Ray Eames Movies

  • 1977
    Powers of Ten

    Powers of Ten

    Powers of Ten

    7.6471977HD

    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
  • 1968
    A Computer Glossary

    A Computer Glossary

    A Computer Glossary

    61968HD

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

    A Computer Glossary
  • 2011
    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    Eames: The Architect and the Painter

    7.0592011HD

    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
  • 1960
    The Fabulous Fifties

    The Fabulous Fifties

    The Fabulous Fifties

    61960HD

    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
  • 1973
    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    51973HD

    Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization
  • 1969
    Tops

    Tops

    Tops

    7.51969HD

    Various kinds of tops are shown spinning.

    Tops
  • 1971
    Clown Face!

    Clown Face!

    Clown Face!

    01971HD

    The movie "Clown Face" offers a very rare glimpse into the backstage private world of Circus Clowns. Here, you can look behind the curtain. You will...

    Clown Face!
  • 1953
    Bread

    Bread

    Bread

    61953HD

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

    Bread
  • 1976
    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

    01976HD

    Atlas gives the viewer an overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Beginning in 500 BC, a time clock at the bottom of the screen marks off...

    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • 1961
    Something About Functions

    Something About Functions

    Something About Functions

    51961HD

    The concept of a mathematical function is illustrated as used in science.

    Something About Functions
  • 1964
    THINK

    THINK

    THINK

    01964HD

    A multi-screen presentation at the Ovoid Theater of the IBM Pavilion of the New York World's Fair.

    THINK
  • 1969
    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    01969HD

    "Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

    The Image of the City
  • 1961
    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    6.51961HD

    The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.

    Eratosthenes
  • 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

    6.3331968HD

    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
  • 1972
    Alpha

    Alpha

    Alpha

    51972HD

    One of a series of three films on mathematics conceived and produced by the Eames Office with Ray Redheffer, professor of Mathematics at UCLA. A...

    Alpha
  • 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
  • 1955
    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    01955HD

    hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany
  • 1965
    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

    01965HD

    A morality film where Sherlock Holmes solves a case using Boolean logic.

    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache
  • 1972
    SX-70

    SX-70

    SX-70

    5.51972HD

    A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.

    SX-70
  • 1972
    Computer Perspective

    Computer Perspective

    Computer Perspective

    01972HD

    Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a...

    Computer Perspective