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"Roadrunner conquers rattlesnake" is an excerpt from the feature "Adventures of Chico." A young boy, Chico, is sleeping while his roadrunner pet explores nature. The roadrunner comes across a dangerous rattlesnake and the two go head to head.
Shows the adventures of Nip and Tuck, two little goats. Presents brief scenes of various farm animals including billy and nanny goat. Identifies the little goats as kids and shows them drinking milk from their mother. Pictures their first adventure in the pasture and explains what goats prefer to eat.
Stresses recognizing adverse conditions as they appear in the traffic picture. Describes the safety factors involved for utmost driving efficiency in snow and ice. Discusses the special problems of rain as more fatalities occur on wet streets than on snowy or icy streets. Show the changes in traffic conditions in fog, on mountains and in deserts. (Cincinnati Public Schools and WCET) Kinescope.
A narrator informs the audience that the future of America is tied to the development of computers. The narrator proclaims the computer as a thinking factory that will lead to new developments and improvements in society. These developments in technology comes at the cost of more research and education.
Questions a woman's right to terminate pregnancy in the first three months through legalized abortion. Points out that increased accessibility to abortion would decrease the number of unwanted children, many of whom presently become socially maladjusted or mentally ill. Opposes legalized abortion in that the embryo is a human being, even though it cannot independently sustain life, and that often women only "think" they want an abortion. Emphasizes that most abortions are sought by married women.
A group of Middle Eastern woman dance in the desert as a western adventurer rides a camel. To demonstrate the moistness of the Aero Shave’s shaving cream the adventurer shaves in the arid desert. After receiving a clean shave, the adventurer and the dancers leave the desert together.
An advertisement for Aetna life insurance in which a male narrator talks about features of the policies over scenes of a family looking through a scrapbook, the family speaking with an insurance agent, and Aetna employees working in an office. The narrator argues for the importance of a family's insurance policy matching its changing needs over time. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, North Africa/Soutwest Asia:What are the Consequences of Change?
Unedited segments and/or outtakes from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography, North Africa/Soutwest Asia:What are the Consequences of Change?
Paul Bohannan, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Ned Hildreth, Peter H. Backhaus, Fred Strauss
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Pictures East Africa (Kenya, Tanganyika [modern day Tanzania], Uganda) as a region of diversity both in physical geography and people. Contrasts ancient tribal life with busy metropolitan activities. Relates the activities of minority groups as the Indians, Arabs, and Europeans. Shows such important agricultural crops as sisal, coffee, and pyrethrum. Emphasizes the importance of education in the future unification of the people of East Africa. | Shows the variety and natural beauty of the region's physical features, and reveals the influence of topography on settlement and economic development. Examines the contrasting ways of life of the different peoples who live there, and shows various activities, problems, and achievements.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Stuart Hagmann, Peter H. Backhaus, Paul Bohannan, David Harvey
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Discusses the problems faced by the new nations of West Africa as mirrored in Nigeria. Shows what Nigerians are doing and have done to create unity out of the diversity of tribal, religious, and economic traditions. Relates agricultural and mining activities to the geographical diversity of the region.
Historical Summary:
Points out the three geographically and culturally different regions of Nigeria. Pictures the cultural, religious, and economic differences of these regions. Emphasizes the role of education in uniting the various peoples of this progressive African country.
Shows that the problems faced by the new nations of West Africa are mirrored by those of Africa's most populous country, Nigeria. Reveals what Nigerians are doing and have done to create unity out of diversity of tribal, religious, and economic traditions. Through visualization of agricultural and mining activities, the film also shows the great geographical diversity of this region.
Five African university students discuss present African leaders, African students, chances for African unity and Africa as a major power. An American tells of the problems of the Negro in the United States. The film stimulates class and audience discussion on problems of contemporary Africa. The students are from: Dahomey, Cameroun, and the Central African Republic.
The future of Africa, discussed by representatives from Ghana, Ethiopia, Ceylon and the Union of South Africa, raises questions such as: Why is foreign aid necessary? Where does it come from? How is it best administered? What can the smaller nations do to help one another? Does aid imply dependence? What are the prospects for African independence? What are prerequisites to independence? What effects does education have on a nation as a whole, and on the individuals in the nation who are more highly educated than the rest? Participants: P. Tissa Fernando, Ceylon; Bizuayehu Agonafir, Ethiopia; Nii Tetteh Quao, Ghana; Marita Wessels, Union of South Africa.
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.
Episode 8 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Global Geography. The program is a joint project of the National Council for Geographic Education, the Association of American Geographers, the American Geographical Society, and the National Geographic Society. Intended for grades 6-9.
Describes the lands of East Africa that are members of the British Commonwealth. Discusses variations in degree of self government and in the composition of populations. A native of Tanganuika presents his views on independence for his homeland and outlines a course of action. (WTTW) Kinescope.
Outlines the political history of the Congo and discusses the success of the Belgian colonial policy. A native of the Congo proposes a program for more self-government of the people. Stresses the economic importance of the Congo to Belgium and to the United States. (WTTW) Kinescope.
Pictures and describes a number of common African musical instruments. Indicates the probable origin of the instruments. Among those shown and played are the tom-tom, skin drums, horns of various types, and the xylophone.
This program concentrates chiefly on racial prejudice as exhibited in South African and the United States. The panelists consider topics which include: How does race prejudice begin? Can it be justified? Are apartheid and other forms of racial segregation defensible? What role does education play in removing the causes of prejudice? What are the prospects for the end of prejudice, and how do individuals from different parts of the world view the current situations? Participants: Nii Tettah Quao, Ghana; Constantinos Fliakos, Greece; Marita Wessels, Union of South Africa; Cora Brooks, United States.
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that a major portion of the crime problem is a result of what society does about initial and relatively less serious crime. An interviewed inmate tells that he was less damaged by his prior criminal experience than by his prison experiences. Public sentiment has not kept pace with the progress of penological attitudes, say Lohman and Bates. This is a cause of prison experiences making an inmate more dangerous to the public. They emphasize that a prison must make offenders self-reliant, rather than dependent, and indicate methods by which this can be accomplished.
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that a major portion of the crime problem is a result of what society does about initial and relatively less serious crime. An interviewed inmate tells that he was less damaged by his prior criminal experience than by his prison experiences. Public sentiment has not kept pace with the progress of penological attitudes, say Lohman and Bates. This is a cause of prison experiences making an inmate more dangerous to the public. They emphasize that a prison must make offenders self-reliant, rather than dependent, and indicate methods by which this can be accomplished.
Two boys, both between the ages of four and five, are subjects in a study of aggressive and destructive impulses. The film shows how differently two children, but a few months apart in age and from similar backgrounds, respond to a graduated series of opportunities and invitations to break balloons. Demonstration film of a projective technique developed by L. Joseph Stone.
Special Guest: DR. RICHARD S. CALDECOTT –Dr. Caldecott is a geneticist with the cereal crops brand of the United States Department of Agriculture and an associate professor in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota.There is an area of scientific endeavor that will serve to illustrate one important method in which atomic energy is being utilized by agriculture scientist. This area envelopes the science of genetics. Dr. Warren F. Witzig and Dr. Caldecott discuss this science and the use of atomic energy in this area to provide basic information of life and life processes for the use of the applied agriculturalist. Many examples of how radioactivity has helped the agriculturalist are demonstrated in this program.
Discusses agriculture in terms of the raising of hogs, beef, and dairy cattle. Explains that corn is the vital link between the soil and the production of these animals. States that the large production of corn and farm animals in the United States enables us to eat 61 times as much meat per person per year as the average Japanese citizen.
In this program, Dr. Sumner uses maps and graphs to demonstrate another reason why the soil is considered to be the most precious of all natural resources. He draws the attention to the variety of crops which we raise in large quantities within our borders. He gives production figures added meaning with descriptions of the agricultural production of Japan and India.
Visits a number of international trade fairs and identifies their purposes and contributions to the United States agricultural program. Illustrates ways United States agricultural products are introduced to actual and potential customers. Studies some of the agricultural export items which have been favorably influenced by the trade fair. Proclaims the importance of foreign markets as an outlet for our agricultural surplus.
This short nonfiction film depicts the intensive testing that goes into developing and producing aircraft propellers. It opens with the whirring or propeller blades. Animated diagrams show how the bite of the propeller moves it through the air and how the pitch determines the size of the bite. A trip through an airplane factory shows the manufacture of a satisfactory alloy. The rest of the process is painstaking hand work interspersed with dozens of careful inspections. The operation of the variable pitch mechanism and its use in taking off and cruising is shown. Then the propeller is assembled the complete job is tested for balance.
Shows the actual training and activities of Air Transport Command personnel with routines of briefing, radio communications, and other precautionary measures during World War II.
Bash tells of the new state’s mountains, tundra and the cities on the coast. She tells of the modern farmer, salmon fishing, mining and the Eskimos. Her songs include “Greenland Fishery,” “Sacramento” and “Jennie Jenkins.”
Reviews Alaska's geographical features, locates its three great climatic regions, and indicates the major factors that make Alaska a true reservoir of resources. Depicts activities in the seven great industries contributing to Alaska's economy--lumbering, fishing, mining, transportation, agriculture, fur farming, and the tourist trade. Includes many scenes characterizing Alaska's natural scenic beauty.
This informative short film narrated by Father Bernard Hubbard 'The Glacier Priest' shows in detail the large and lucrative salmon fishing industry in Alaska, from the catching of the fish to their canning.
An advertisement for Alcoa Aluminum for cars in which an animated dog and a family drive a car around as a male narrator discusses various parts of the car that are made out of aluminum. The narrator says that a man's new best friend is his car, not his dog. The dog hits the bumper of the car with a hammer to show how strong it is.
An advertisement for Alcoa Aluminum in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, speaks about a Vogue fashion article which featured Kimberly brand clothes and cars made with Alcoa aluminum. Women in designers clothes model in front of various cars. The narrator talks about the wonders of aluminum.
A narrator explains how aluminum shocked audiences for its lightness at the 1855 Paris Exposition where it was introduced. The narrator goes on to explain aluminum different applications and it use in various products.
A baby plays with the lid of a baby food jar. The commercial then transitions to a narrator explaining how Alcoa jars have quality lids which keeps the baby food fresh.
An advertisement for Alcoa aluminum in which a narrator describes the improvements the product makes, and a jingle plays. Submitted for Clio Awards category Short Spots.
Wine bottles with Alcoa’s pilfer proof caps are open at a dinner, beach, train, and ski resort. A narrator explains how the caps keeps the beverages fresh for consumption.
An advertisement for Alcoa aluminum in which a narrator sells a book commissioned by the company called "Schoolhouse," describing how education administrators can use Alcoa products to build new schools. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
A female narrator forecasts a bright future for aluminum as she lists recently developed products that contain aluminum. The commercial concludes with another narrator asking the viewers to choose Alcoa for all their aluminum needs.
Explains the effect of alcohol and drugs on the driver. Points out the necessity of severe punishment for the driver who drinks and what can be done to improve the situation. Discusses the social drinker and teenagers and drinking. Describes the hazard of drugs, including doctors' prescriptions for various ailments as well as narcotics. (Cincinnati Public Schools and WCET) Kinescope.
Describes graphically the content of alcoholic beverages and defines fermentation and distillation. Then illustrates diagrammatically the effects of alcohol on the liver and brain. Dramatizes the medical care necessary for the problem drinker.
The film portrays alcoholism as a mental health problem and as an illness that can respond to treatment. Demonstrates that the causes of this illness are imbedded personality difficulties often relating back to the early formative years of the victim’s childhood. The film discusses different forms of alcoholism and the different treatment required for each type. The role of Alcoholics Anonymous is covered and a plea made for increased public facilities for the treatment of alcoholics.
Presents Alexander Hamilton as a boy-businessman in the West Indies, a student at King's College, the author of the Federalist Papers, the first Secretary of the Treasury, a reformer of the national economy, the champion of a strong, aristocratic government, and a friend to Northern business. Concludes his life with the fatal duel with Aaron Burr.
Depicts the five major groups of algae, showing growth, movement, reproduction, and nutritional patterns. Describes the tremendous size range of algae from the giant kelp to the minute forms found in a drop of pond water. Discusses the evolutionary development and the economic and ecological importance of the algae.
Jim shows Grace how she can use algebra to find out the quantities of red and yellow paint she needs to make enough orange paint to complete some stage scenery. Demonstrates the algebraic steps of observation, translation, manipulation, and computation, and mentions other uses of algebra.
A fantasy which shows the housewife that the farmer, the processor, the transporter, and the retailer must know "how much" and "how many" before they can make foods and other products available to the consumer.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, A. J. Carlson, H. G. Swann, The Committee of Medical Motion Pictures, American College of Surgeons
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Explains the actions of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon to move food and waste materials through the body. Reveals normal and stimulated stomach reactions such as hypermotility, inhibition, and hunger contractions; and shows such intestinal phenomena as segmentation, peristalsis, and antiperistalsis. Demonstrates movements of intestinal villi through cinemicrography. For high school, college and adult groups.
Episode 1 from the Agency for Instructional Technology series Arts Alive. The program addresses the power and universal appeal of the arts, presenting four examples of students, who, through positive artistic experiences, became more interested and involved in the world around them. Hosted by Lynn Swann.
An advertisement for Alka-Seltzer in which a woman gives King Henry VIII the product to relieve an upset stomach following a wedding banquet. An offscreen male narrator describes the relieving properties of Alka-Seltzer as the king rises from his seat to dance after using it. One of the winners of the 1973 Clio Awards.
Information and promotional spots for Understanding Taxes, a program that uses dramatizations to highlight teenagers' firsthand experiences with the effects of taxation and to explain the reasons for taxes.
From the series Ripples. Susie wants to bake a birthday cake for her four-week-old puppies all by herself. With her mother standing by as assistant chef,Susie measures, mixes, sifts, squeezes and spills ingredients into the bowl and onto the counter with all the built-in intensity and joy of an eager five-year-old. Susie's face, as she admires her elegant pastry, proves that it's worth learning to do things all by oneself.
Rain does not always evaporate immediately after falling. Dora tells a story of some raindrops with the help of Mr. Robinson's illustrations of some raindrops who had a series of adventures on their way to a distant lake where they learned how to do the "dance of the happy spray."
Episode 7 from the Agency for Instructional Television series Images and Things. Examines old and new domestic buildings in considering various architectural solutions to problems of providing human shelter.
Examines the confused reaction in a community when a black family stops in front of a house with a "for sale" sign. Explores the contagion of unreason and the feelings of guilt which militate against a solution of the integration problem, appealing for intelligence and democratic principles as the only road to community equilibrium.
Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
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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."
A man sneezes when animals, dust, and ragweed are presented before him. A spokesman diagnoses the man with allergies and encourages the man and the audience to take Allerest to alleviate their allergies.
An advertisement for Allerest allergy tablets and time capsules presented by a man. The scene depicts various things, animals, and animal products that make you sneeze; each encounter is punctuated by a resounding sneeze sound effect. The scene ends with a close-up of the products and a loud sneeze.
An advertisement for Allstate homeowners insurance in which a narrator stands among the wreckage of a Texas house destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961 and interviews the owner of the house, Ben Hargis. Mr. Hargis describes his gratitude for his insurance compensation through Allstate and the speed with which he received a check. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
Episode 16 from the Agency for Instructional Television series American Legacy. Host John Rugg focuses on the geographical features and long cultural history of Hawaii. Discusses the migration of the Polynesians to the islands, the islands' discovery by Captain Cook, and the reign of Kamehameha I. Stresses the imnportance of sugarcane and pineapple to contemporary Hawaii's economy and shows how these products are grown and processed. Shows the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
Program 7 of Looking From The Inside/Out series illustrates difficulties in making new friends and what it is like to be the "new kid." Shows how loneliness often leads to shutting yourself off from others. Works on effective techniques for improving communication skills as a way to deal with loneliness.
An advertisement for Alpine cigarettes in which a narrator describes a man named Joe who is watching cigarette commercials and has trouble deciding which product he likes, until he sees an Alpine commercial and it is now his favorite. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
Episode 12 from the AIT series On the Level. The series is designed to help young people understand what is happening to them as they grow up and to encourage their active participation in the hard work of adolescence-reaching maturity through social and personal growth. The twelve programs dramatize common teenage concerns like love, stress, conflict. and changing relationships with family and friends. The problem situations stimulate reflection and discussion about alternative courses of action for different individuals: the many approaches to problems, the many solutions.
Strout, Ben (Director and Editor), Strout, Toby (Associate Producer and Assistant Editor) Arnove, Robert (Producer)
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Examines the emergence and operation of alternative public schools in six U.S. cities. Focuses on the magnet schools and their programs in Boston and Houston, the federally funded Experimental Schools Program in Berkeley and Minneapolis, and exemplary school programs in Cambridge and St. Paul. Includes interviews with educators and critics, such as Mario Fantini, Robert Barr, and Herb Kohl, as well as local community leaders, parents, and students.
Strout, Ben (Director and Editor), Strout, Toby (Associate Producer and Assistant Editor) Arnove, Robert (Producer)
Summary:
Examines the emergence and operation of alternative public schools in six U.S. cities. Focuses on the magnet schools and their programs in Boston and Houston, the federally funded Experimental Schools Program in Berkeley and Minneapolis, and exemplary school programs in Cambridge and St. Paul. Includes interviews with educators and critics, such as Mario Fantini, Robert Barr, and Herb Kohl, as well as local community leaders, parents, and students.
A chef shows the audience that he is able keep his food fresh and preserved by using aluminum cans and packaging. The chef also mentions how aluminum is used in agricultural and transportation industries.
A narrator talks about the vital role aluminum plays in the transportation industry. Footage of aluminum vehicles are shown. The narrator talks about how Aluminum Ltd. supplies the majority of the aluminum in the market and is the most active in aluminum research.
Episode 10 from the Agency for Instructional Television series In Other Words. In this television program focusing on communication skills, host Stephanie Edwards provides on-camera commentary for stories concerning the usefulness of monitoring listeners' reactions to our messages. A nondramatic segment presents teacher Marah Oseland, who explains why she watches students' facial expressions and body language.
This is a legend about the sun goddess – on whom the world depends for light – who became angered and hid in a celestial cave and refused to shed her light on the world. A rooster’s crow, a fire and a big mirror were used to lure her from her cave. Mr. Mikami illustrates the story with a brush painting of a rooster.
An advertisement for Amana Electric Appliances in which a narrator describes the brand's freezer and refrigerator manufacturing products. Submitted for Clio Awards.
A werewolf flees from an angry village mob. The werewolf is able to escape by using Amazing razor lubricant to get a clean shave and disguises himself as a regular human.
An advertisement for the AMC Pacer in which an offscreen male narrator describes how the vehicle is wide despite being small. The car's wideness is demonstrated when a full Chevy Nova is shown fitting comfortably into the Pacer's outer frame. One of the winners of the 1975 Clio Awards.
Pictures of human hands are shown as a narrator explains how fragile and worn out human hands can be. The commercial then transitions to footage of American Machine & Foundry's automatic machines are shown doing jobs that used to be done by human hands. The narrator states how useful these machines can be to society.
A boy wakes up to find a new jet bike waiting for him. He then goes to fly model airplanes with his dad. As the boy goes home, he notices water skiers, scuba divers, and bowlers. In each scene and place the boy visit an American Machine & Foundry product is featured.
Friction in the Old World led to war. The USA tried to maintain neutrality, but with each passing month the problems created became more and more thorny. Finally, the nation was drawn into the conflict. With amazing speed and efficiency the country mobilized. Its participation in World War I was the deciding factor in bringing victory to the Allies.
Discusses the political history of Brazil and her relations with the U.S. Considers Brazilian art, economic problems and potentialities, and the role of U.S. business in Brazil. A photo series presents the land and the people. (WTTW) Kinescope.
Max Lerner and five Brandeis students consider the following: Who makes the decisions now in the United States? Is our foreign policy a rigid one? How can our foreign policy be changed so that we can get away from our estimate of the foreign policy that we have today, and if so what kind of policy should America adopt? Do we have to meet the illiterates of non-committed nations on the power-alliance level only? Should we accept a co-existence policy with Red China? Will economic aid be the answer to our foreign policy? Does America carry on ideological war fare?
A narrator explains the values of having tools. He uses the example of how Henry VIII adopted the use of fork to show how tools improve life. The narrator concludes by telling the viewer that the greatest tool is profits and investments.
A public service announcement for the American Cancer Society in which a doctor walks down a hospital corridor while addressing the camera about how money raised for cancer research is being spent. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
