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The films of Charles and Ray Eames [videorecording] /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 40011 DVD (v. 1) | Eames Office40021 (v. 2) | Eames Office400031 (v. 3) | Eames Office40041 (v. 4) | Eames Office40051 (v. 5) | Eames Office40601 (v. 6) | Eames OfficePublisher: Chatsworth, Calif. : Image Entertainment, [2000]Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 337 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Disc 1. Powers of ten / made by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames ; for IBM -- Rough sketch for a proposed film dealing with the powers of ten and the relative size of things in the universe / made for the Commission on College Physics by the Office of Charles Eames -- 901, after 45 years of working / produced by Eames Demetrios and Lucia Eames Demetrios ; written, directed, photographed and edited by Eames Demetrios.
Disc 2. Toccata for toy trains -- House, after five years of living -- Lucia chase vignette -- Kaleidoscope jazz chair -- Black ships, the story of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan told with Japanese prints of the time -- Atlas, a sketch of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire -- Blacktop.
Disc 3. World of Franklin & Jefferson -- Franklin & Jefferson, authors of independence and architects of the American experiment -- World of Franklin & Jefferson, the opening of an exhibition.
Disc 4. Design Q & A / questions by Mme. L. Amic ; answers by Charles Eames -- Mathematics peepshows / IBM ; made by Charles and Ray Eames -- SX-70 / by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames ; with a concluding statement by Philip Morrison -- Nicholas Copernicus / made by Charles and Ray Eames -- Fiberglass chairs / made by the Office of Charles & Ray Eames -- [Goods] / Charles Eames.
Disc 5. Tops -- IBM at the Fair -- Computer glossary -- Eames lounge chair -- Expanding airport -- Kepler's laws -- Bread -- Polyorchis haplus -- Tops (from Stars of jazz).
Disc 6. Day of the dead -- S-73 (Sofa compact) -- Babbage -- Alpha -- Exponents: a study in generalization -- Solar do-nothing machine -- Aquarium (National Fisheries Center and Aquarium) -- Parade.
Production credits:
  • Editing, Eames Demetrios ; introduction written by Eames Demetrios.
Cast: Gregory Peck, narrator.Summary: Features the films of Charles and Ray Eames, a husband and wife team renowned for their design work in the areas of architecture, filmmaking, science, communications, painting and furniture design.Summary: Charles and Ray Eames are ranked among the finest American Designers of the 20th Century. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture (the legendary Eames Chairs), industrial design and manufacturing, and photography. As another facet of their design work, the Eameses were also prolific filmmakers. The legacy of this husband and wife team includes more than 125 short films that reflect the breadth and depth of their interest and the integrity of their vision. This collection contains 39 of their films.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-03790 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (V.1) 1605031793Z
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-03791 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (V.2) 1605031794-
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-03792 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (V.3) 1605031795.
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-03793 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (V.4) 1605031796
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-03794 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (V.5) 1605031797$
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD-03795 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (V.6) 1605031798/

Originally produced as motion picture short films, 1952-1989.

Disc 1. Powers of ten / made by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames ; for IBM -- Rough sketch for a proposed film dealing with the powers of ten and the relative size of things in the universe / made for the Commission on College Physics by the Office of Charles Eames -- 901, after 45 years of working / produced by Eames Demetrios and Lucia Eames Demetrios ; written, directed, photographed and edited by Eames Demetrios.

Disc 2. Toccata for toy trains -- House, after five years of living -- Lucia chase vignette -- Kaleidoscope jazz chair -- Black ships, the story of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan told with Japanese prints of the time -- Atlas, a sketch of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire -- Blacktop.

Disc 3. World of Franklin & Jefferson -- Franklin & Jefferson, authors of independence and architects of the American experiment -- World of Franklin & Jefferson, the opening of an exhibition.

Disc 4. Design Q & A / questions by Mme. L. Amic ; answers by Charles Eames -- Mathematics peepshows / IBM ; made by Charles and Ray Eames -- SX-70 / by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames ; with a concluding statement by Philip Morrison -- Nicholas Copernicus / made by Charles and Ray Eames -- Fiberglass chairs / made by the Office of Charles & Ray Eames -- [Goods] / Charles Eames.

Disc 5. Tops -- IBM at the Fair -- Computer glossary -- Eames lounge chair -- Expanding airport -- Kepler's laws -- Bread -- Polyorchis haplus -- Tops (from Stars of jazz).

Disc 6. Day of the dead -- S-73 (Sofa compact) -- Babbage -- Alpha -- Exponents: a study in generalization -- Solar do-nothing machine -- Aquarium (National Fisheries Center and Aquarium) -- Parade.

DVD. NTSC.

English.

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