Ray Eames Movies

  • 1977
    Powers of Ten

    Powers of Ten

    Powers of Ten

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    A scientific film essay, narrated by Phil Morrison. A set of pictures of two picnickers in a park, with the area of each frame one-tenth the size of...

    Powers of Ten
  • 2011
    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

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    Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative...

    Eames: The Architect and the Painter
  • 1970
    The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are

    The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are

    The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are

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    The process of manufacturing fiberglass chairs is shown through visuals only, with no narration.

    The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are
  • 1970
    Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on

    Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames

    Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames

    01970HD

    An excerpt from the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, which Charles delivered at Harvard University in 1970-71. Includes an evocative discussion of what...

    Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on
  • 1953
    Bread

    Bread

    Bread

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    Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.

    Bread
  • 1968
    A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

    A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

    A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

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    A Rough Sketch features a linear view of our universe from the human scale to the sea of galaxies, then directly down to the nucleus of a carbon...

    A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe
  • 1960
    The Fabulous Fifties

    The Fabulous Fifties

    The Fabulous Fifties

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    The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of...

    The Fabulous Fifties
  • 1968
    A Computer Glossary

    A Computer Glossary

    A Computer Glossary

    01968HD

    From hardware to software, the basics of then-current computing technology is explained.

    A Computer Glossary
  • 1978
    Cezanne

    Cezanne

    Cezanne

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    A film record of an exhibition of the late work of Paul Cezanne, organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris....

    Cezanne
  • 1973
    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    01973HD

    The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.

    Nicholas Copernicus
  • 1960
    An Introduction to Feedback

    An Introduction to Feedback

    An Introduction to Feedback

    01960HD

    The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in...

    An Introduction to Feedback
  • 1953
    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

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    An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage...

    A Communications Primer
  • 1961
    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

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    2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany...

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
  • 1961
    Symmetry

    Symmetry

    Symmetry

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    Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM...

    Symmetry
  • 1955
    House: After Five Years of Living

    House: After Five Years of Living

    House: After Five Years of Living

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    The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.

    House: After Five Years of Living
  • 1961
    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

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    Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
  • 1973
    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

    01973HD

    This film was produced to present the Eames proposal to make an American Revolution Bicentennial celebration. The exhibition would compare and...

    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment
  • 1958
    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

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    To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...

    The Expanding Airport
  • 1957
    The Information Machine

    The Information Machine

    The Information Machine

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    Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first...

    The Information Machine
  • 1961
    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

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    The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.

    Eratosthenes