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1940s - Hollywood - Universal and Paramount Pictures Buildings
"Universal Pictures Content Inc." sign over entrance of a building; trees around the building. "Paramount Pictures" over archway.
Nutrition: What's in it For Me?
Teens talk & learn about nutrition. Good b-roll of kids in school.
The Oceans: Living in Liquid Air
Scientists predict that in the future people will be living underwater in the ocean. (Predictions, futurism, habitats)
Organic Farming: Can it Feed the Multitudes?
A look at organic farming (family farms) vs. factory farms.
The Sexes: Breaking the Barriers
Discussion of human sexuality w/ Virginia Johnson and Dr. William Masters. Sex, marriage, homosexuality, same sex marriage, co-habitation, relationships, courtship.
The Physicists: Playing Dice with the Universe
An introduction to contemporary, directions in physics theory & experimentation, showing how physicists are changing our concepts of matter. (physics, labs, laboratories, scientist, research)
Poverty: Closing the Gap
Poverty & the problems of the poor seem to have become epidemic to modern society. The margin between the haves & the have-nots continues to widen & there is now an almost total breakdown in communication between the two classes. The political promises & programs of the past are no longer enough, & the poor have begun to mobilize themselves.
Robotics: Isaac Asimov's Artificial Man
The mechanical men of science fiction are now becoming fact. In this film, Dr. Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry at Boston University Medical School & the author of over 122 books, presents the most recent advances in robot technology, including Hardiman (man-mate), developed by General Electric, a machine that combines mechanical force with human reflexes; Ultimate, developed by Unimation, whose computer memory allows it to repeat endlessly a complicated cycle of motions; and a Columbia University research robot which challenges a man to a game of chess.
Sports: The Programmed Gladiators
The growing commercialization of sports, the pressures facing the professional athlete, the ever-dominating role of television, are given close scrutiny in this film. Outspoken television sports commentator Howard Cosell sees violence in sports as a reflection of trends in society; he further speculates on the future world of sports. Roone Arledge, former head of ABC Sports, describes the role television plays. The film also deals with the pressures facing young athletes, the distortion of competition caused by money-hungry owners & action-demanding fans, and the wide spread use of drugs in sports
Romance, Sex, & Marriage: All the Guys Ever Want is S-E-X
This is a film of conversations about sex and sexual attitudes from high school youngsters in different environments, from suburb to inner city. They describe some of their experiences and express their sexual relationships. Widely-varying topics-virginity, birth control, physical appearance, emotional environment, acceptance, sexual abuse, masturbation, self-confidence-are all dealt with in their open and frank remarks. John Brown, a well-known therapist and adolescent consultant, comments on some of the thoughts and feelings revealed. Good 1970s fashions.
Solar Energy: To Capture the Power of Sun & Tide
This film suggests that the sun & the moon, our oldest sources of energy crisis. We see solar mirrors that harness the light & heat of the sun, collecting & focusing its rays into temperatures reaching 6,800 degrees - hot enough to melt any substance on earth! We also see a house, which is heated by rainwater & solar energy. Tidal power, a never-ending byproduct of the moon s gravitational pull, is also being explored. We visit with W.R. Jenkner, who worked on a study to effectively and economically capture tidal energies, and see tow plants where it has been captured, one in France using turbines.
Supercool Superconductors
This film provides an exciting introduction to the phenomenon of electrical superconductivity, a little known but tremendously significant scientific breakthrough. Featured are actual demonstrations of what the miraculous new frozen superconductors are, how they work, and their practical potential: how superconductors can help clean up air and water pollution; facilitate knifeless surgery deep in the brain; provide power through special generators; or solve the rapid transit problem with the monoplane, which runs on one track at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour. Given the precarious state of the world today, the work of these men represents some of the brightest hopes of mankind for a cleaner and healthier tomorrow.
To Find Life on Other Planets: Are Martians Waiting for Us?
This film examines the use of exploratory missions by unmanned spacecrafts to find life on other planets, focusing on the Viking project exploring possible life on Mars. The miniature lab on board the Viking spacecraft is designed to search for the lowest common denominator of all living things, the cell. It seeks chemical information, looks for moist areas, which could sustain life, any evidence of photosynthesis, and especially microscopic life. These contemporary efforts to find life on other planets are discussed by Dr. Theo Hofman a biochemist at the University of Toronto, and Dr. Stephen Young, Chief of Planetary Biology at NASA.
To Humanize Our Police: No More TV-Image Cops
Our police are in trouble - frustrated, bored, and tired of trying to do a job that many believe just can t be done. Antiquated gun laws, drug laws, and moral codes are only part of the pressures on our police. Not everyone is prosecuted for crimes or misdemeanors. All too often the cop is left up in the air, and must rely on his own street sense. He is truly without leadership and guidance. This film investigates the reality behind the paramilitary, pursuit car image of the police portrayed by television and feature films, and looks at the cop as he truly is - human, flawed, but hopeful and well worth helping.
To Predict & Control Earthquakes
No other natural disaster can cause so much destruction and take so many lives in so few minutes as an earthquake. This film investigates the efforts of scientists to better understand the causes of earthquakes and to accurately forecast the time, size, and location of such disasters. The film discusses the concept of continental drift, which creates pressures leading to earthquakes, and examines the San Andreas Fault. 700 miles of the largest, most dangerous geological fracture in the earth s crust.
To Quench Our Infinite Thirst
Water sustains like on our planet and in North America, the demand for green grass cool building, swimming pools, cars, power plants, & factories consumes hundreds of thousands of gallons of water. What began as simple ditches to transfer small amounts of water of water has turned into enormous dams and water system in the world has been left without a chain of dams and manmade controls. Today, billions of dollars are spent to move millions upon millions of gallons of water - for drinking, for industry, for irrigation. At present, irrigation consumes 60% of the water taken from North American streams, as agriculture becomes agribusiness. This film examines the various ways now used to divert water, and how new techniques will affect our dams and reservoirs. Water is now flowing where it has never gone before in a system that will soon augment and eventually surpass the earth s natural rivers.
To Solve the ESP Mystery
Extra-Sensory Perception, or E.S.P., is now emerging from the shadows of the occult & the supernatural. Ignored & ridiculed by men of science in the past, this mental ability to receive direct, reliable information about distant events, sometimes even before they happen, continues to defy our physical laws & transcend our notions of time & space. Scientists are now studying E.S.P. effects in the laboratory, & this film takes us to the Maimonides Medical Center in New York City where we see test being done on telepathy, or mind-to-mind communication without the use of physical senses. We also see tests for precognition & prophecy, & learn how hypnosis, biofeedback & sensory deprivation are being analyzed as enhancers of people s ability to transmit & receive mental images.
Water: The Effluent Society
This film examines the availability of water and the pollution control measures necessary to maintain a constantly fresh supply.
HMS Queen Mary
Master 1490 - Tape 1 Great LSs docked & decommissioned (retired) passenger ocean liner HMS Queen Mary (aka Hotel Queen Mary) at Long Beach, California. TLSs "Queen Mary" written above anchor near bow. LS large Hotel Queen Mary sign on dock, people walking away from cam. TLS/MSs Hotel Queen Mary sign on deck facade, American Sightseeing Tours bus (tour bus) passing in FG. TLS tourists (mild 1980s fashion sensibilities) milling beside Queen Mary, tilt up to ocean liner. Nice TLSs lifeboats (life boats), red & black painted steam stack. TLS stout middle-aged white couple (tourists) walking toward cam. Nice DOF TLS empty deck of Queen Mary (elongated shadows of late afternoon). LS geodesic dome (former home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose museum & attraction). TLS four white male tourists (two in business suits) walking along deck of Queen Mary, away from cam. Nice MS two reddish-orange English styled telephone booths on deck. DOF LS steam stacks, lifeboats, deck. TLS large Hotel Queen Mary sign, pan left to resume former shot; pan further left to steam stack with deck horns. TLS two spinning radar or weather dishes above navigational control room. High angle LS deck near bow. TLSs tourists in navigational control room (wheel house, wheelhouse), young white male tour employee wearing seaman's uniform manning golden gauges, pilot's wheel.
Operation Tumbler-Snapper
Master 1490 - Tape 1 Various views of Snapper atomic event conducted at Nevada proving grounds during Operation Tumbler-Snapper, 1952. Gorgeous dusky colors, the events occuring during dawn or dusk. Aerial of massive 20 kiloton atomic explosion that begins with a blinding flash. Level LS 20 kt atomic blast. WLS 20 kiloton atomic bomb blast, night. Aerials of mushroom cloud, including downright evil-looking TLSs roiling, shifting mushroom cloud.
Crowds, Rose Bowl Stadium, 1969
Master 1490 - Tape 1 1969 Rose Bowl between USC Trojans & Ohio State Buckeyes. High angle zooming (out) LS cheering crowd on their feet in spectator stands at Rose Bowl Stadium; pan right crowd to end zone marked for USC Trojans, zoom in to gaggle of young women riding in open white convertible, waving to crowd. Cut to panning high angle LS crowd milling about field after Ohio State victory (looks like chaos from wide angle); zoom in to football players, coaches, reporters, staff milling calmly about field, USC players making for exit.
USC Trojans Football, 1968
Master 1490 - Tape 1 TLS electronic scoreboard at Rose Bowl stadium: Stanford University 3, USC Trojans 0, 8:25 in the 1st. High angle sideview LS USC offensive play from scrimmage; Trojan quarterback fakes hand-off to running back, then goes deep, throwing long pass to receiver (19) who runs for touchdown (TD); receiver celebrates in end zone, falls to knees, places ball gently on ground before being beseiged by teammates. TLS scoreboard: "USC Symphony Brahms Ravel Stravinsky Tuesday Nov 25 Bovard Auditorium 746-7111." High angle sideview LS Trojan offense from line of scrimmage (3rd and 1); quarterback dives for 1st down; large pile-up of bodies. Cut to USC Trojans playing against University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). High angle LS Trojan offense from line of scrimmage at Pitt 15: quarterback & running backs break right; QB throws to receiver (16) in end zone for touchdown. Though this was during the Juice Era, OJ Simpson is NOT featured in any of this footage.
Jai-Alai (Crowds, Players, Ticket Taking, Betting, etc)
Master 1490 - Tape 1 The Jai-Alai (Jai Alai) scene in Miami, Florida, 1975. Features great shots of play action, crowds in theater, bets being wagered, crowds buying tickets & entering arena. And oh the atypically 1970s fashions!
Jai-Alai (Crowds, Players, Ticket Taking, Betting, etc)
LSs seated crowd, spectators walking aisles to seats (in FG) at indoor jai-alai court (in BG; cam in back of theater). Panning (true panoramic) TLSs seated crowd watching jai-alai game in progress. LSs jai-alai court (in BG), spectators (in FG). Jai Alai.