AV Geeks Lunch 8-26
Today we watch the 1900th film we’ve streamed since March 2020. Pretty awesome! #avgeeks #16mmfilm
Flying the Lindbergh Trail (1937)
Aerial travelogue of South America. We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project. flying-the-lindbergh-trail-1937
A/V Geeks Lunch 10-6
It’s a special day at AV Geeks! A good reason to watch 16mm films! #avgeeks #16mmfilm
Wonderful Jet World of Pan American, The (1959)
Rotating globe shots. Backlighted gulls flying against sky. CU Turtle crawling in sand. Little boy climbing over country fence, looking at wildflower in field Cars driving around airport and airline terminals (late 1950s-early 1960s). Airline workers walking into maintenance facility, checking in. great narration about how it feels to fly as a passenger. We digitized […]
A/V Geeks Lunch 11-18-2021
16mm films. 24 frames per a second. Optical soundtrack. Come watch with us! #avgeeks #16mmfilm
Human Voice, The (1920s)
A silent film about the human voice. animation of larynx and voicebox animation of vocal chords animation of resonance space when different speech sounds are vocalized We digitized and uploaded this film on behalf of the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it […]
A/V Geeks Lunch 12-29-2021
So many more 16mm films to watch before year’s end! #avgeeks #16mmfilm
Drinking Health (1930s)
Silent film about drinking sanitation. Great ECU of woman’s eyes looking up and down, back and forth, and into camera. Old-fashioned ornate clock hands (white against black background) turning rapidly to signify passage of time Workers drinking water out of common glass Analysis of pathogenic germs on glass Young people at soda fountain where it’s […]
A/V Geeks @ Hunt Library
Join us at (well not really at) NCSU’s Hunt Library for 16mm films about table manners! #avgeeks #16mmfilm
Rules and Laws (1951)
Great convoluted hide and seek game metaphor for why laws are important. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. rules-and-laws-1951-2
A/V Geeks Lunch 3-17-22
St Patrick’s Day. A great time to watch old 16mm films! #avgeeks #16mmfilm
People of Western China (1940)
Reveals the influence of habits and customs of past centuries upon present day China. /V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, ( ). Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. people-of-western-china-1940