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Delta Films, E. H. C. Hildebrandt, Robert Pruitt, Evelyn P. Anderson, Seymour Zolotareff
Summary:
Uses examples of everyday objects to develop the basic formula V=Bh for computing the volumes of cubes, prisms, and cylinders. Builds each concept, formula, or definition through use of live action, animation, and application to a situation.
Beautifully shot footage of the USS Aquarama coming into port, lines thrown out to the dock, anchors dropping, the ship being pulled to dock. Shows passengers disembarking, cars being loaded off and onto the ship, passengers arriving onto the ship, the ship undocking and going out to sea with some motor boat escorts. Includes shots of the Aquarama flag and the American flag flying on the ship as it heads off to sea.
Edward R. Feil, Leslie Feil, George Feil, Mary Feil Hellerstein, Maren Mansberger Feil, Herman Hellerstein, Betsy Feil, Kathryn Hellerstein
Summary:
Home movie of a birthday party for Leslie Feil at her childhood home. Shows George grilling while Mary and Maren prepare food in a dark kitchen. Leslie receives a cake shaped like a house. Ends with shots of an unknown river or lake.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Grace Storm, University of Illinois, James Sage, Paul Diehl, Herman Diehl, Ferdinand Diehl
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Uses narration and animated puppets to present Charles Perrault's fairy tale, The Master's Cat, Puss in Boots. Shows how an ingenious cat contrives to win for his master a title, a fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess in marriage.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Helen M. Robinson, John Barnes
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Dramatizes a boy's faith in and love for his dog. Shows how a young, inexperienced sheep dog is carefully trained by his young master and the boy's father in preparation for being entered in the famous "Sheep Dog Trials" of the Scottish Highlands. Depicts the life of Scottish shepherds and stresses the importance of a good sheep dog.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Mason Wade, Director, Canadian Studies Program, University of Rochester, J. Lewis Robinson, Ph.D. University of British Columbia, Hal Kopel
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An overview of the Provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. Emphasizes the growing industrialization of the region, including the development of iron ore deposits, steel production, and mining of gypsum; describes the continuing importance of fishing, logging, and agriculture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ralph E. Turner, Hal Kopel
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Surveys the rapid growth of transportation in the United States from the times when the world's peoples were kept apart by great natural barriers to the present day when jet aircraft span the continent in a few hours. Reviews the development of the vast network of railroads, highways, and air routes in the United States, and describes the economic and social significance of modern transportation facilities.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Walter A. Thurber, Ph.D., Cortland State Teachers College, William M. Harlow, Ph.D.
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With time-lapse photography, animation, and close-ups, explains how leaves are important to plants, animals, and man; compares different kinds of leaves; shows how leaves are related to other parts of a plant; and illustrates the functions of green leaves, and the changes that take place during the different seasons.
Falcon Films, E. H. C. Hildebrandt, Robert Pruitt, David Wisner, Evelyn P. Anderson, Seymour Zolotareff, Delta Films
Summary:
Uses a combination of animation and live-action photography to logically develop the formulas for determining the volume of pyramids, cones, and spheres. After reviewing the formulas for the volumes of prisms and cylinders, the volume of a pyramid with a rectangular base is determined. This is then related to pyramids with non-rectangular bases and cones, the volume of the latter being compared to a cylinder. Defines a sphere and portrays a method of determining its volume. Concludes with commercial and industrial applications of these formulas.
An advertisement for Big Dip "ice milk" in which an animated man tells an ice cream scoop about the product and the scoop creates a sculpture of the Eifel Tower out of the ice milk.
An advertisement for General Electric garbage disposals in which an offscreen male narrator describes the disease risk from common houseflies and how the town of Jasper, Indiana eradicated most of their flies through reforming garbage collection and installing GE kitchen disposals. Close-ups of flies and footage of Jasper accompany the narration. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for General Electric in which actor and Native American chief Dan George talks about the significance of Lake Tahoe to his people. An offscreen male narrator discusses how General Electric's sewage treatment systems allow Lake Tahoe to remain one of the cleanest lakes in the world. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for General Motors in which a male narrator describes the company's initiative in designing a windshield that can withstand the impact of stones. Two test drives, first with a regular windshield and the second with GM's more damage-resistant windshield, are demonstrated, and the narrator argues that the new windshields are further proof that GM cares about keeping consumer repair costs down. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A public service announcement from the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute in which a young man and woman leave various forms of litter around a city as they have fun on a date. An offscreen male narrator implores the viewer on behalf of glass manufacturers to "make love, not litter" and "keep America beautiful." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A public service announcement from the Glass Container Manufacturers Institute in which an offscreen narrator describes the steps for how recycled glass is processed and formed into new products over shots from a recycling plant and an automated bottling assembly line. The narrator tells the viewer that the bottle they used last week may form part of the future bottle they will use next week. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
Explains lighting fundamentals for the interview and panel-discussion types of television programs. Outlines problems and pitfalls and spells out how each may be avoided. Demonstrates good basic lighting principles in television production. Features Verne Weber.
An advertisement for General Telephone and Electronics by which a narrator describes the work of Sylvania Lighting while a rapid succession of shots play displaying various ways the products are used.
An advertisement for Hood Ice Cream in which a narrator describes the product over scenes of fruits and other ingredients being prepared for processing.
An advertisement for Hood Ice Cream in which a boy enters an ice cream parlor and chooses vanilla, and when the attendant tells him about all the flavors available the boy is shown with a dish containing them all.
A public service announcement for the Illinois Department of Public Health in which a mother in the "old days" drags her son to a quarantined measles home so that he can catch the virus and "get it over with." An offscreen male narrator describes how the measles vaccination makes such practices unnecessary, and the boy is shown receiving his vaccine at a doctor's office. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
[motion picture] Orients students to the opportunities and experiences for the study of government at a typical college or university. Emphasizes that government cannot be taken for granted and that everyone is a part of the government. Demonstrates various areas of government for study: American government, politics, public administration, comparative and internal relations, and immediate controversial problems. Concludes with the generalization that the study of government is democracy at work.
Contains aerial photography, animation, and charts to show methods used by Indianapolis to effect slum clearance. Pictures city officials as they cite the need for rebuilding slum areas and tells of the founding in 1945 of the Indianapolis Redevelopment Commission outlining plans for future development as well as picturing results of past achievements. Points out the cooperative efforts of Flanner House as residents are assisted in the building of new homes, summarizes the accomplishments of the Commission, and views future plans for slum clearance.
Pictures fraternity activities before, during, and after pledging. Emphasizes the pleasures and responsibilities of fraternity life and points out how all fraternities on a college campus cooperate in joint activities. Shows how the brotherhood of the fraternity helps each individual member to become a better person and presents a college president who cites the values he received from his college fraternity. Stresses the importance of fraternity membership in guiding academic, moral, and social development. Filmed on the Indiana University campus with comments by President Herman B Wells.
Professor Nathaniel H. Frank discussed the nature of forces which produce curved paths, brings out the concept of centripetal vector acceleration, and shows how knowledge of the path and mass of an object gives information on the force involved.
An advertisement for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company featuring a blind man who describes his experience working as an administrative director at the company. An offscreen male narrator discusses how the John Hancock company employs over 500 employees with some form of disability. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Kent cigarettes featuring Olympic gold medalist in high jump Walt Davis, who takes a drag of the cigarette and describes what he likes about it. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a man waits in a long line at a specialty ice cream parlor, and a narrator says that Knudsen has the same taste and added convenience of being available at the grocery store.
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a man waits in a long line at a specialty ice cream parlor, and a narrator says that Knudsen has the same taste and added convenience of being available at the grocery store.
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a boy runs to the grocery store to buy the product quickly, and shows the carton to a line of people waiting for ice cream from a specialty parlor.
An advertisement for Knudsen Ice Cream in which a boy runs to the grocery store to buy the product quickly, and shows the carton to a line of people waiting for ice cream from a specialty parlor.
An advertisement for Lawson's Butter Pecan ice cream in which a narrator tells a man that he should do one remarkable thing each day and eat the product.
