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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.
This stunning Pan Am Airlines travelogue of Paris and France was directed by Harry L. Coleman, and features images of the "City of Lights" from the late 1950s. These include standard tourist fare such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, Eiffel Tower, Versailles, The Louvre, Arch of Triumph, Seine River, Montmartre, etc. to images of everyday life in the bustling city -- with its cars, motorbikes and bicycles -- the bird market of Sacre Couer, and the Paris flea market. A visit to rural areas beyond Paris includes Brittany, the winemaking regions, Champagne, Mont Blanc and the French Alps.
An older butler delivers tea to a workman in overalls. The workman sips the tea and toasts his Volkswagen which is displayed in the middle of a lavish living room. The butler smiles at the vehicle too. A voice describes all the benefits of a Volkswagen truck.
A Volkswagen goes through a carwash. A narrator states that no one can tell the difference between a new and old Volkswagen as long as you wash it occasionally.
The car is driving in the dark and all we see at first are the headlights. As it drives there are flashes of light that display more of it. It begins to rain and the car drives on unencumbered. An announcer talks about the vehicle and in the end we see its gotten through the storm and is driving off on a clear road as the sun rises. Drumbeats accompany the full ad in the background.
Volkswagen "Search" - Someone is walking up stairs very heavy footed with dramatic music accompanying the ascent. The announcer talks about how if you are looking for a car that can hold nine people and is great value then you are looking for a Volkswagen. We see these questions and 'Searching?' on a wall in italics as a spotlight highlights them before we see Volkswagen written capitalized in non-italics. The exterior and interior of a Volkswagen truck are featured, and the key for a Volkswagen which has the logo of the company on it is also featured.
Renault Dauphine "Last Word" - A woman's voice says several key terms to describe the Renault in French and the male announcer translates them into English and goes into further descriptions. The announcer talks about how the car is good for parking, French, and has room for people and packages in the front of the car. We see a brunette woman with a child driving the car. Given price at $1645 at port of entry in New York and we are told it has 40 miles on a gallon. Renault Dauphine in writing is displayed over a map of the USA.
A spotlight shines on a Volkswagen as an announcer reveals that the Volkswagen appearance has remain unchanged for ten years while internally it has been constantly improved.
An advertisement for a Volkswagen pick up in which the vehicle drives in circles around a town's main street. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Volkswagen narrated by a man. The scene depicts a snowplow driver driving his Volkswagen Beetle through a dark, snowy morning on unplowed roads to reach his snowplow.
An advertisement for1965 Volkswagen car in which a male child narrator describes his father's new car with bigger windows as a hand drawn animation of the car moves around.
Delta Films, E. H. C. Hildebrandt, Robert Pruitt, Evelyn P. Anderson, Seymour Zolotareff
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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.
Falcon Films, E. H. C. Hildebrandt, Robert Pruitt, David Wisner, Evelyn P. Anderson, Seymour Zolotareff, Delta Films
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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 Volvo in which a man sitting inside a Volvo car addresses the camera and discusses the strength of the vehicle's steel pillars. The man exits the car to show a stack of other cars being continually stacked on top of the Volvo, demonstrating its sturdiness. One of the winners of the 1971 Clio Awards.
A cartoon car turns into a vicious beast that starts to eat the car owner’s home and cost the owner more money in repairs. The man trades in his beast car for a Volvo which doesn’t need repairs. The man and his wife are then able to invest money into fixing and upgrading their house instead of spending money on their car.
Louis W. Kellman, Brian Cartoons, Inc., Young Productions, Inc., Hal Tunis, Frank Freda, Suzanne Turner, Joseph Bonaduce, Ron Ronszel, John Caracciolo
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Baron Barracude and Trigger are alarmed by a mysterious repetitive sound. They follow the sound and discover a beatnik catfish, Gill Espy, playing the drums inside a cave, where the noise echoes.
Wounded Americans, back from battlefields and task forces all over the world gave rise to the Navy's most important postwar mission--get them well and send them home.
Tells the story of George Rogers Clark and his defeat of the British at Vincennes in 1778. Uses cartoons, maps, and photographs to illustrate conditions, fort locations, and how the British were conquered.
Dr. Popper bares the life and works of another great composer, Wagner, as he continues on his journey through opera for the layman. Several vocal illustrations are included, and Dr. Popper again spends much of his time at the piano.
Discusses the later works of Wagner and the conditions under which various of his operas were written. Describes the process of writing the Ring, ending with four complete works--Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Die Gotterdammerung. Demonstrates with piano and voice, portions of Wagner's two shorter works, Tristan and Isolde, and Die Meistersinger.
From the series Wordsmith. This popular series is based on contemporary concepts of vocabulary and linguistic theory. Each program centers on a themes like food, size, or communication. But from then on, anything goes--word cells cavort about to instruct and entertain, animated characters get their words in edgewise, word lore of all kinds lights up the nooks and crannies of the English language. Designed to arouse students curiosity about words and to sharpen their awareness of language, the series includes standard vocabulary development and incorporates terms from specialized vocabularies, foreign languages, and slang.
Bob Smith, wordsmith and author of the teacher's guide, has taught English, philosophy, psychology, education, Latin, and mathematics at levels from the seventh grade to post graduate study. His television work began in 1962. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, and three advanced degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Gonzaga University and the University of Michigan.
From the series Wordsmith. This popular series is based on contemporary concepts of vocabulary and linguistic theory. Each program centers on a themes like food, size, or communication. But from then on, anything goes--word cells cavort about to instruct and entertain, animated characters get their words in edgewise, word lore of all kinds lights up the nooks and crannies of the English language. Designed to arouse students curiosity about words and to sharpen their awareness of language, the series includes standard vocabulary development and incorporates terms from specialized vocabularies, foreign languages, and slang.
Bob Smith, wordsmith and author of the teacher's guide, has taught English, philosophy, psychology, education, Latin, and mathematics at levels from the seventh grade to post graduate study. His television work began in 1962. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, and three advanced degrees in philosophy and linguistics from Gonzaga University and the University of Michigan.
An advertisement for Wall's Fizz Bang fizzy lollipops in which a jingle plays over various slapstick shots of children dancing, running, and eating lollipops in an early 20th-century urban environment. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.
In mid-December 1961, the Council of Ministers, the highest authority in the Common Market, gathered in Brussels for the most momentous of its periodic meetings. Four years had elapsed since the activation of the Common Market treaty, January 1, 1958. According to the treaty, midnight of December 31, 1961, was the deadline for the end of the first and passage into the second of three transitional phases in Europe's economic unification process. Passage into this second phase required a unanimous Council statement that the first stage had been completed in accordance with the Treaty provisions. When it became evident that no final agreement could be reached by the deadline, the Ministers decided that, for them, 1961 would continue to the bitter end of the session. Although it took the entire first half of January, 1962 to reach an agreement, all minutes and official documents were dated December, 1961. This program outlines the salient problems that confronted the Council, and presents statements on one impact of the Common Market in various areas of commerce and politics. Animated graphics illustrate the present organization of the European Communities.
Mr. Nkosi begins his survey of African writers in London where he talks to Walter Allen, English critic who has reviewed a number of African books for the British Press. Next the viewer is taken to Nigeria where he meets pioneer novelist Amos Tutuola whose The Palm-Wine Drinkard (correct spelling) was published in 1952 by the English company, Faber and Faber. Tutuola, a master story-teller in the true African oral idiom, talks of his past and of the story-telling of the old people in his village, storytelling which was the basis of his inspiration to write. After reading the opening passage from The Palm-Wine Drinkard, he says that what influenced his first novel was a book in the Youroba folklore tradition, thus dispelling the myth that behind his colloquial, often ungrammatical style lies a more sophisticated background. This program ends with a conversation between the host and Ulli Beier, German-born editor of the African Literary Magazine, Black Orpheus, published in Nigeria. Beier talks of coming to Nigeria in the early fifties when there was no such thing as Nigerian literature. In 1956 when he started his magazine he was forced to rely on translation from the already-established and popular French African writers. In this literary wasteland, Tutuola was the remarkable exception. But in the past few years there has been an explosion of interest in writing. In Nigeria, for example (partly through the encouragement of Mbari, a club where writers and artists meet, exhibit, publish, and discuss aesthetic standards) an enthusiastic group of writers is growing steadily. For whom do they write? Up to now, according to Beier, writers
have been gearing to the European public because Europe is where, for the most part, they have been read and published. But the real challenge, he feels, will now be to create a real African audience
A third kind of American musical composition is the subject of this program. Contrasted with the strongly emotional and nationalistic music of Harris, or the attempts at a resolution of the national-universal conflict in the music of Copland, is the music of Walter Piston, which, the composer explains, is "not intended to convey other than musical ideas." Professor Woodworth uses Piston's comment as a key to understanding his music, and shows by the use of visual aids and recordings how Piston has contrived to write a classical symphony in modern idiom. The use of orchestration, tonality and rhythm supports his efforts to write vital and dramatic music devoid of representational elements, says Professor Woodworth, and he demonstrates these points by examples drawn from Piston's Third Symphony.
Curator Wilkinson returns on this program to present the story of the Nomad Scythians who ranged the Russian plains during the Sixth Century BC. Exhibits include examples of Scythian metal work, which was extremely avant-garde for that day. Discussion emphasizes the inventiveness, imaginativeness, and other cultural characteristics of these ancestors of the Russians.
The story of an American truck convoy ambushed by German tanks and rescued by a group of United States medium tanks. Graphically illustrates the importance of war production during World War II. Billed as a confidential industrial film bulletin from Under Secretary of War, Robert Patterson to the men and women of the American automotive industry.
In this interview former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican presidential candidate Alf Landon reflects on his political career and the presidential election of 1936.
Paul Niven, Arthur Goldberg, Michael J. Marlow, Bill Linden, Ned Calmer
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Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg, discussed labor disputes in the steel industry and his role in settling other labor disputes in the United States. Other topics in the interview include the right of government employees to collective bargaining, the prosecution of James Hoffa, and government support of the arts. Following episode is a segment of Ned Calmer with the News which covered the story of Francis Gary Powers return to America.
Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political situation of Latin America, and the rise and fall of Perón. Following the Washington Conversation episode is the show Ned Calmer with the News.
Stuart Novins, Arturo Frondizi, Ned Calmer, Michael J. Marlow, Robert Quinn
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Argentinian president Arturo Frondizi is interviewed about Argentina political landscape. Some of the topics addressed in the interviewed include the role of students in politics, the political situation of Latin America, and the rise and fall of Perón. Following the Washington Conversation episode is the show Ned Calmer with the News.
Paul Niven, Carl Hayden, Michael J. Marlow, Bill Linden
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Senator Carl Hayden is interviewed about his life and his political career. Hayden recounts his time serving as a sheriff in Arizona and how Congress had changed since he first arrived in Washington.
Chester Bowles discussed his advertising business and his transition into politics. Bowles shared his experience as Director of the Office of Price Administration during the World War II, governor of Connecticut, Ambassador to India, and Under Secretary of State. Bowles also shared his views and beliefs on international politics and United State foreign policies in particular the United States policy with China.
CBS, WTOP-TV, Paul Niven, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bill Linden, Michael J. Marlow
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is interviewed by CBS news correspondent Paul Niven about his goals and reflections on the Civil Rights Movement. Some of the topics MLKJ addressed in the interview are interracial marriages, his childhood experience with racism, his father attitude to racism and segregation, Mahatma Gandhi, and his views on John F. Kennedy response to civil right issues.
Paul Niven, John C. Stennis, Michael J. Marlow, Clark Pangle
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In this interview John C. Stennis, the senator of Mississippi, discusses the civil right bills being brought forth before Congress and how he considers them to be unconstitutional. Stennis explains his support for racial segregation and and his opposition to the bill that would later become the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Stennis is also questioned about the political realignment in America and the Republicans' growing support in the south.
Paul Niven, Stewart Udall, Michael J. Marlow, Bill Linden
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In this interview Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, discussed issues relating to his role as Secretary of the Interior. He shared his desire to implement conservation policies in the Eastern United States since previous conservation efforts had been concentrated in western states. He also addressed the Republicans’ complaints that the Kennedy administration favored public power over private power. Another topic Udall addressed was the Department of Interior relationship with Native Americans during his administration.
Paul Niven, Walter W. Heller, Bill Linden, Michael J. Marlow
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Walter W. Heller, the Chairman of Economic Advisors, is interviewed about his entrance into economics and public service . Heller talks about the progress in the field of economics and how the Kennedy Administration is handling the United States’ debt and financing of the government's programs and projects. Heller also shares his opinions about the possibility of a tax cut and the different proposed solutions to fixing the economy.
A review of life in our nation's capital operating under the stress of war. Reports on the sudden increase in the city's population during wartime. Shows President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull receiving visiting dignitaries, including Winston Churchill and Vyacheslav Molotov. Brief appearances and addresses by the following: Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson, War Conservation Board Chairman Paul V. McNutt, General George C. Marshall, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox , Admiral Ernest Joseph King, Commissioner of Education Dr. J.W. Studebaker, California Congressman Thomas Rolph, and General James Doolittle. Concludes with an address by President Roosevelt to the 28 Allied nations.
