In 1970 Charles was appointed the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University. The Norton chair is traditionally held by an individual who has made a significant contribution to literature, music, or the fine arts. The individual is asked to deliver a series of lectures at Harvard, which are open to the university…
In 1970 Charles was appointed the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University. The Norton chair is traditionally held by an individual who has made a significant contribution to literature, music, or the fine arts. The individual is asked to deliver a series of lectures at Harvard, which are open to the university…
In 1970 Charles was appointed the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University. The Norton chair is traditionally held by an individual who has made a significant contribution to literature, music, or the fine arts. The individual is asked to deliver a series of lectures at Harvard, which are open to the university…
In 1970 Charles was appointed the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry at Harvard University. The Norton chair is traditionally held by an individual who has made a significant contribution to literature, music, or the fine arts. The individual is asked to deliver a series of lectures at Harvard, which are open to the university…
Developed for a lecture entitled “Disciplines of the Circus,” a presentation on one of Charles’ favorite subjects, the film is a tour de force of filmmaking, filmed directly from original engravings of the stylized rituals and gestures of commedia dell’arte characters, as depicted in small 3×4 inch engravings by the 17th-Century French printmaker Jacques Callot….
Initially created as a training film for The Clown College of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Clown Face is a close-up look at the precise and classical art of applying makeup, as exhibited by famous clowns. Originally intended as a tutorial on makeup application, this film is also an exercise in demonstrating the concept…
The word “landscape” in the title is the key to the message of the film, Computer Landscape. Photographed in live-action, the film provides a glimpse into the operation of large system computers, the people who operate them, and shows how a large, modern computer room functions. Music by Elmer Bernstein. 10 minutes
A visual survey of artifacts, ideas, events, and memorabilia that represent important milestones in the development of the computer, Computer Perspective is a rapid succession of still images and live-action footage that details the decade-by-decade progression of events in science, technology, history, and business between the years 1890-1950, culminating with the development of the computer….
Utilizing surveys and reports on the background of cable television, this film explores its place in the world of television, and its future potential as a communication tool in workplaces, educational institutions, the home, and the community. Includes both live-action sequences of people using cable television as a means of accessing information, and animated sequences…
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 stop-motion animation film, it begins with an algebraic expression, elaborates on it, and then reduces it to its original form. Told without narration, the film was designed to be supplemented…
A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the significance and status that people attach to their artifacts. 1 minute, 32 seconds.
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 habitat. The remarkable Eames macro-photography provides an intimate view of the animal, and demonstrates the creature’s symmetrical shape and its movement in the water. Scored by Glen Gould performing Bach’s Fugue…
