation is employed to illustrate maintenance of synchronization in cutting from one take to another and means of elimination of unwanted sound in the sound track.

31. Dance: In Search of "Lovers" (29:13)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the creation of a ballet, "Lovers," by Glen Tetley as well as an exploration of the costumes, music, storyline, choreography, stage sets, and people involved with the production itself. Illustrates what goes into a production of this nature and the integration of the parts into final performance. Shows the people involved during practice, in their studios and homes, and during the final performance on stage.

32. Vladimir Nabokov (28:57)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents several interviews with Vladimir Nabokov, during which he talks freely about his life and work, his feelings about what the literary masterpieces of this country are, and what he thinks of American writing. Discusses the way he writes, and his past. Shows him informally walking about the village of Montreux, Switzerland, collecting butterflies and playing soccer and chess. Closes with a discussion, by Nabokov concerning his forthcoming novel.

33. The Daybooks of Edward Weston: The Strongest Way of Seeing (28:52)

Date:
1965
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Illustrates Edward Weston's philosophy of photography through his photographs. Includes photographs from his study of Point Lobos, California; his record of California and the western United States; portraits of his cats; and samples from his satirical series and his civil defense series.

34. Drinking and thinking (17:19)

Date:
1985
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
A dramatization which compares responsible drinking with alcohol abuse. Intermixed with scenes from a party, a male and female participant each present facts about alcohol consumption and its effect on physical and mental functioning. Contrasts the view of a person who advocates abstinence with the opinions of a drinker who rationalizes his heavy drinking. Some of the facts presented reveal the relationship between the number of drinks consumed and blood-alcohol levels, the effects on the individual at each level, and tips about how to moderate drinking and behave responsibly if one is consuming alcohol.

35. In Search of Hart Crane (1:29:47)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Attempts to reveal the personality of Hart Crane through his books and papers, and through interviews with his friends and associates. Presents the views of Malcolm Cowley, Waldo Frank, Gorham Munson, and Peggy Baird. Presents readings of several of Hart Crane's poems by actor Gary Merrill.

36. Indiana's Scenic State Parks (Revised Version) (23:03)

Date:
1957
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Presents an overview of Indiana's system of state parks by first locating them on a map, then presenting glimpses of the specific scenic attractions and recreational facilities at each park. Parks viewed are Dunes, Bass Lake, Tippecanoe, Kankakee, the Shades, Turkey Run, Pokagon, Mounds, Whitewater, Versailles, Muscatatuk, Clifty Falls, Scales Lake, Lincoln, Spring Mill, Shakamak, McCormick's Creek, Cataract Lake, and Brown County.

37. Lay My Burden Down (59:16)

Date:
1966
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Documents the economic and educational plight of the Negro tenant farmers in the southern United States. Shows that in spite of hard work in the fields, the tenant farmer, who earns on the average less than $1,000 a year, can provide his family with only the most meager existence. Demonstrates that he is constantly in debt to the white land-owner, his children cannot escape because the schools for them are hopelessly inadequate, and that the Negro tenant farmer's only hope is the recently obtained right to vote.

38. The Social Animal (09:39)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Investigates some of the ways in which man is influenced and changed by society. Demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform and shows the consequences of publicly stating ideas contrary to one's private beliefs.

39. Martin Luther King: The Man and the March (1:24:23)

Date:
1968
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Records the history of the late Dr. Martin Luther King's "Poor Peoples March." Shows him conferring with aides, traveling to solicit support, and developing the operational details of the March. Ends documentary earlier than planned because of slaying of Dr. King.

40. Music of Africa (29:04)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
Summary:
Features Fela Sowande of Nigeria, a leading African musicologist, composer, and organist, along with other Nigerian musicians demonstrating how contempory African music has mingled traditional African and Western idioms to create new forms. Explains that African music places a greater stress on melody rather than rhythm. The music, therefore, more closely resembles African dialects where the meaning is expressed by tonal inflection. Summarizes from this that the talking drum can be either a musical function or transmitter of messages.