Ray Eames Movies
- 1990
Solar Do-Nothing Machine
Solar Do-Nothing Machine01990HD
In 1957, Charles and Ray designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of America. True to the Eameses’ belief that...
- 1976
The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition
The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition01976HD
A short film of the opening of the last museum exhibition prepared by the Eames. The exhibition was called "The World of Franklin and Jefferson" and...
- 1961
Something About Functions
Something About Functions41961HD
The concept of a mathematical function is illustrated as used in science.
- 1972
SX-70
SX-7051972HD
A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.
- 1960
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair01960HD
Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...
- 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 Experiment01973HD
This film was produced to present the Eames proposal to make an American Revolution Bicentennial celebration. The exhibition would compare and...
- 1953
Bread
Bread61953HD
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
- 1970
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus01970HD
A live-action film of a rare sea creature. The tiny transparent life form (only 5/8″ high) has only rarely been observed in its natural...
- 1973
The World of Franklin and Jefferson
The World of Franklin and Jefferson01973HD
The lives of Franklin and Jefferson are used as prisms through which to evoke colonial America. With a dynamic timeline and a wealth of images drawn...
- 1958
The Expanding Airport
The Expanding Airport101958HD
To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...
- 1961
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem51961HD
Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...
- 1969
Tops
Tops91969HD
Various kinds of tops are shown spinning.
- 1957
Toccata for Toy Trains
Toccata for Toy Trains81957HD
An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...
- 1973
Exponents: A Study in Generalization
Exponents: A Study in Generalization01973HD
Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...
- 1961
Symmetry
Symmetry7.51961HD
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...
- 1972
Banana Leaf
Banana Leaf01972HD
A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the...
- 1952
Blacktop
Blacktop71952HD
A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.
- 1953
A Communications Primer
A Communications Primer01953HD
An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage...
- 1959
Glimpses of the USA
Glimpses of the USA01959HD
A seven-screen presentation for the American pavilion at the Moscow World's Fair.
- 1955
Two Baroque Churches in Germany
Two Baroque Churches in Germany01955HD
hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...