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Information Machine (1973)

Barely animated concept piece about creative people and data processing throughout history..SPONSOR: IBM Corp. PRODUCTION CO.: Eames Studio. DIRECTORS: Charles and Ray Eames. MUSIC: Elmer Bernstein. NARRATOR: Vic Perrin. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. information-machine-1973

Science and Superstition

Common beliefs from the world of superstition, compared with scientifically tested ideas, illustrate similarities and differences between science and superstition. Both resulted from a desire to understand nature. But science offers a different way of thinking, in which there are clear definitions and careful testing before conclusions are made. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. science-and-superstition

Attitudes and Health (1949)

Demonstrates how self-confidence and right attitudes are necessary to good health. Reveals how attitudes toward seemingly unrelated happenings, such as failure to get a promotion, can prevent an individual from doing his best and even cause physical illness. Guy with the facial tick is classic. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. attitudes-and-health-1949

How the Eye Functions (1941)

Explains gross & detailed structure of human eye. Briefly describes how light waves are refracted by lens of eye & focused on the retina. Emphasizes lens, its position & changes in curvature. Discusses monocular & binocular vision, retina, etc. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. how-the-eye-functions-1941

Social Seminar – Teddy (1971)

Presents the experiences of a teenage black, relating his views of the system, showing his relationship with the church, school, society, drugs and community self-help programs. Tells of war, revolution, Watts, the Black Panthers and the police. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. social-seminar-teddy-1971

Capitalism (1948)

Widgets give way to weenies as the “Western High School Radio Forum” discusses the meaning of capitalism in terms designed to make sense to teenagers. Introduces students to some important aspects of the capitalistic system–private property, profit, competition, freedom of contract, free enterprise and government regulation. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. capitalism-1948

You and the Weather (1956)

Takes the viewer to the hottest, coldest, rainiest and driest places in the United States as it unfolds the complete weather story. Includes sequences on the various types of winds and cloud formations and explains how meteorologists use scientific and other means to assist them in making their daily weather forecasts. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more […]

Social Seminar – Tom (1972)

Presents Tom, a 26-year-old who has dropped out and has dropped everything, LSD, mescaline, psilocybin and some things familiar only to obscure chemists in Berkeley. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. social-seminar-tom-1972

Johnny Learns His Manners

Mostly iconographic, minor animation. Under the influence of his impish conscience ‘BADSELF,’ Johnny becomes thoughtless, untidy, and selfish until he begins to take on the physical aspects of a little pig. Johnny’s other conscience ‘GOODSELF’ helps Johnny to correct his mistakes and slowly he is turned back into his former self, but is a better […]

Microscope and Its Uses (1949)

Explains the fundamental parts of the microscope used in the typical high school science laboratory, and gives the basic rules for its operation and care. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. microscope-and-its-uses-1949

Prove it With A Magnifying Glass (1959)

A young boy uses a magnifying glass to prove for himself the validity of many scientific facts about which he has been told, and to discover many new facts about the world around him. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. prove-it-with-a-magnifying-glass-1959