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- Title
- The Power of Super 16
- Date(s)
- 1993
- Contributor(s)
- Eastman Kodak Company (Sponsor)
- Description
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Film exploring the benefits of using super 16mm film in motion picture production. Argues that film is superior to video as a medium for capturing moving images. Features various directors, producers, cinematographers, and other filmmakers, including Rune Ericson, Jean Pierre Beauviala, Andrew Dunn, Katja von Garnier, Ewa Karlström, Peter Langsdale, and Maurice Olivier. A UK production.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC310
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- The New Yorker Special
- Date(s)
- 1985
- Contributor(s)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (Sponsor), New York State Council on the Arts (Sponsor), D'Aquisto, James (Narrator), Hall, Jim, 1930-2013 (Instrumentalist)
- Description
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Film celebrating the art of guitar making, featuring New York jazz musician and luthier James "Jimmy" D'Aquisto. Shows footage of D'Aquisto building a guitar as he speaks about his personal journey to becoming an instrument manufacturer, including his time as an apprentice to legendary guitar maker John D'Angelico. D'Aquisto also details about how he builds his instruments and explains the structure of an acoustic guitar. Film ends with jazz musician Jim Hall performing with one of D'Aquisto...
Show moreFilm celebrating the art of guitar making, featuring New York jazz musician and luthier James "Jimmy" D'Aquisto. Shows footage of D'Aquisto building a guitar as he speaks about his personal journey to becoming an instrument manufacturer, including his time as an apprentice to legendary guitar maker John D'Angelico. D'Aquisto also details about how he builds his instruments and explains the structure of an acoustic guitar. Film ends with jazz musician Jim Hall performing with one of D'Aquisto's guitars.
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- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC319
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- The IBM Retail Solution
- Date(s)
- 1983
- Description
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Promotional film for the IBM 5260 retail system, a cash register that works with computer software to help small businesses make sales simple. Features include a customizable keyboard, receipt printer, gift certificate processor, and rotatable display. The register also acts as a sales floor data collection device that can help a store manage its inventory.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC229_01
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- The Future Below
- Date(s)
- 1983
- Description
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Short film promoting the ocean as the future of oil and gas energy. Shows how Exxon finds and extracts oil underwater, and how pipelines are installed and maintained at extreme depths. Includes scenes of wildlife, human and robot laborers, and oil rigs. Written and directed by Theo Kamecke.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC217
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Honda Commercials
- Date(s)
- 1983
- Contributor(s)
- American Honda Motor Company (sponsor)
- Description
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Five commercials for Honda Automobile.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC27
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Coal People: A Century of Pride
- Date(s)
- 1983
- Contributor(s)
- Peabody Holding Company (Sponsor), William J. Schwartz & Associates (Production company)
- Description
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Film promoting coal as a reliable, inexpensive, and abundant energy source in the United States. Celebrates all aspects of the anthracite coal industry, focusing primarily on the thousands of workers who ensure it runs smoothly, including miners, machine operators, engineers, geologists, and more.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC283
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- The Case for Computers
- Date(s)
- 1983
- Contributor(s)
- International Business Machines Corporation (Sponsor), Image Associates (Production company)
- Description
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Film advocating for the use of computers in law firms, specifically the systems created by IBM. Four lawyers in Chicago (IL), Boulder (CO), Austin (TX), and Wilmington (DE) discuss the value of adding an IBM system to their practices. The benefits include being able to easily keep track of case files, automate their billing and accounting, and shrink their physical libraries.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC229_02
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Yield...From Research to Reality
- Date(s)
- 1982
- Contributor(s)
- DeKalb AgResearch, Inc. (sponsor)
- Description
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Film depicts the process of hybridizing corn.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC37
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- PUMA...The Leading Edge in Robotic Technology
- Date(s)
- 1981
- Description
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Film promoting the Programmable Universal Manipulation Arm (PUMA), a robotic arm developed by Unimation, Inc. Shows several PUMA models, including the 500, 600, and 250 series, performing a variety of industrial tasks, such as materials handling, joining, assembly, inspection, and finishing. The film also demonstrates how the PUMA can be easily programmed using the Variable Assembly Language (VAL) control system.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC57
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Steel at the Crossroads: The American Steel Industry in the 1980s
- Date(s)
- 1980
- Contributor(s)
- American Iron and Steel Institute (sponsor), Film Farm (production company)
- Description
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Film asks whether the steel industry will survive the 1980s.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC29
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection, Film and Video
- Title
- Clearing the Air About Cleveland
- Date(s)
- 1979
- Contributor(s)
- Republic Steel Corporation (sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (production company)
- Description
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Film discusses air pollution in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC17
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Miller High Life: Harbor Pilot
- Date(s)
- 1979
- Contributor(s)
- Miller Brewing Company (Sponsor), McCann Erickson (Production company), Glover, Danny (Actor)
- Description
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A harbor pilot guides a large container ship through San Francisco Bay and out to the Pacific Ocean. He celebrates by joining his friends at the local bar for a Miller High Life beer. Actor Danny Glover is featured. The Golden Gate Bridge can be seen in a few shots.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC235_01
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Pabst Blue Ribbon: Final Exam
- Date(s)
- 1978
- Contributor(s)
- Pabst Brewing Company (1938- ) (Sponsor), University of California, Los Angeles. School of Law (Setting), Wilson, Rita (Actor)
- Description
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A young man finishes his tax law final exam and meets up with friends for a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer at the bar. "I've got Pabst Blue ribbon on my mind." "Pabst. A lot to look forward to." The student's female friend is likely actress Rita Wilson. Filmed at UCLA Law School.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC235_03
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Discovering Electronic Music
- Date(s)
- 1977
- Contributor(s)
- BFA Educational Media (Sponsor)
- Description
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A film that shows the physical basis of music and how it is created and altered by electronic means using synthesizers imitating musical instruments and computer-controlled music and composition created with a computer. Directed by Bernard Willets. Interviews with F.R. Moore from Bell Telephone Labs; Gerald Strang from UCLA; Copyright Bailey Film Associates.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC272
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Philadelphia Going to Town
- Date(s)
- 1976
- Contributor(s)
- Western Savings Bank (sponsor)
- Description
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Shots of various parts of Philadelphia including landmarks such as the Liberty Bell and City Hall, as well as a Chinese New Year Parade, the Philadelphia Symphony, The Philadelphia Eagles, rowers on the Schuylkill and the Mummer's Parade.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC63
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Anheuser Busch: Zoo
- Date(s)
- 1976
- Description
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A young woman works at a zoo and discusses her passion for animals, the same passion Busch has for brewing beer. "Busch. When you believe in what you're doing."
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC236_01
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Capitalism and Communism: A comparison
- Date(s)
- 1976
- Contributor(s)
- BFA Educational Media (Production company), CBS Incorporated (Producer), Smith, Kent (Director), Hollander, Eli (Contributor)
- Description
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Short film comparing the capitalist and communist economic systems. Details the theory behind each system, why and how they've been implemented in various countries, and the benefits and drawbacks of both. Includes interviews with citizens of the United States and Yugoslavia. One of the actors is likely a young Bill Paxton.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC74
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- The Party
- Date(s)
- 1976
- Contributor(s)
- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Bryant Avenue Productions (Production company), Bass, Saul (Producer), Aller, Bob (Director)
- Description
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Promotional film celebrating Westinghouse's 90th anniversary. A fictional party is attended by various men and women from the past and present, all of whom either developed or used Westinghouse products. Several attendees discuss their relationships to Westinghouse with a reporter carrying a microphone. Specific inventions highlighted include the nuclear reactor in the U.S.S. Nautilus submarine, mobile temperature control systems for Thermo King, cameras used in the Apollo missions, nuclear...
Show morePromotional film celebrating Westinghouse's 90th anniversary. A fictional party is attended by various men and women from the past and present, all of whom either developed or used Westinghouse products. Several attendees discuss their relationships to Westinghouse with a reporter carrying a microphone. Specific inventions highlighted include the nuclear reactor in the U.S.S. Nautilus submarine, mobile temperature control systems for Thermo King, cameras used in the Apollo missions, nuclear power plants in France, and the Sears Tower elevators. At one point, George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison argue about light bulbs. Westinghouse Chairman Robert E. Kirby makes a statement at the end. Produced by Saul Bass; directed by Bob Aller; written by Bill McCormack and Greg Dinallo; director of photography: Jules Brenner; edited by Bob Bass and Dennis Dolan; production executive: Dick Huppertz; executive producer: Herb Yager.
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- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC248
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Trader Vic's Used Cars
- Date(s)
- 1975
- Contributor(s)
- Braverman Productions (production company)
- Description
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Documentary on Victor Syder, a used car salesman in Pacoima, California. See pamphlet for discussion questions and summary. Produced by Charles Braverman.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC21
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- People to People
- Date(s)
- 1974
- Contributor(s)
- Counselor Films, Inc. (Distributor), Olympus Media (Production company)
- Description
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Film exploring careers in communication and media, including telephone line construction, telephone installation, central office administration, journalism, editing, newspaper printing, photography, newscasting, camera operation, and more.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC169
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Born to Learn
- Date(s)
- 1974
- Contributor(s)
- Bell & Howell Co. (Sponsor)
- Description
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Promotional film for the Bell & Howell Language Master System, an educational tool to help students learn new vocabulary and proper word pronunciation. The "system" is comprised of a series of cards with a magnetic strip at the bottom and a written word or picture at the top. When a student inserts a card into a Bell & Howell machine reader, the reader recites the word for the student.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC312
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- What Price Security?
- Date(s)
- 1973
- Contributor(s)
- Weiser Lock Company (Sponsor), Norris Industries (Sponsor)
- Description
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In a laboratory setting, standard, off-the-shelf door locks are tested against the new Weiser lock. The locks are mounted to a wooden board with the same thickness as a standard door. A researcher then attempts to break them as would an intruder. The Weiser lock performs the best.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC245
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Office Practice : Business Manners and Customs
- Date(s)
- 1972
- Contributor(s)
- Coronet Films (production company), McGuire, Jerry (screenwriter), Smith, Nick (director)
- Description
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Educational Collaborator James R. Meehan, Ed.D., Dean of Administration, Hunter College of the City University of New York. Film explains the importance of manners in the office.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC164
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- People Who Work in Stores
- Date(s)
- 1971
- Contributor(s)
- Coronet Films (production company)
- Description
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Educational Collaborator Frank J. Estvan, PhD Professor of Education, Wayne State University. Film describes various occupations within a store.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC143
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection
- Title
- Eastern Airlines: L.A. Dream
- Date(s)
- 1971
- Contributor(s)
- Eastern Air Lines (Sponsor), Dick Miller Associates (Production company), Koulax, Thomas J. (James), 1918-1992 (Onscreen presenter)
- Description
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Various people discuss their love of Los Angeles. Eastern Airlines can get you there. "The Wings of Man." Features Thomas "Tom" Koulax, the founder of well-known hamburger restaurant chain Original Tommy's.
- Collection ID
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection (Accession 2018.222)
- Hagley ID
- FILM_2018222_FC236_02
- Collection
- Sponsored and industrial motion picture film collection